Everyone deserves to feel safe and protected and to know that the law is on their side. So why are there innocent black people being killed by the very people who are supposed to protect them? George Floyd is a man who the system failed to protect. Needless to remind that this is the system that was created to protect all from harm. In a video that dominated millions of screens within a few hours, we can see that despite people recording, begging, and pleading for the officer to stop, he refused to. The man tells the officer repeatedly he can’t breathe. They do not listen even as he begs for his mother. He dies with a police officer’s knee on his neck. This happened on May … [Read more...] about Editorial: Let’s go beyond the labels and standard statements
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Halftime show
By Dawnielle Floyd |Staff Writer| Superbowl 50 fell nothing short of amazing, from the opening ceremony to the final touchdown. Lady Gaga dressed in a red custom two-piece Gucci suit and all America style heels, while performing an epic version of the national anthem, at Levi Stadium in San Francisco. However the halftime show, which paid homage to past performers, took the cake with performances by Beyoncé, Coldplay, and special guest Bruno Mars. The show was full of inspiration and bright vibrant colors from the crowd down on the field, to the fans chanting lyrics back at the artists. Coldplay took the stage first performing their hit single "Viva La Vida," followed by … [Read more...] about Halftime show
Endangered Species Event Over-Hyped and unexplained
By Melanie Limon | Staff Writer | Endangered Species! Did that catch your attention? Apparently it didn't to some of our students, even though posters of the event were plastered around our schools halls. With barely any information given about the event other than the time and place, it was a surprise to simply find a piece of artwork that was barricaded and advertised with yet another one of the posters that was used to sponsor the event. When I arrived to the display, there was no one there to explain what it was, and there wasn't even anything that described who made the piece or what it was about. I noticed that the poster in front of the display only said 11 a.m. but on … [Read more...] about Endangered Species Event Over-Hyped and unexplained