By Jounghun Kim |Staff Writer| Not everyone is happy with love because of heartbreaking experiences in their lives, but as time goes by the painful experience becomes a memory. Student Natalie Hwang experienced immense heartbreak when her best friend Kyle Lee’s mother passed away. She was devastated when she got the call from Lee. “I cried a lot because he was my best friend and I was also very close to his mother. My mother and his mother are the same age and it was hard to accept she passed away at such a young age. I was scared that it could happen to my mother too, so I was very upset at the thought,” said Hwang. Lee’s mother was diagnosed with cancer and the doctor said … [Read more...] about Student mends heartbreak with support of friends and family
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A look into Black History in San Bernardino
By Jacqueline Scholten |Staff Writer| Black History month is a month of pride for San Bernardino as we celebrate one of our first African American settlers who gained freedom in California. Former slave Lizzy Flake Rowan played a major role in San Bernardino’s early history, according to San Bernardino’s Historical and Pioneer Society. In 1851, 26 black slaves left Salt Lake City, Utah and traveled to southern California to settle a new colony with 437 Mormons. The city they settled eventually became San Bernardino. All 26 of the slaves became free when they reached the California state line. "Some of them were a bit wary of this freedom, afraid that their new status on the … [Read more...] about A look into Black History in San Bernardino