Art by Jenny RustdadPeople say college is the best time of a person’s life. “You’ll never get those four years back!” Every time people tell me about their (unsolicited) bucket lists, I can’t help but visualize some type of “Saw VI” device that entraps their heads inside a bucket and doesn’t let go until everything is crossed off. … [Read more...] about Seniors Reflect On College Part 1
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Terrorists Fight to Approach the Negotiation Table
Art by Jenny Rustdad War is no longer a game of cards played with friends. When enemy soldiers are captured, America no longer enlists the long-forgotten niceties of a gentlemen’s code of conduct, such as the Marquees of Queensberry Rules. Combatants are not provided safe passage back home, released solely with a pledge to never raise arms against the U.S. again. On the … [Read more...] about Terrorists Fight to Approach the Negotiation Table
Unplug Yourself to Engage Your World
Art by Sacha Irick Do you ever look up from your phone and see the sun a little lower and the people around you are different from when you last looked? If so, you’ve caught yourself in phone limbo. Our obsession with technology, with either video games or social networking, is dangerous. The effects can already be seen in younger generations, our siblings, our family … [Read more...] about Unplug Yourself to Engage Your World
Literary Corner – Currents Magazine Winter 2015
The Eagles Nest BY STASIA DEMICK Laced up boots ready to walk Ascent upon compact dust No physical struggle wrought From curiosity intoxication Hills rise without slopes Thighs burn in dull fervor No reprieve until the top A perch aware of solitude Rock surface sustained in full Shrubbery guard thinnest path Hands meant to feel stone firm Rest … [Read more...] about Literary Corner – Currents Magazine Winter 2015
Surviving a Stroke: Jenna Johnson’s Story
Photo by Marisa Padilla Junior Jenna Johnson weighed approximately two pounds when she was born on May 28, 1994; five and a half pounds below the average newborn baby weight. “I was literally the size of my dad’s hand,” Jenna said, as she took her hand and measured the distance between her middle finger and the bottom of her palm. Originally from Sacramento, Jenna was … [Read more...] about Surviving a Stroke: Jenna Johnson’s Story
