Freydis DVC’s Magazine for Women
Editor-in-Chief Summer Pagan
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Managing Editor Courtney Donahoe Publisher Danny Yoeono
As a section of The Inquirer, we have placed our focus on all things women. We’ve chosen to stick to our DVC pride for this women’s magazine by titling our magazine after Viking warrior, Freydis Eiriksdottir. Freydis is a name descibed as a strong, bold and noblewoman.
On the Cover DVC’s newly elected president Susan Lamb. Photo by Kion Karimi/The Inquirer
For the love of fashion
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Story and photos by Summer Pagan
t’s a hit or miss when it comes to choosing what to wear in the morning. A single outfit, those rocking shoes or a shiny watch could set the whole mood for the day. It may seem superficial at times, but fashion in used as a form of self-expression to several people. Because it could represent beauty, personality, creativity and culture, fashion has always been relevant and loved. Many women at DVC have developed this sort of love for fashion. They’ve been influenced and inspired by either celebrity styles, the hottest new trends, their own sentimental wardrobe pieces or so on. These DVC women use fashion as a form of self-expression because choosing an outfit to represent your true self could really help boost your confidence. 20-year-old DVC student Asli Dai said her outfit choices typically depend on her mood. “If I’m feeling down, I’ll wear a hoodie. If I want to
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cheer up, I’ll put on some makeup.” Born and raised in Turkey, Dai’s sense of style is frequently inspired by European fashion. She keeps Turkey close with her purse and necklace, which both hold sentimental value. Fashion has the ability to stay modern yet traditional at the same time. Ana Hernandez, an 18-year-old DVC student, sticks to her own sense of style when she says she wouldn’t want to dye her hair any crazy colors. Her classic-looking shoes help show off her stripped socks, which is her favorite part of her outfit of the day. “My mom bought me this sweater. I like it because it fits my gloomy mood today because of the weather,” Hernandez said contributing to the fact that fashion can be expensive, especially in college. It could also be worth it.
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1) Raisa Reyna, 22, psychology major 2) Asli Dai, 20, nursing student 3) Ana Hernandez, 18, business marketing major
fashion As Miuccia Prada, the head designer of Prada and founder of Miu Miu once said, Fashion is the first step out of poverty. You have nothing and then you put something on. It is one of the first things you do to elevate yourself. ... Why are people scandalized by spending money on clothes? Everybody is so passionate about this — there’s a resistance to fashion — an idea that to love fashion is to be stupid. Clothes are very intimate. When you get dressed, you are making public your idea about yourself, and I think that embarrasses people.
Wine Corner Viano Winery Story and Photos by Danny Yoeono
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onrad Viano Winery, colloquially known as Viano Winery, in Martinez is one of the biggest and best vineyards and wineies in the greater Mt. Diablo Area. The family business was founded in 1920 and is now run by the fourth and fifth generation of winemakers. The wines are some of the best you can get around for their price range and in the price range above. The winery offers tastings for $5 which is waved if you end up buying a bottle. The winery offers gorgeous views of the old vines and sits just off Morello Avenue. The 2015 Chardonnay finds itself stting pretty between the two ends of the Chardonnay spectrum: tropical and earthy. This chardonnay comes through with flavors of pineapple, citrus, apple and a little oak. This wine suffers not from too much time ageing with oak but is smooth without being liquid butter.
The recently relesaed Petite Sirah is a dark deep red with full-bodied flavors. Dark berry, black pepper and dark chocolate are all present in this wine. As a dark red, heavy in tannins, this wine is perfect for decating or letting breathe for a couple hours before enjoying.
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OP-ED
Planned Parenthood must be protected Story and photo by Courtney Donahoe
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lanned Parenthood is in the process of being defunded. Planned Parenthood benefits men and women from all around the world. This non-profit organization continues to allow people to get medical services that are needed when they can’t go anywhere else because it’s more expensive. If you don’t have medical insurance, planned parenthood can help set you up with medical insurance and get you set up on the right track. Planned Parenthood is available to help out in cancer screenings, STD screenings and much more. ome think that Planned Parenthood’s main drive and focus is abortion. Well that is just not the case. In an article written by Danielle Kurtzleben on NPR she states, “...abortions are actually not a big part of what Planned Parenthood says it does — 3
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percent of the services it provided last year were abortion-related, according to the organization’s annual report.” This goes to show that Planned Parenthood is not only used for abortions, but for the other medical services that are available and are used more often than abortions. In many cases, if we did not have Planned Parenthood women would have a hard time finding the right medical care that they need. In a post written by Healthline by David Mills states, “A report commissioned by the Congressional Budget Office estimated 390,000 women would lose access to services and another 650,000 would have reduced access within a year if Congress blocked Medicaid patients from Planned Parenthood.” More and more people would lose health insurance if planned parenthood were taken away.
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lanned Parenthood is so much more than what people think it really is, it’s helping the people who are in need of medical care that can’t get it anywhere else. It certainly doesn’t help that our current president does not support Planned Parenthood at all. He’s even trying to cut all federal funding to Planned Parenthood. In a Washington Post article, Lindsey Bever says,“The budget is part of the Trump administration’s effort to follow through on a campaign promise to exclude ‘certain entities that provide abortions, including Planned Parenthood’ from participating in Department of Health and Human Services programs, according to a fact sheet from the White House.” With President Trump taking aim at Planned Parenthood, he is also taking aim at the millions of women across the world.
The Planned Parenthood at 2185 Pacheco St. Concord, CA 94520.
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