THE FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL ISSUE - 2O16

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THE FEBRUARY, MARCH AND APRIL ISSUE 2016

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Pride 2k16 Palo Alto ft.marissa singer rosenberg DUFF diaries Got Sensitivity? article The Chamber Of Reflections by: C.

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PRIDE TWO THOUSAND SIXTEEN

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For one weekend every year Miami natives bring out flashy outfits and colorful banners for everyone's favorite springtime event. And it isn't Ultra. Although gay pride parades and festivals take place all across the country, Miami in particular is known for its celebration where the pastel art deco buildings that line Ocean Dr are just as colorful as the attendees. The LGBTQ + community is constantly growing and expanding in South Florida because Miami has always been a cultural melting pot, being very inclusive of minorities and subcultures alike.

PALO ALTO PALO ALTO PALO ALTO

Decaf, obviously by: iris cordero

Hair as black as sin, skin tainted Like coffee (decaf, obviously) Piercing forest green eyes through meadow And next to the river like tears.

Tears drowned her, a noose in her mind But death she didn’t search for, it was Silence. Silently screaming she searches for a muse.

Inspiration to flow gently from pen to paper, Paper that crinkles at the edges Like her smile when she writes a story.

Stories about soccer, stories about boys.

Stories about hair as black as sin, skin tainted Like coffee (decaf obviously).

APRIL 23, 2016 My whole instagram career has been leading up to today. I’m embarrassed to admit how much effort I put into my feed or how many times I’ve done my makeup just to take a selfie, but honestly, lots of people do it, not just me. But TODAY, it finally paid off. The other week some cute guy followed me and I followed him back. I didn’t realize he went to my school until I saw him in the hallway a few days later. I doubt he knows either, because if he did, then why would he have followed me? Everyone knows I’m the gross one, he would’ve followed my friends instead.

APRIL 28, 2016 This is where it gets good. Yesterday, I did my makeup: contour, strobing and all, and took a selfie. Now this isn’t something I say a lot, but I looked GOOD. I posted it, hoping he would think the same. Not gonna lie, I totally just posted it so he would see it. I kept refreshing my account, hoping it would show that he had seen it. Finally, I got the notification. He totally thought I was cute, right? When I calmed down and checked my phone again, I saw he had commented. “damn đ&#x;˜? đ&#x;”Ľ đ&#x;”Ľ â€?, to be exact. My confidence went through the roof. Maybe this was my chance to get the cute guy instead of the cute guy using me to get to my friends. I decided to take my chances.

MAY 1, 2016 Worst. Day. Ever.

Ever since cutie liked my picture, I’ve been trying to work up the nerve to talk to him in school. I see him all the time in the halls now and I feel like I should go up and say hi. Would he think it was creepy? Would he be excited to see me? I didn’t know. Today, I finally swallowed my fears and went up to him during passing when he was alone. He was so tall. I tapped him on the elbow and said hey. He had NO idea who I was, which was embarrassing enough. Luckily, I had my friend by my side for moral support. As I was explaining who I was, he completely ignored me, and checked out my friend instead. If that wasn’t bad enough, he told me he didn’t have time for catfishes and proceeded to ask my friend for her number right in front of me. She gave it to him.

GOT SENSITIVITY? 2015 was the year where everyone got offended. The internet seemed to be made up of thousands of these politically correct warriors that would harass anyone that seemed to be saying anything remotely offensive. But what exactly is political correctness? It’s basically when one uses correct descriptions of language, policies, or measures which in the end serve the purpose to not offend anyone. So how does this harmless quality make so many people mad? Is it bad to show sensitivity or vulnerability after you’re been victim to online harassment by closed minded bigots that don't know how to act. is it bad to get educated on these issues and spread awareness. the answer is no, to both of these. But to a certain degree should this be done in such an aggressive and almost bully-like manner, done by what twitter refers to SJW, short for Social Justice Warriors. There was a point where they held this title with the highest regards, until being referred to one turned into a some sort of mockery, an

embarrassment almost, which is quite sad when you come to terms with it because their only purpose was to spread the truth, spread awareness and try to open up everyones eyes to the world of injustice that we live in. As we see from looking back to maybe 60 years ago, anyone knows that you cant get anywhere with ought having your voice heard, and that is the message that they were trying to get across, and as time had gone by, it seemed like this specific group of twitter activists could never run out of things to get offended by. Every minute someone would get attacked for anything that they’d say, leaving them baffled by it, and thinking “Who do these people think they are?” So the question later turned out to be whether or not they are too sensitive, or are the rest of us too insensitive?

Chamber of reflections BY: C

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