Map of San Jose City College, pages 4 and 5
Quotes of Civil Rights Leader MLK Jr., page 6
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An outlook on love and loss and Victorian quotes, page 7
The Voice of San Jose City College Since 1956
Volume 87 Issue 1
‘Just Like Us’ resonates with audience Inspired by true events, the play highlights racial issues BY JERRALD MCMILLON (JERRALD SANDERS) TIMES STAFF
San Jose City College students who enrolled in the drama class put blood, sweat and tears into “Just Like Us.” The play was held in the drama/theater arts department from Dec. 6 through Dec. 9. There were about 19 character roles in the “Just Like Us” stage play, and the cast rocked its performances so well! The story is set in Denver, Colorado, and there is loud yelling, screaming, fighting, flashes of anger, trials, discrimination, even a baby boy… but there was also family, love and support at the end. The audience witnessed a heartbreaking family split up at a train station and the story of a reckless driver, an illegal alien who killed a 6-year-old boy, knocking him from his motorcycle in Thornton, Colorado. The audience witnessed the news that an immigrant killed a police officer; there was an arrest, protests, death. Action takes the form of getting pulled over by police, sentences, criminal records, jail, a judge and courthouse. At the heart of it all, is the four girls and their bad times. They were seen as students, in college and high school. The audience lived through their graduations, romances, marriages, music, dancing, parties, club scenes, movements. The play goes through a full range of emotions. Many people attended the play before and during the performance. The
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Marisela (Ofelia Machuca) detained by two officers ( Powell Gaynor and Tai Tran) for driving a car with a broken tail light, Dec. 7 at the San Jose City College theater. drama/theater room became almost full. They witnessed pain, prejudice, drama, both good and bad times. The students’ performance was stunning, and people enjoyed the show because it felt real. They would clap and cheer after each play scene, with some people taking photos and videos of students onstage despite the no photography/videography rules. “Theater has always been a part of my
life since I was a kid and I didn’t take it seriously until I was 14 or 15 years of age,” said Ofelia Machuca, 18, who played the character role “Marisela.” “‘Just Like Us’ stage play is based on Helen Thorpe’s best-selling book of the same name. It is a documentary that follows four Latina teenage girls in Denver, two who are documented and two who are not, through young adulthood. Their
close-knit friendships begin to unravel when immigration status dictates the girls’ opportunities, or lack thereof. When a political firestorm arises, each girl’s future becomes increasingly complicated,” the description of the book reads. “‘Just Like Us’ poses difficult, yet essential questions about what makes us American.” See Play, page 6
Students review how biology and culture shape identities A mix of different disciplines look to open up students awareness of themselves and others through 23andMe BY KAYNE GALLEGOS
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The way you look at the world, and themselves, is made up of who you are, and who you think you are, as students had learned last semester. The students of Communications class 35, Intercultural Communications, took a DNA test from 23andMe for a project that had them use the results to evaluate their identities. The project was designed to take the holistic and compartmentalized disciplines of education and interlink them. It takes DNA testing, which usually is only used in biology classes, and looks at them through a cultural aspect. The students have to look at their DNA and connect it to their lives, their family history and the traditions that they practice.
Identity is the core of the project the students did. The first step is looking at their preexisting identity. Some students learned a lot by doing the test. Tiffany Daniel had an idea of her heritage, with her mom being adopted, and Brazilian, and her dad being Scottish. The test came back, and she was largely European. She said she received “a greater sense of personal identity.” However, many students had strong preexisting cultural identities. Adela Gonzales had a strong grasp of her ethnicity. “I’m just a loud Mexican that probably screamed all weekend,” she said. She pointed out how she had Yucateco ancestry, a mix of Spanish and Mayan blood, along with a dash of German. The DNA test was not too important to her identity. “(The DNA test) doesn’t re-
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ally change anything. I am who I am,” Gonzales said. Andrew Nguyen said, “I guess I don’t really know myself all that well.” He mentioned that he was raised in the Vietnamese culture, and lived in Vietnam. He was bigger and darker than his contemporaries, and everyone thought he was Filipino. His dad even thought there was Filipino blood in the family. He took the opportunity to learn about the new culture. He became a man of two cultures. When Nguyen took the 23 andMe test, he got a surprise. No Filipino blood. Mostly Vietnamese, Chinese, Thai and Japanese. But he lived with the belief that he is Vietnamese/Filipino, so he just decides to roll with it. “Yeah, I’m Filipino,” he said. Cultural heritage is a pillar in many of the students’ lives. Crystal Flores was raised in Mexican/American culture. She
Andrew Nguyen shows a chart on his families heritage, in the Technology Center on Dec. 11 PHOTO BY KAYNE GALLEGOS TIMES STAFF
had Spanish as her prior language. She has encountered discrimination based on her culture, and this has led her to feel great pride in her heritage. “Be proud of who you turn out to be,” she said. Other students took a different look at identity. Manny turned out to have Mexican and Iberian blood, but it is not really on his list of priorities. “Race is a social con-
struct. ... It goes against what we are as humans,” he said. The project was designed to make the students look at and evaluate their cultural identities, which is a topic coming up more often in regards to political climate. Shelley Giacalone, professor of the course, said that the class serves as “A diversity training workshop. (It’s) to create more racial and ethnic tolerance. Listening to others’ stories is powerful.”
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Looking for a sense of pride and accomplishment? Take this class BY BRISSA MOLINA
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At the beginning of my first semester at SJCC, I had only one class in my schedule. Most of the classes I wanted to take were already full, or did not fit into my schedule. I managed to get an add code for a physics class, which meant I had to find two other classes. While I was walking around, defeated by the fact that I only had two classes on my schedule and I probably wouldn’t be able to be a full-time student, I stumbled upon a Journalism ad at the Student Center. It was perfect, it fit my schedule and, at that time, it seemed like an easy class for easy credit. Oh, was I wrong. I am not a hardworking student, I know that. Journalism class has been one of the most challenging classes I have taken, and I took a lot of AP classes in high school. Yet it is also one of the most fun classes I’ve taken. It is more of a lab than a class, yes we still get grades, but we work at our own pace, as long as we meet our deadlines. As journalism students, we are expected to go out and find newsworthy stories that will interest students on campus and the community. It is hard, at first, to build up the confidence to approach sources for a story, or to find a way to get answers from them. The most rewarding aspect of the class
is having my name printed in the newspaper, because I’ve always seen other people’s names belong somewhere and it’s finally satisfactory to have mine belong in the paper. Being able to talk about the topics I’m interested in, writing film reviews, and looking at all the great work everyone puts into the publication make the hassle worth it. Journalism is not for the faint of heart; you are expected to go above and beyond for every story you write. Sometimes that is exhausting, but it just makes it so much more rewarding to print and publish. The newspaper needs people who are willing to get out of their comfort zone. People who are willing to put in the extra mile for, not only the newspaper, but also the website and social media platforms. It has been hard for me, but most of the time I’m able to manage my time between work and the newspaper; I’m still trying to be able to fully manage it this semester. But there will be no other class like this you would take. You get to brag about your name being printed in the paper. You can attend school events and get VIP treatment for being press. I covered a news story about the Cosmetology department’s “Glam Gala,” and after showing my press badge to the organizers, they led me to the VIP room where all the performers and VIP ticket holders were having drinks. I got to meet a lot of interesting people,
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From left, Kayne Gallegos, Magnolia Lonero, Jerrald McMillon, Brissa Molina, Harold Hutson and Michael Negrete former and current SJCC Times staff, eat pizza in the newsroom, Sep. 20, 2018. while eating appetizers. And all I had to do was show my press badge. However, the press badge should only be used for Times related work, and not for personal purposes. Your friends might make fun of you because “no one ever reads the newspaper,” but people do read the newspaper, especially the people you include in it. Also, we do more than newspapers; we are active on YouTube, In-
Stop the war between young and old
The world sucks, and everyone needs to work together to fix it BY KAYNE GALLEGOS
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This world is a mess. The government is a mess. Corporate special interests are often nestled into the government agencies designed to oversee them. Gerrymandering is a commonly accepted and used tactic to guarantee election outcomes. Two times within Gen Z’s life the presidential candidate with the popular vote lost the Electoral College. The government has been shut down because of gridlock and political parties fighting. The government has been hypocritical, such as the time Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refused to let Federal Judge Merrick Garland even try to be confirmed to the Supreme Court because of a presidential election six months away, when he then rushed to appoint Judicial Nominee Brett Kavanaugh with less than two weeks away from the midterm elections. People feel that the system is broken. A common thought is that the younger generations do not vote. They
seem jaded. Older generations say the younger ones are largely cynical and apathetic. Every generation thinks the world’s state is the fault of the others. Generation Z (born mid ’90s-early 2000s) looks at children born around 2005 onward and think: “Are these really our future”? Gen Z looks at these children these eating tide pods and playing fortnight, and groan. And this feeling is natural. Looking at the Baby Boomers (born ’40s-’60s) or Generation X (born late ’60s-’80s) and their criticisms of Gen Z: They are an uncaring generation. Gen Z will whine and complain about the state of the world, but do nothing to fix it. They are lazy and entitled, wanting a good life but do not want to work for it, as written in the Newsweekly editorial: “The Whiny Generation.” They are hypersensitive about identity issues because they want to be unique “special snowflakes.” They are vain and selfish, addicted to social media. They are slow to grow up, and dependent on their parents for everything.
They don’t really try hard and want participation trophies. They are killing the economy! A headline for a Business Insider article by Kate Taylor reads, “‘Psychologically scarred’ millennials are killing countless industries from napkins to Applebee’s — here are the businesses they like the least.” Millennials would say they are not lazy or entitled or any of the other things. They agree that they do live in a nation that sucks. But it was inherited, and not their fault. The world is starting to recover from the 2008 Financial Crash. There is a decade-long war in Afghanistan with no end in sight. Racial tensions in the United States are growing. The costs of living and education have risen exponentially, but the money they are able to make is not. Higher education degrees are seen as being less valuable than they were 20 years ago. Millennials acknowledge that the past is why the present is as it is. The average age of Congress members is more than 50 years old. The president is 72, and the other major option from the last elections (Hillary Clinton) was 71. The Baby Boomers are still in the halls of power, they are still the ones leading the nation and making the major decisions. See Generations, Page 6
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stagram, Facebook, Snapchat, etc. Sometimes your sources reach back to you to congratulate you on a job well done. And there is no greater feeling than getting your job recognized. I encourage all students to take the class, because not only do you work at an award-winning publication, but because you will also discover that the reward is worth the energy you put into it.
Corrections In the Times issue of Dec. 4, we made a number of mistakes. We apologize for the errors. In the page 6 story “Tutoring available for Free,” Evelyn Rojas’ name, and thus her email address were spelled wrong. Rojas’ correct email address is Evelyn.Rojas@sjcc.edu. In the same article, Carlos Duran is the correct spelling of the name of the phototographer. Also on page 6, in the article “‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ movie full of emotions,” the word Rhapsody was misspelled. In the Same article, the person in the photo is Brissa Molina. The Times regrets these errors.
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Library has tools to help students improve Cesar E. Chavez Library is looking to make students college life easier BY KAYNE GALLEGOS
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The Cesar E. Chavez Library has a number of resources available to the students to help them learn. “After your classroom, the library is the most important place on campus for students,” said Librarian Linda Meyer. Many of the features of the library come at no cost to the students, and may not be wellknown to most. The library is located above the Reading and Writing Center, and is open Monday through Thursday from 8:30 a.m. through 8 p.m. Fridays the library is open from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
The library has a large collection of books to borrow. There are some textbooks available at the circulation counter, as well as a wealth of fiction and nonfiction on the shelves. There are CDs and movies, magazines and newspapers all around for students to reference. The library has a reference desk to help finding information or library items. You can borrow a number of items, like a laptop or CD players, and all it takes is a student ID. Loan policy is different for various items. For example books can be borrowed for a week at a time, and this can be renewed twice, as long as no one else has requested the item in the meantime. There are fines for borrowed items that go overdue. A fee is levied for each unit of time it goes over. For example, books are charged 25 cents per day late, but laptops are borrowed by the hour, with $5 charged per overtime hour. Be sure to check with the librari-
ans about the time limits and cost when borrowing something. There are computers available for use and they are equipped with various programs that the school has access to, such as the online database, available through the main website http:// www.sjcc.edu/Library and Photoshop. They can be used in two-hour blocks, and come with headphones. If students need to watch a video they don’t have to disturb the others. There is also free Wi-Fi throughout the library. There is a copier machine and a printer available to use, but these are one of the only services that have to be paid for in the library. There are group study rooms up for grabs on the third floor of the building. Just stop by the circulation counter to reserve them. They are available to use for a two-hour block. And of course, there are services available to the disabled. Elevators, a special computer worksta-
Librarian Linda Meyer shows the resources on the library’s website, Dec 11. Meyer advised students to visit the library home page, before searching on Google. PHOTO BY KAYNE GALLEGOS TIMES STAFF
tion and adjustable tables are a few things that are there to help out. There are also vast online resources. They have the entire library catalogue online, as well as links to various research database full of peer reviewed academic papers. In fact, the library is looking to upgrade its access to databases further. Databases are “a crucial need for students,” Meyer said. “(We) asked for more money, a total of about $30,000.”
Esmeralda Lopez 18 Child Development
What is your New Year’s resolution, and if you do not have one, why?
“My New Year’s resolution is to become independent by having my own car and having a stable job as a (preschool) teacher.”
Other services include help with proper citations and for evaluation of the trustworthiness of sources. Some textbooks are receivable in the electronic format from the library’s site. You can contact the library at the phone number (408) 288-3775 or at the email sjcc. library@sjcc.edu. “Before you go to Google, go to the library home page,” Meyer said. “Use our resources.”
Breyana Parker 19 Nursing “My New Year’s resolution is to succeed in the future.”
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Static Electricity 24 Media Arts
Bryan Rapp 22 Media Arts
“To create more music and to better myself every day.”
“I have no comment.”
Lionell Wiggins 21 Sociology “I don’t really have a New Years resolution because everyday I always push myself to become better, be healthy, stay fit and to better myself to become the best I can be toward success.”
Jim Acosta receives award for excellence
CNN Chief White House Correspondent gives presentation at San Jose State University BY JERRALD MCMILLON (JERRALD SANDERS) TIMES STAFF
Student journalists of San Jose City College attended a presentation by American journalist and CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta at San Jose State University on Oct. 25 inside the Hammer Theater, where he discussed his concerns with the high amount of threats that journalists all over the country are facing. Acosta received the 2018 William Randolph Hearst PHOTO COURTESY OF TIMES ADVISER FARIDEH DADA CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta poses Award for “Excellence in Professional Journalism” for photo with Times Staff Jerrald McMillon (Jerrald Sand- on Thursday evening Oct. 25. William Hearst Endowment for visiting professioners) inside Hammer Theater building on Oct. 25, 2018. als focuses on bringing distinguished individuals to campus to provide inspiration and expert guidance on career success based on ethical and responsible public service through the media. Acosta criticized the rhetoric used by president Trump, who calls CNN the disgusting news media and dishonest news, and its journalists liars. Acosta criticized rhetoric by president who calls journalists the enemy of the people, resulting in the crowds CNN Chief White House Correspondent Jim Acosta chant “CNN sucks.”
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Acosta talked about how fake news has revolutionized the real world. Acosta advises to “stay strong and committed to speaking the truth.” Having a strong receptiveness to constructive criticism from editors, mentors and people that you’ll meet along the way, and having an open mindset were the piece of advice Acosta gave to the future journalists. Born April. 7, 1971, in Washington, D.C, and father of two children, Acosta was raised as Christian by his conservative parents. Acosta gained his education in Annandale High School before going on and graduating from James Madison University with a bachelor’s degree in mass communication and a minor in political science. Many people attended the event and the crowd’s reaction was positive. “To be a journalist I think you have to be committed to trying to do things straight down the middle, being fair, being objective and being accurate,” Acosta said. The administration doesn’t stop real journalists to stop seeking the truth, he said, “we are becoming more determined than ever to keep fighting for the truth.”
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Remembering the 41st president George H.W. Bush dies at 94
Martin Luther King Jr. American Civil Rights Leader and Reverend. Born in 1921. Died in 1968
“The quality, not the longevity, of
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one’s life is what is important.”
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“Nonviolence is a powerful and just weapon. Indeed, it is a weap-
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on unique in history, which cuts without
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wounding and ennobles the man who wields it.” “The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at times of challenge and controversy.” “Human progress is neither automatic nor inevitable... Every step toward the goal of justice requires sacrifice, suffering, and struggle; the tireless exertions and passionate concern of dedicated individuals.” “We must develop and maintain the capacity to forgive. He who is devoid of the power to forgive is devoid of the power to love. There is some good in the worst of us and some evil in the best of us. When we discover this, we are less prone to hate our enemies.”
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Continued from Page 2 Millennials (born early `80s-early `90s) are just now hitting the age limit to be in the Senate, or to run for president. Generation Z is now starting to vote. The older generations are still in charge. Blaming others for problems is an easy way to not fix anything. Shifting blame shifts the burden of responsibility for fixing it. Every Generation has its ups and downs. The Greatest Generation beat Hitler and won World War II. They interned people of Japanese descent in the internment camps. Baby Boomers went to the moon! They struggled through Vietnam, employing weapons like Agent Orange.
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Continued from Page 1 Students who participated in the production attribute their motivation to be part of the drama department to their passion for acting and the inspiration they receive from their friends and family. Fadia Zeid, 32, who played the role of “Charro, Ensemble” said she was grateful for the important people in her life who support and motivated her, which is what made her decide to take acting class to perform in the play. “I decided to audition for this play because I love acting,” said Breyana Parker, 19, who played the character role “Zulema.” Parker also added “this story should be told and known to many around.” At San Jose City College, there are three classes available for acting: Theater Rehearsal/ Perform, Beginning Acting and Intermediate Acting, which is instructed by director Anita Reyes. Some students that participated in the production are working on transfer credits to transfer to a university which takes time and dedication while rehearsing. “To prepare to take an acting class, adopting different personalities is a skill that requires time and dedication,” said Kris-
Everyone deals with the same problems. Blaming others is easier than fixing it. Look at all the problems the nation faces. Is it the youth’s fault? No, it is not. Is it the older generations’ fault? While they were in charge in the past, they only did what they thought was the best course of action. Millennials and Generation Z need to put in work to make the world better, and change will only come when all the generations work together. It is easier to concentrate on improvements when people don’t just lay blame on each other. A rising tide lifts all boats. Millennials, stop whining. Gen Z, stop eating tide pods. Baby Boomers, don’t scream at kids being on your lawn. The Greatest Generation, try to stay alive. We like having you around. It is time to buckle up and make America better together. sy Dawn, 37. “And it is not something you can do with a vibrating phone in your pocket.” Here are the cast names for “Just Like Us”: • Helen - Krissy Dawn, • Marisela - Ofelia Machuca, • Yadira - Jamie Paz, • Clara - Kimberly Sanchez, • Elissa, Lucy - Ice Wong, • Josefa, Ensemble - Yaneli Rincon, • Ramiro, Cezar Merquita Adrian Vidaurre, • Recruiter, Ensemble - Freedom Blanchard, • Yolanda, Lisa Martinez, Cynthia Poundstone - Jae Vega, • Mike McGarry, Cop 1, Ensemble by Tai Tran, • Carol Vizza, Mrs. Smith, Alma, Ensemble - Ruby Tuesday King, • Zulema Ensemble - Breyana Parker, • Tom Tancredo, Cop 2, Ensemble - Powell Gaynor, • Julio, Federico Pena, Carlos, Ensemble - Abraham Nieves, • Ana, Local Business Woman, Ensemble - Rabia Iqbal, • Charro, Ensemble - Fadia Zeid, • Principle, Ensemble - Cat Portales. *Some students listed did not perform each final play of “Just Like Us”*
On Nov. 30, 2018, the country lost an individual who epitomized public service. George Herbert Walker Bush was born on June 12, 1924 to Prescott Bush and Dorothy Walker. Born into a family of privilege, Bush was in line to attend Yale University and begin his career not long after graduating. However, after the bombing of Pearl Harbor on Dec. 7, 1941, Bush put his education and career on hold to enlist in the U.S. Navy against the wishes of his family, and thus, he became a public servant for the first of many times. Even if you were to exclude Bush’s many other accolades and accomplishments, he would be remembered simply for being one of the youngest naval pilots in our nation’s history. George H.W. Bush was a man whom the public knew to serve in many different roles - from being a member of the U.S. House of Representatives (1967-1971), to being a U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. (1971-1973), to being the Chairman of the Republican National Committee (1973-1974), to being director of the C.I.A. (1976-1977), to being the 43rd vice president of the United States (1981-1989), to eventually serving in the nation’s highest office as president from 1989 to 1993. However, what a lot of the media focused on, in the wake of Bush’s death was not necessarily his political career, but the dedication he had to his family, the love he had for them, and the all-around cordial human being the former president was. We live in a time where politicians tend to be so toxic to their opponents more often than not. Something that all public servant can learn from Bush is how to be cordial to your adversaries, regardless of political leaning. If more politicians carried themselves the way Bush did, we would have better public role models to point our children to, and a sense of order would be restored to this chaotic political world that we live in today.
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Official White House photo of President Bush facing front, in 1989. Taken from the Library of Congress.
“I do not mistrust the future; I do not fear what is ahead. For our problems are large, but our heart is larger.” George H.W. Bush,
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Days of love are not exclusive to the United States. Other parts of the world celebrate Valentine’s Day too, but some differently. The Philippines: Their celebration is much like the United States, with an emphasis on the red roses. A popular day for Filipinos to get married, it is called Araw ng mga Puso. Sweden: This Scandinavian country is not very excited about the day. Named Alla Hjärtans Dag, and roughly half of them celebrate it by buying gifts for their significant others. China: China Celebrates and observe White Day, which, while culturally distinct, is essentially a reverse Valentine’s Day, where women give men gifts. They also celebrate the Qixi Festival, which has traditions such as going to a shrine, burning paper offerings, and it has significance to newlywed couples. Celebrating is a symbol of a happy marriage.
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Saudi Arabia: As a Majority Muslim country, the Government does not favor the day. In 2008, it banned red things around the holiday. It doesn’t seem to be a staple in Islamic culture, but individuals do celebrate it, and in recent years the religious police in the country have not interfered. Mexico: It does not only celebrate love but also friendship. It is not nec-
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essary to be in a relationship to be able to enjoy Valentine’s Day. People gift their significant others and their closest friends and families. France: In France, Valentine’s Day is reserved only for people in love. Unlike countries like the US and Mexico, Valentine’s Day does not celebrate friendship. The rest is very similar; gifts, cards, chocolates and presents.
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Sometime during the Victorian era, Romantic poet Lord Byron once said, “It is better to have loved and lost than to not have loved at all.” Love is abstract, it could mean anything, and it could take many forms. After losing someone, some people might look back and cherish the good moments in the relationship, and understand that somethings are just not meant to last. Hence, it is better to have been able to have something, love it, and lose it than to have never had the chance to experience it at all. It means that even if someone ends up with nothing, he still has more than what he started with because they had something they loved, even if it was not meant to be. Another Victorian writer, came up with the idea that it is not, in fact, better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all. Thomas Carlyle believed that if we have nothing and we gain something, losing that something leaves us with less than what we started with because the pain of losing something is greater than the happiness it brought; it leaves us with less than zero. According to Carlyle, mathematically, we lose more by having something and getting it taken away than by not having it to begin with. Love works in different ways. There are people you love who might be worth ending up with less than what they gave you, and there are some people who you’d prefer to have never had met. Break ups are always a lose-lose situation. You lose the person, or you lose the time you spent getting to know them. And the truth is that it is useless to try and really get to know someone. Because no one ever fully knows anyone.
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‘Just Like Us’ A heart-warming story told in pictures PHOTOS BY CARLOS DURAN
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From left, Iriscat Portales and Ofelia Machuca, preform in the The- From left, Ice Wong, Jaime Paz, Kimberly Sanchez and Ofelia Machuca perform the ater building, Dec. 7. The play highlights racial issues. story of true events.
From left, Krissy Dawn, Jaime Paz, Ofelia Machuca and Kimberly Sanchez play on the stage.
From left, Kimberly Sanchez, Ice Wong, Ofelia Machuca and Jaime Paz perform story of racial discrimination.
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