During office hours for a fall 2023 sociology class, I asked my professor this question: “Is it fair when people say that if Donald Trump got reelected he’d bring an end to democracy?”
“People,” in the question, was implied to include talking…
I’ll never forget my introduction to Caitlin Clark. It was the 2024 women’s college basketball Final Four. I was on my parent’s couch, and Clark’s Iowa Hawkeyes pulled off a massive upset against women’s basketball powerhouse UConn.
On TV, she was statically…
The twisted-up mind, fever dreamt with drink or un-anchored high, is capable of cognitively reconstructing any phenomena. Here, the event was a birthday— my 20th reconstructed as a microscopic “Fear and Loathing.” No Hunter S. Thompson. No drug-infused lawyer. No company. No…
The teen years are just one of a myriad of trials and customs that I confess I’m unaccustomed to generally, and those of teen girls in particular. Seemingly a millennia ago, I was a particularly dorky teen. This all but ensured I…
The 96th Academy Awards figured to be a coronation for “Barbie” — one of the biggest films of 2023. Instead, in the national tradition of disrespecting women, it took a backseat to “Oppenheimer.”
I’m hardly a technology prude. I had rooftop solar long before door-to-door salespeople were hocking panels. I had a laptop with wireless internet ages before hotspots existed and mobile phones were flipped open (it was a thing in 1996, look it up). …
On Nov. 30, 2023, Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Lisa K. Sepe-Wiesenfeld dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Santa Monica College’s Covid-19 mandates violated a student’s religious freedoms and right to privacy. College freshman Carter Sparks filed suit on Jan. 11, 2022,…
This time we didn’t rent a car. The plan was to take the shuttle, reduce our carbon footprint and save a few bucks on vacation. But it also means no Target run for forgotten items. Instacart to the rescue. I’ve never used…
The Las Positas men's basketball team seems to be off to a soaring start with nothing but high hopes for themselves and also for others. With a breaking even record last season in conference going 7-7 and an overall record of 19-12…
It was the end of May last year. The air was beginning to warm up, and the nights were finally longer. After a long day of completing assignments, all I could think about was the next book on my reading list. It…