Undocumented and disillusioned, I decided to leave America. This loss is mutual.
January 25, 2020
At 15, I arrived in the United States with a suitcase full of clothes, a picture of my golden retriever and the excitement of starting my new life. That was 10 years ago. Last month, the day after I graduated from college, I got on a nonstop flight that carried me and my new journalism degree away from the place I call home, back to a place my family and I once waved goodbye to. I am unsure I will be allowed to reenter.
Max and the Art of Flight
August 15, 2017
When Maximiliano Damian Torandell is up in the air, he does not think about the eyes of the audience watching him, or the spotlights revealing his one-hour makeup, or the danger of falling 60 feet to the ground. When he is up in the air, he thinks about his performance, the choreography of body movements held in the air by the simplicity of the object.
10 Reasons Why Liberals Should Watch Bill Maher Religiously
May 15, 2017
Despite his long history in cable television, Bill Mather is not a very likable political pundit among liberals. Some consider him a pessimist, annoying and whiny -- and of course, he is not very loved among conservatives either. However, the comedian, host and producer of Real Times with Bill Maher; has maintained his on-air cable television show for many years now.
Latinos Are Loving Salma Hayek's New Movie Trailer, And Here Is Why
May 28, 2023
Salma Hayek's upcoming movie "Beatriz At Dinner" has the Latino community very excited, and the reasons behind it are related to the current political tension between minorities and the stereotypes behind immigrants with an accent.
Forget About Disney; 90s Kids Show Featured A Bisexual Antagonist
May 23, 2017
"Cardcaptor Sakura" was originally run in 1996. The Japanese anime, more oriented for children than for adults, narrates the story of a Japanese girl whose magical quest is to recover a series of powerful creatures, herself freed by accident, and turn them into cards, Clown Cards.
The New Language Kids Use These Days
What seems to be something as innocent as an emoji of a frog (🐸) on an Instagram-post comment, can actually be interpreted as someone being called "ugly." This new form of communication, which uses symbols, codes, icons, or the characters know as "emojis," is the secret language teens use nowadays to turn smiling faces and object drawings into codes that adults cannot comprehend.
Feminist Events In 2017 That Have Sparked A New Women's Revolution
Gender gap, sexual assault, slut shaming, public-breast feeding, reproductive organs rights... Who would have thought that after 97 years of granting women the right to vote, society would still be debating over gender equality and the mistreatment of women? Unfortunately, statistics back up the claim that society does not treat women the same way they treat men. For example, on average "women make 78 cents per every dollar a man earns," according to the Department of Labor.
Milo Yiannopoulos' Misuse Of Free Speech Caused His Own Downfall
The name Milo Yiannopoulos may have been appearing on your screen recently in the past couple months. Yiannopoulos—to put it in a simple way—is a gay-British provocateur, self-proclaimed troll and journalist who, in a paradoxical way, happened to be the senior editor of a far-right-conservative publication, Breitbart News.
Bernie Sanders Addressed Serious Issues at Rally
November 17, 2015
Democratic presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders stirred the crowd at his recent North Las Vegas rally at Cheyenne Sports Complex near campus.
Sanders is serving his second term in the U.S. Senate after winning re-election in 2012. His previous 16 years in Congress made him the longest-serving Independent member in American history, according to Sanders’ website.
Emotions run high at anti-Trump protest
Love. Hate. Unity. Division. All were present during the “Not My President” Protest which brought nearly 1,000 people to march down the Las Vegas Strip Saturday night against Donald Trump’s presidency.
The “Not My President” movement sparked protests across the nation, inspiring Nora Hanon to organize the protest in Las Vegas.
Salt, Pepper and Love: UNLV alumnus cooks with passion at reality TV show
He drops a splash of olive oil on a hot pan. A perfectly seasoned filet awaits to be seared. As he sharpens his knife, he remembers what being in the show was like: the cameras, lights, microphones and the pressure to be creative and unique in order to win.
The challenges were getting tougher and so were the other competitors. He feared being eliminated, yet he remained confident. There was little to lose, but lots to win.
He can still hear Chef Gordon Ramsay’s voice saying, “15 minutes on the clock,” so he plates his dish and thinks, “This is it, I must become the next MasterChef.”