According to CDC Suicide Data and Statistics in 2023, suicide was the cause of over 49,000 deaths. It’s unfortunate that it takes so many lives on a day-to-day basis, but it almost happened to me. I...

I have had an identity crisis my entire life. I was raised in the eastern part of San Diego. No, not Del Cerro, not La Mesa. Believe it or not, there’s actually more past Grossmont Center Drive. Yeah,...

As celebrities marched the red carpet for the 67th Grammy Awards, the internet went just as crazy as it usually does. Every outfit, glambot, and interview were shared over and over again, and all of this...

The rent was due, and I wrote the check for my family of four at 19.  During that time, I was the primary breadwinner for my parents and my little sister. I was thankful to help, but it also opened...

Being a Black woman in America is a journey – one where love, identity, and self expression are constantly in conversation with society’s expectations. I’ve had people judge me for who I date...

Two of the scariest moments of my life happened not on a hospital bed while I was getting surgery -- a fairly common part of my childhood -- but when I was vacationing with my family. I was born with...

My mother was the heart of our family. She provided the love, care and strength that held  us together. She provided positivity to us no matter the circumstances. No matter what we did, she saw the light...

After five years of college, I’m at the end of my journey, the precipice of my climb. I’m graduating with a BA in English , after countless classes, numerous essays, and working as an University Times...

It was a few days before Christmas when my grandmother realized that she did not have nearly enough time nor the ingredients to prepare her homemade tamales. Nearly 50 guests would be expected for the...

  Many people grow up being fed the beliefs of a certain religion, but I was not. My mother is a Jewish-Atheist and my father, an Atheist. I am also a Jewish-Atheist, which some people find confusing.  As...

Growing up, you start to keep a hold of something you’re passionate about. No matter what it is, you strive to keep that passion even in your adult years. I have always thought of collecting, but...

I have always felt like my Jewishness confuses people. I am genetically half Jewish and half not. My mother is of European Jewish descent and my father is mostly Norwegian. According to Jewish law,...