You feel as though you have swallowed a rock, your throat thick and your head spinning for just a second, the moment you admit defeat. The moment you failed. I have those moments often, and I think of the people I let down or how bad the situation is, how much I kick myself mentally […]
Author: chloe-tokar
Managing Editor
My expertise is not defined by my outfit
Too short, too low cut or too sheer. How dare I, a female, have a body and flaunt it so openly. In a world dominated by pantsuit corporate culture, dressing professionally has become arguably one of the most important factors when it comes to interviews or first impressions. A hint of cleavage can make the […]
Activist destroys Trump star
It happened before dawn in the dark hours of the morning. A pickaxe, a sidewalk and the sad remains of one of Hollywood’s most popular tourist spots the Walk of Fame. The star belonging to newly-appointed president-elect Donald Trump was destroyed in an act debated to be in the category of freedom of speech or […]
Trump takes Oval Office
At 11:31 p.m. the announcement was made. Crowds of bleeding-red Republicans brandishing large signs and “Make America Great Again” hats delivered powerful cheers as Donald Trump, 70-year-old real-estate mogul, was named the 45th President of the United States, proving wrong the data, the pundits and the expectations that Secretary Hillary Clinton would be the first […]
Women can keep maiden names
To hyphen or to change entirely — those are the only two options, right? I made the bold statement that I would be keeping my last name and that I may attach my husband’s to the end of mine with a hyphen — a statement that has brought on an onslaught of cringes and dissatisfied […]
Crumbs & Whiskers links homeless cats and kittens to new families
Walking into the room, hearts stop, be it from sheer excitement or an allergic reaction. Crumbs & Whiskers could not be described as anything less than a “kitty heaven.” A large, neon pink sign on the far wall inside the Los Angeles business reads, “Coffee and cats, please,” a perfect description of the establishment meant […]
TWIRP week swaps date roles, lets good times roll
A strum, a slam, a smash, a stomp and a scream — the sounds of TWIRP rang out loudly from the California Baptist University Stamps Courtyard all the way to the crowded rides at Disneyland Sept. 26-30. It is a week of merriment, friendship and most importantly, a week when the woman is required to […]
Cyber-bullying needs to be ended
The internet provides us with some amazing things: online shopping from the comfort of bed, news updates about events across the country, unlimited access to videos of kittens, and the awful ability to read a hateful comment directed at us on social media, each word burning into our psyche from a screen no larger than […]
Nonprofit organization provides assistance to youth in crisis
The board was decorated with pictures, each scrawled on with hopes and aspirations of the children who passed through the building. The picture nearest to the bottom had a note written in black marker. It read, “Be a vet, get married, go to college, be someone.” Operation SafeHouse is a 24- hour nonprofit organization in […]
Educate yourself on political matters
I had a conversation with a friend the other night about the upcoming seasons of “Saturday Night Live” and “South Park,” and what the satirical TV shows will be portraying when it comes to the heated election between presidential candidates Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton. It occurred to me then, that is what this political […]