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One of the bravest moments in civil rights history lies in the middle of San Jose State's campus. Two men, Tommie Smith and John Carlos who won Olympic medals raised their fists in the air to show black power. In a silent protest, to now a creation one of the most beautiful statues on campus at San Jose. The 22 feet tall statue has the two men with their fists up on the podium. In first place is Tommie Smith, who won the 200-meter race raises his left fist in the air. In his left hand rested up against his hip, is a box of olive branches in it. With his number proudly big on this stomach, his medal on a light green necklace shows what an accomplishment he made. John Carlos on the 3rd place stance has only his right fist in the air with his teammate. In his opened jacket not only has his bronze medal that glimpse in the sun but a vibrant necklace of yellow, red and green beside his medal. Both of their Olympic tracksuits are made up of marble that has bright blues th...

From wearing makeup as a teenager, I have always loved the brand Benefit Cosmetics. My dream job that I plan to go into is public relations and work for a company I have passion for. I found a job titled, Global PR and Communications Coordinator for Benefit Cosmetics. It interested me because if I could be apart of makeup PR packages and potentially be in charge of new launches. I seek mostly a balance between salary and satisfaction. I would love to be happy and be comfortable in the future to come. In the job description, it states that you would support and coordinate many conferences and events. Which could potentially mean I could travel for work. I want to have a career in public relations; this industry is growing exponentially. If I could help a company, I love and feel passionate for it will be such an excellent job for a living. This job can get me closer to my satisfaction in a career for the rest of my life; this is job is the end goal of where I want to be. But...

Although the 2020 election seems real far from now, many candidates are starting to announce and campaign to win the presidency. Former Vice President Joe Biden is running for president in the next year. Many media outlets have been covering what his chances are up against Donald Trump and if he is the best candidate to do so. After news broke out on Thursday, April 25th when Joe Biden launched his campaign and announcement to the world. In the Mercury, the newspaper did a piece with the headline "Joe Biden has the best chance to beat Trump 2020" in a 13 paragraph article in the Other Views section. With statistics from the national polls, it shows that he has the majority of support against all of the other Democratic candidates. The article also explained exactly in detail of what his announcement video entailed, and in the end, the editor was giving their opinion on what Joe Biden should do to win. Business Insider, a news website made an article on what the ...

Loud stomps from the women’s sandals against the marble floor, Echos from above each level in the MLK library. Everyone’s eyes glued to their phones with their airpods tuning out everyone around them. SJSU workers and police talk amongst each other with smiles on their faces. “Walking home from the library at night scares me, even though I live right next to the library,” sophomore, Janessa Freeman says “There are always homeless people asking me for money.” Janessa lives less than a block to the SJSU library at an off-campus luxury apartment with other students. “I study better here at the library because of the amazing views on the 8th floor.” Janessa Freemans says. The Martin Luther King library is open to the public and SJSU students all day long. However, it closes only to the public, but students have 24/7 access. “The most interesting thing I’ve ever seen at the library was someone trying to make a smoothie on one of the quiet floors.” says sophomore Maia Block. ...

Record-breaking top artist Cardi B will speak at the San Jose State University commencement on May 20th.  From being a stripper to now being one of the hottest singers in the world, Cardi B can tell a thing or two to the graduating seniors.  "SJSU is thrilled to have such a vibrant speaker for the commencement this year," says SJSU's President Mary  Papazian. Even though she never went to college, she does still have a dream of going to college someday to become a History teacher.  Journalism Professor, Dan White says "I think I've heard a song from her but when the story broke out all the students in my class were so excited that some even cried!" Cardi B does speak to millions on social media about never giving up on your dreams for the future. She addressed how she feels about speaking at the commencement on Instagram this afternoon.   "I am so excited that SJSU is giving me this opportunity, you know some people look down on...

In the loud and busy downtown San Jose, there is a statue that represents how the Japanese lived before and after World War II.  The artist Ruth Asawa made one statue with two sides shows the phases of an average Japanese living before and after the war.  On one side of the sculpture, we see a lot of Japanese immigrating to the West Coast adapting to farm life and agriculture.  A group of Immigrants getting off of the boat looking into a whole new world.  Farmers picking fresh apples off of the trees and place them in the market.  The vast vineyards and hills add to the beauty of the California land. Picking mochi off the pants while the farmers carry on their newborn on their backs.  The families taking a picnic by the trees watching it all as if life couldn't get any better.  People forced to move out of their town, cars filled with their personal items.  Lined forming in each bus to deport to another place t...

Alexander Horn, a magician that not only wants us to know the history of magic but the deep dark secrets it holds.  "When you think of magicians, it's mustaches, rabbit but it's not that." He says, ”Magic has always been done to entertain and screw people over" includes in his lecture of Maidens, Minstrels, and Magic: A history of magic, sexism, and racism therein.  Cody explains many different magic tricks and magicians that show racism and how minorities are not known for magic.  "Why do the bugs have to be racist?" he says, explaining how in a childhood movie “Bug’s Life” shows racism. “That one bug was wearing a kimono and coming out of a Chinese takeout box.”  While showing us the history of many different magicians being racist, he goes into detail of many minority magicians we probably have never heard about.  "I give anyone $50 for anyone that knows an African American or a Female magician at the top of your head" No one in ...

Our beloved Homer the bear, was found dead at the Midland Zoo this morning.  Midland Zoo's third animal was found dead this morning due to unknown reasonings.

1. The DePaulia trend on ASRM videos - March 4th 2019  2.  Before the internet age, students would de-stress by reading a book or watching television, but the best de-stresser is right at their fingertips as oddly satisfying videos. 3.  The majority of the videos are created by young women for young women. They are primarily uploaded as minute-long clips on Instagram while the longer or full-length videos can be watched on YouTube. Professional satisfying accounts have created web stores to sell their own ASMR products. Instagram pages like ‘satisfyingvideo,’ who have accumulated an enormous 1.5 million followers, sell the same type of slimes used in their videos on their website, satisfyingstore.com. This trend feature is on "satisfying videos" that is taking over the Internet.  1. ESPN trend on sneaker giveaway - March 18th 2019  2.  After his second preseason game with the  Boston Celtics  in 2017,  Kyrie Irving  walked ...

After landing her way into Saturday Night Live, Aidy Bryant is now starring and writing in new Hulu series "Shrill". "Shrill" is a new Hulu series from the book from Lindy West's memoir, that is about a young aspiring journalist that learning to become more confident in her body. Being picked on her whole life about being overweight, she is finally putting her own experiences into this comedy series. Bryant tells Terry Gross on "Fresh Air's" that she used to let other's comments on her weight be acceptable and never defended herself. "I think for myself I always felt like people would assert things about my body or what I should want and I always smiled and said okay thank you and get through it with a smile," Bryant continues "I think instinctually even though people have said things that are hurtful to me I immediately say that's okay" Aidy has always let other's comments towards her never affect her but ...

1. a. Michael R. Quinn.     b. Michael reconsidered his position.     c. Springfield University.     d. Friday.     e. Students protesting due to intution increase 2. a. Who, What, Where and Why     b. Who, What, Where and When     c. Who, What, Where and When The best lead was the second one, it has all of the W's except why, but it has enough detail where I want to read more. It lags on being straightforward and it could be cut shorter but overall better than the other ones. I also liked the third one but they should wait to put the the details of how much it will benefit their paychecks futher in the story. 3. Students can register for class by phone beginning next semester. 4. University authorities found dynamite in freshman's dorm room yesterday afternoon during a univieristy wide inspection. 5. A fire destroyed a couple's home last night while homeowners we're away, it was believed to be from faulty elect...

“Don’t wait until…you come face to face with evil to learn this lesson,” Bridges said, “We all have a common enemy and it is evil. I refuse to believe there is more evil out there than good. There’s more good. We just have to stand up.” I love this quote, her hope is still there and has the drive to keep standing up for what is right. My overall opinion of the story is very powerful just looking at her your words, I can feel the tone in the words even if I wasn't physically there.

A 2.2 magnitude earthquake struck Santa Clara County this morning. Highway 9, west of Saratoga at Pierce Road was blocked for nine hours yesterday.

Amusement parks are for fun and laughs, to get away from our problems, but in "The Circle" Shila tells her niece horrible news that would change her life forever. The topic for the shorts program was called "Family for Better or Worse" that showed many shorts about many families. I liked how it was not a cliche of the loving families we see in our society; we see pain and struggle just like any other family. My favorite short from the program was called "The Circle," it was taken place at an amusement park where an aunt told her niece her mom was dying. Amusement parks are supposed to be happy, and a great time but in this short, it was not the happiest, it was very depressing. The irony of sad news at an amusement park, it showed how life is like that sometimes. In the climax of the short, the characters were in a Ferris wheel, and the aunt told her niece that her mother was dying. The aunt told her that "life is like a cycle, and it is goi...

1. "It's not ok to wear T-shirts at practice," Coach Carter said. 2. General Myers met 10 times with the former vice president Gore. 3. He drove east from Seattle, Washington, to Boise, Idaho.   4. The FBI office has moved to 1250 3rd Ave.  5. In the '90s she received mostly A's in school despite being a rock 'n' roll groupie. 6. Aaron C.  Reskew  Jr. is the candidate that will be mayor. 7. 17 clerks worked from 7-10 a.m. and made five dollars an hour. 8.  Over 16,000 attended Game 1 of the World Series to see the Tiger's 5-2 victory. 9.  Nearly 50 percent of adults are concern about developing Alzheimer's Disease. 10.  The 19-year-old girl was born on September 20th.

Sephora and MAC counters became her world at the age of 17.  Although her parents never allowed her to wear makeup, that didn't stop her. She instead did makeup on her friends for prom in high school because s he loved doing the art of makeup on others. "I love how I make people feel after I do their makeup, I make sure they’re comfortable and feel beautiful with makeup", Arbella said. One of Arbella's friend's mother is a hairstylist and no ticed her work. She then wanted her to work with her doing bridal makeup. "I have only done makeup for about a year and I was doing bridal makeup, which is really rare. I loved doing it," Arbella said. As her clientele and exposure grew in the makeup business,  Arbella got the best message on Instagram that would change her life forever.  One of her favorite celebrity makeup artists, Janice Daoud,  contacted her asking if she can assist in a makeup photo shoot.  This was Arbella's proudest m...

Re: Judge sets $1 million bail for R. Kelly in sexual assault charges It's finally the time for R. Kelly to be served, I am appalled that there was still more evidence in the alleged sex tapes that he has with underage girls. Hopefully, the court case will put him in prison for what he has done. "Surviving R. Kelly", has definitely played a huge role in the arrest of R. Kelly and he probably wouldn't be in the news right now if it wasn't for that. I am glad that it not only woke people up to what happened but gave many voices to the women who are suffering.

(1) 1. Equanimity 2. Inward (book) 3. "Too many confuse pleasure with happiness when happiness is really equanimity , peace and the serenity that comes when one is not wanting."  4. Def: Mental calmness, composure, and evenness of temper, especially in a difficult situation. noun  5. Although the woman was dealing with her break-up she found equanimity within herself. (2) 1. Stagnate  2. Inward (book)  3. "We have a harder time releasing the habits that cause misery when we are surrounded by the psychological walls we have constructed, causing us to stagnate and fall into a rhyt hm where we are always running within a space that is slowly growing smaller." 4. Def:  to stay the same and not grow or develop. verb 5. Never let your stress overcome you, you will start a stagnate stage and won't thrive.  (3) 1. Ephemeral  2. Inward (book)  3. "heaviness comes from hanging on tightly to emotions that were always meant to be e...

1. The lead drew me into the story, I love, "it's a leather jockstrap and a smile." it made me laugh and want to read more.  2. My favorite quote was,  “Ali,” she said, laughing. “Just don’t get the whip on the food.” Imaging a grandmother saying that in my head, I can only imagine how funny it would be in person.  3. The angle of this story is on Ali, and his life being a gay male stripper that is competing in becoming the International Mr. Leather. His life is the overall angle, from learning about his family, leather and his job.  4. The best description in the story is in the first paragraph describing the gay leather bar that he strips at, describing the walls, and the environment of the bar makes you see a vivid image in your head.  5. There are 7 people quoted in this article. 

By getting money thrown at her risky moves in the club, she is a billionaire that no one can mess with. Every single release, a herd of followers repost and share. Her hardcore rap beats and dancing tunes are loved by millions. She can go from spitting rhymes to soft Spanish verses on any track. Soldout shows around the world, this  International star made history by how many records she sold. Her long silky hair past her thighs and glamourous bling shines from the spotlight at every show. Her fashion looks are on the print of every magazine, her own collection sold out within seconds. Her contagious and loud laugh can be spotted miles away. Never afraid to speak her mind, her confident rants on social media help girls who need it the most. Her funny catchphrases and accents have the world laughing. On social media, concerts, and TV, t he media can't get enough of this Bronx queen. Although many love her, always compared to another rap queen that is alway...