My dog Mani is a rescue dog. His mother died when he was 10 days old, and he is neutered. I have always had rescue animals and believe strongly in giving them a home. Domestic animal overpopulation is a serious concern in Orange County, and citizens in the community should do their part to make […]
On being a journalist…
This past week of my life has been incredible-incredibly stressful and incredible gratifying. My Reporting class (as I had mentioned) requires that I build a “beat” or area of concentration for the articles that I will produce all semester long. I chose Hispanics in Carrboro and Chapel Hill, NC. I spent the majority of my […]
Carrboro & Chapel Hill, NC not interested in immigration status
When Officer Charlie Pardo approaches Hispanic residents of either Carrboro or Chapel Hill, he never asks to see their immigration papers. “I give them whatever advice I can give them. One of the first questions they ask is about being undocumented and I say we don’t even look at your documentation status, we are here […]
Classes, Politics, Friends and Mani (my dog)
Whew! It is only the second week leading into the third and I am already exhausted, but I swear I haven’t felt this alive in a long time! It took the first full week just to get my schedule set in stone, not sure why it is so difficult to get into classes as a […]
End the exploitation: loopholes make it easy for employers to exploit day laborers; Carrboro right to push for just compensation
Thanks to the Carrboro Board of Aldermen, a group that is often ignored might soon receive some support. The board approved a motion at Tuesday’s meeting to look into potentially cracking down on employers who don’t fairly compensate day laborers. This is a good first step. The board should look for enforceable ways to punish […]
The Daily Tar Heel and I….
Last semester was one of the hardest semesters I have ever had to endure during my college career. It seemed that I was constantly having to fight for the right to be here-in Chapel Hill and walking around on this campus-UNC at Chapel Hill…but I made it! And not only did I make it, but […]
Come on AT&T…wake up!!!
I remember getting my job over two and half years ago with Cingular. I knew it was a long shot because I had never been in sales before, but for the sake of my sanity and school life I had to try because the schedule was just too appealing. It meant that I would get […]
UNC and letting go of stereotypes…
I am not sure at what age we begin accumulating them, or how it is exactly that our minds filter categories in such a way but we are all prone to being stereotypical. I grew up in a small town, one that I do my best to disown, one that scarred me deeply but one […]
Fall…my very favorite!
I love this time of year! While it seems that they say that we are attached to the time of year in which we are born-I never really felt that until I got older. Perhaps that little wives tale has nothing to do with fact or reality-but every fall I feel like I am being […]
Family heals….
Last night I made the trek from Sylva, NC over to Franklin, NC to see my mother and step-father. Until earlier this year when my younger sister had gone into the hospital (for something very different that I) I had not spoken with them for over a year. I have always been very hard-headed and […]