Articles by Jennifer Yaccarino

Being your own advocate gets incredibly exhausting very quickly. However, this is what we need to be doing in today’s day and age. You see this a lot. The Women’s March started as women advocating for themselves. March for Our Lives started as students taking a stand for their own safety. However, most people typically […]

Plastic consumption is becoming an increasing environmental issue. One of the ways that people are attempting to combat this by decreasing one’s use of plastic. A recent trend is restaurants decreasing plastic by getting rid of straws. However, this solution is not the easy fix. Restaurants need to still provide straws for its customers. Plastic […]

The Fourth of July is one of the largest events in the United States annually. This celebration of our nation’s inception is celebrated with parades and festivals. The Fourth of July is also known for its fireworks celebration. However, we do not need this many firework displays. Central q and a are clear We do […]

One Day at a Time Netflix By: Mike Royce and Gloria Calderon Kellett Starring: Rita Moreno, Justina Machado, Isabella Gomez, Marcel Ruiz, and Todd Grinnell First aired: January 6, 2017 Two seasons Twenty-six episodes Genre: Sitcom/Dramedy   “One Day at a Time” is a good vessel for conversation in today’s day and age. Its important […]

June was Immigrant Heritage Month and America celebrated it in the best way possible. If you haven’t paid any attention to the news, you definitely missed all of the great things that have been done this past month. Yesterday, all across the United States, numerous rallies were held to protest Trump’s immigration policies. This was […]

The Miss America pageant made a large leap forward into the 21st century for this upcoming pageant in terms of feminism. The swimsuit competition portion of the pageant has been removed in a grand gesture of feminism making room for the other, more substantial aspects of the competition. We are pleased to see this discard […]

Most high schools focus on providing foreign languages as a second language. Spanish, French, and German were offered when I was in high school with Spanish being offered at the beginning of elementary school. But a growing number of people utilize American Sign Language (ASL) as their main form of communication. How can this be […]