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Lowell Elementary School, in San Jose, has a recent addition to their campus in the form of an art mural residing on ....More>>>

How Do 37 Students Fit into 20 Seats?
Doing the Failed Math of My Oversized English Class
by Melissa Vargas
November 23, 2009

IÕve always been an A student. I liked doing my work and asking questions whenever I was having doubts about something.More>>>

Strong As a Stone
Video by Adrian Avila
Novermber 19, 2009

Art has always been a passion of mine, something I have aspired to since my childhood. In my late teens I became mentally ill and struggled on the streets and in mental hospitals More>>>

Mayfair Community Calls For Hope
Article by Jose Manuel "The Homeboy Mad" Valle // Video by Angel Luna
Novemeber 17, 2009

On Tuesday November 11th, The Mayfair community called for a day of hope at Lee Mathson Middle School after two trick or treaters were tragically attacked on Halloween night...More>>>

Fighting Philanthropy
BJJ World Champion Offers Seminar for Typhoon Relief
Video by Lyrical Swords
Novermber 15, 2009

A Brazlian Jiu Jitsu World Champion comes to San Jose to promote relief and recovery in the Phillipines...More>>>

The iron bar and barbed wire castle looms.
Gun towers rear against the lightning sky.... More>>>

Standing In Line For The H1N1 Flu Shot was Worse Than Black Friday
By Lupe Madrid
November 11, 2009

On Saturday November 7, 2009 thousands of South Bay residents flocked to the Santa Clara County Fairgrounds to get their swine flu fixing, and I was one of them. More>>>

Frutas on the Streets of SJ
Photos by Tiburon Martinez
Video by Adrian Avila
November 9, 2009

Here is a quick look into the world of the San Jose street fresh fruit vendors that keep the streets ... More >>>

Photo of the Week: Mount Shasta
Photo by Robyn Jamison
November 9, 2009

This week's photo is of a ridge on the way up to the top of Mount Shasta... More >>>

ÒPreciousÓ is About Women I Know
Film Review
By G. Melesaine


When I saw the trailer for the new film "Precious" I cried. This film made me think alot about an old life I was too familiar with. It made me think about alot of women that I am close to. More>>>

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