Looking Inside the Mind of a Writer

I recently sat down with Stephanie Mehia, a current student at Westchester Community College.  We discussed her love for poetry and her love of music.  Her favorite topic to write about is nature and she strives to display the darker and bleak aspect of nature through her writing. One of her main inspirations for writing is from her favorite artist Emily Autumn.

A hardworking person

I recently Interviewed one of my classmates, Angie Gill, who works really hard. She explains what she has been through these several years of working multiply jobs.




Here is advice from a successful person....http://youtu.be/KuNQgln6TL0

Barbara Villena's Hardships are the Roots of Her Love for her Family

            WCC student Barbara Villena discusses in this audio piece how her love for family came about from something as melancholic as having to live among a Peruvian terrorist group called the Tupac Amaru Revolutionary Movement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%BApac_Amaru_Revolutionary_Movement
Due to Villena being separated from her family and having to be cared after by her nanny during those times of violence, her longing and appreciation for her family remains with her today since her pain was and still is being separated from her family.

Make-up Love

Jalesa Tucker shares with us her passion for make up, her feelings on society, animal testing and shares with us tips and tricks to look your best everyday!






Jalesa's favorite Youtuber, Michelle Phan gives a make-up tutorial inspired by the Mexican holiday "Day of the Dead"

Wes Welcomes WCC Program with Open Optimism (mostly)..

Wes finds a vast range in diversity at Westchester Community College, or WCC,  by most all students and faculty. The audio above of Wesley McKenzie's take and feedback on the school comes from a one on one interview based on his experience.Wes is one of many mature, older, and decidedly declared  students currently majoring, at WCC in Valhalla, New York in journalism. As a fellow peer and student, I myself agree with his input on the school's educational use of the BlackBoard system. This audio also gives a personal perspective on a personal decision and outlook on predisposing events leading up to his decision to go back to school.

Oksana's Love Of Ukrainian Dancing

Oksana talks about her story of teaching Ukrainian Folk Dance at the Ukrainian Folk Center in Yonkers. She talks about her passion of dancing and the experiences that she went through as well.

Skateboarding over the decades

        Over the years, skateboarding just like many other sports has not only changed but also reached new audiences and even influenced new genres never thought possible before.  What had originally started in the 1950's as an idea "to surf on the street" was now reaching audiences in the hip-hop community. Chris Nieratko from Vice comments that "There was always an unspoken understanding between the two worlds: skaters would not rap, and rappers would not skate". A interesting but true idea, since the early 80's there was not one hip hop artist that would make a video skateboarding. Nieratko, also mentions that "At some point, the rap world...realized that white kids made up the majority of hip-hop record sales, and the majority of white kids were skateboarding". Fast-foward nearly a decade and we hear that Lil' Wayne skateboards, odd yes, but certainly true. Nieratko, also comments on Wayne "naturally, the first thing Wayne does to prove how down he is for skateboarding is to start a skateboarding clothing line to capitalize on it". Whether a fad for the moment, or a forever arrival into the hip hop community, what we do know is that skateboarding has now reached more audiences and grabbed the attentions of those internationally as well, surpassing cultural and ethnical groups. A devout skateboarder and student at Westchester Community College tell us more about his thoughts on this ever changing sport.

http://www.skateboardingskateboards.com/skateboarding-history/