The Beauty of Niagara Falls
By Giselle Lojano
If you are looking for a beautiful place to travel this spring break, then Niagara Falls might just be the place you’ve been searching for. Located at the border of Canada and the U.S, these three enormous waterfalls will surely take your breath away with their majestic beauty.
This last summer I visited Niagara Falls with my family, it was an unforgettable experience, the place was beautiful and there were plenty of activities available to people for all ages.
Niagara Falls
Photo Caption: Giselle Lojano
The first step to make sure you have a fun experience is to be prepared. Making reservations on time is crucial, since a lot of people visit this place it’s not likely to find a good hotel room at the last minute. My family and I had to settle for an overly expensive room with little amenities because we thought making reservations in advance was not necessary. We ended up looking for a hotel room for more than two hours.
It’s also essential to take all your travel documents with you if you plan on visiting the falls located in Canada as well. In my opinion, Canada had many more activities for children and adults. Restaurants, stores and parks full of flowers were everywhere.
Niagara Falls, Canadian View
Photo caption: Giselle Lojano
On the other hand, although New York didn’t have as many restaurants and parks, there were more activities regarding the exploration of Niagara Falls. One of them was named Maid of the Mist, which basically takes you on a boat to see the Niagara Falls up close. Even if it’s warm, try to wear warm clothing since water will splash all over you once the boat is in front of the falls. As the girl who wore shorts and a tank top, trust me you will definitely get cold if you don’t.
Last, but not least, don’t forget to visit the falls at night; light projectors are placed on each side of New York and Canada, projecting light to the water as it falls. The lights change from blue to purple and from purple to red, every color is reflected and it gives the falls a mystic type of beauty.
Niagara Falls at nighttime
photo caption: Giselle Lojano
Niagara Falls, is one of those unforgettable places you will not regret visiting. Whether traveling with friends or with family, you are sure to have a good time.
Are women attempting a balancing act not meant for stilettos as we carry babies on our backs and brief cases on our arms in an attempt to juggle being both a mother and a professional?
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Over the last few years, working-moms find themselves back in the lion’s den with spectators accusing them of playing a dangerous game by trying to “have it all,” when the focus should be more on men, who haven’t increased their responsibilities in making the family circus more successful.
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Pregnancy Discrimination Act (PDA) have provided women with the job protection to start families at their leisure but the opportunity costs of playing both roles have not been alleviated. In fact they’ve been intensified. Working-moms are now expected to portray the role of The Cosby Show’s gorgeous Claire Huxtable who maintained her position as a high-powered attorney while still managing to make it home every night to have dinner with her family and help her children with their homework.
Phylicia Rashad as Claire Huxtable
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This unreasonable expectation is only further encouraging preservation of gender roles. The duties of women are constantly expanding now include the responsibility of assisting in economically contributing to the household in addition to cooking, cleaning, ironing, and nurturing children. Yet, there have been no supplementary responsibilities added to the role of men.
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In 1963, the Equal Pay Act was passed. In 1973 woman gained the right to choose. In 1988 the Equal Employment Opportunities Law was passed. Despite these accomplishments many women are too shy to say their spouse “you too can do it all.” Instead of rushing home to cook dinner after working 9 hours and spending their weekends cleaning their house, more women have to ask their husbands to pull their weight. As a new generation of women begins to raise children, we should be managing our sons’ expectations so that they understand that Claire Huxtable is just a fictional character and that one can only perform trapeze acts if they have an amazing partner to catch them.
By: Miguel Sanchez
College midterms, finals, research papers,can be stressful
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The looming long hours of studying and lengthy research papers are enough to drive any college student over the edge in their academic career. This is what a student may call stress.
Stress is the body’s reaction to any outside anomaly. Once the person undergoes stress, the brain sends a wave of signals throughout the body to trigger a response.
A stressor is any physical, psychological, or social force that puts real or perceived demands on the body, emotions, mind, or spirit of an individual. When the body senses a stressor, it immediately goes to a fight-or-flight mode and some of the side effects include profuse sweating, lack of attention, lack of sleep, and even weight-gain, to name a few.
When approached with this kind of stressor, it is always important that a person responds immediately to treat that kind of stress. If not, it can lead to health risks, such as strokes and heart attacks.
Common ways to combat stress
Many people become victims of stress because they have a strong urgency to meet certain deadlines, whether it is a paper for school, or getting to a meeting on time. One way to fix this is to manage your time accordingly.
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Don’t drink alcohol! Although it is often called liquid courage, it is actually unhealthy and can cause long term health risks like addiction and liver problems. Also cut caffeine from your diet. Caffeine is a stimulant found in coffee, soda, and energy drinks. High levels of caffeine can cause an abnormal rise in blood pressure.
An alternative is to drink club soda or green tea (that’s been lightly sweetened), this has a dual function. Now you can sip and remove those negative toxins from your body. For a source of energy, you can also go the organic route. Drink organic orange juice and take b vitamins supplements (known for its supply in energy.)
Smoking your stress away is the wrong way of handling stress. Courtesy: Whatcomhorizon.com
Quit smoking. There are number of health risks that come with smoking, the body becomes more prone to these risks once it is under pressure.
Staying in shape is the best method to fighting stress.
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And lastly, one of the greatest ways to combat stress is to stay away from greasy foods and overeating. Although a healthy diet can lead to a better synergy, overeating can cause bloating and fatigue. This writer knows only too well. If anything have a balance diet and workout. Working out and having a daily exercise regimen is proven the best and most effective way to solve any stressor related issues.
(Consult with your primary health physician before actually committing to these changes mentioned above.)
I’m a hopeless romantic, I like to blame it on the fact that I was born on Valentine’s Day but honestly it’s just my gender. Woman LOVE love. The idea of it, the act of it, and the songs and movies about. It gets us all giddy and weak in the knees and we become non functioning drones that believe we are Belle and are male counter parts are the Beasts. You all know the story…Beautiful sweet girl, bursting with love and effeminacy takes a mean ole man and turn him into a prince. And us women, so gullible and thirsty for love, believe every single bit and apply it to real life. Damn you Disney!
Infidelity Photo by Istockphoto
But if a man sees how much I love him, if he sees how much I have to give he will be a good man for me and for us right? Wrong.
Women have the misconceived notion that all the love they have to give is enough to change an unfaithful into a faithful one. That the potency of their “I love you” can move mountains and change mankind. In reality is it moves nothing but possibly a man’s anxiety level.
Beauty and the Beast Photo by fanpop
Society tells us how to get a man, how to make a man marry you, how to get a man to open up, how to give a man the best orgasm, how to cook for a man, how to be the perfect best friend, girlfriend, lover, wife, and mother of his children, and they tell us that all of this will show a man how amazing we are and has the power to change any asshole into a prince.
Young boy Photo by Sofia Mogliazzi
Women must stop this silly notion that their ‘everlasting love’ can do so, because while a woman’s head is generally influenced by her heart, a man’s heart is always influenced by his head, and not the one on his shoulders. I’m not saying not to trust all men…Just the ones over the age of ten.
Farah Angsana’s Spring 2013 collection introduced an exotic array of fabrics and colors to bring out the Brazilian hawt bitch in all of us.
Tribal Beaded Cocktail Dress Photo by Sofia Mogliazzi
Inspired by Brazil and the re-invention of life, the collection titled ‘The Glamazon’ was one of the most vivid collections I’ve seen this year, with floral patterns, royal blue, lime green and eccentric orange as some of many colors the designer chose to work with.
Royal Blue Chiffon Gown Photo by Sofia Mogliazzi
The theme of picturesque and vibrant glamour continued with the display of fabrics used to make the cocktail dresses and gowns. Silk wore many of the floral patterns on the cocktail dress, while draping chiffon covered most of the gowns. I was blown away by the pleated evening gowns donned with embellished necklines and the empire waisted gowns with silk trains. Truly a collection meant for an island princess.
I must say the most impressive pieces however were the beaded cocktail dresses which displayed some of the most intricate beading and embellishing I’ve seen this season. The collection definitely told a story. One of discovery, mystery and the blossoming of a woman.
The Designer Farah Angsana Photo by Zimbio
Which must hit home for the designer seeing she’s the only Indonesian fashion designer to receive international recognition for her intricate quality of work and magnificent creations.
Air Jordan: All Aboard!
By: Jeanette Knotts
Whether it’s a blizzard, raining, hail or a heat wave, you can expect to find hundreds of people anxiously lined up in front of the most popular sneaker stores on Friday nights waiting to snag a pair of Air Jordans.
People gathered on line at midnight, just before the release of the Air Jordan XI “Concords”
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What makes these sneakers so popular? Well for starters, the creator of this famous footwear is Michael Jeffrey Jordan (also known as MJ), 6x basketball playoff champion, and probably the most talked about and well-known NBA players.
Currently, there have been over 70 different styles and color-ways of Air Jordan sneaker released. With effective marketing surrounding the first release of the shoe in 1985, it immediately became Nike’s most sought after footwear. During each game MJ played, he graced the court wearing a pair of his legendary sneakers, often defeating the opposing team with his extraordinary basketball skills.
The most sought after Air Jordan in the “Cool Grey” colorway
Photo By: Jeanette Knotts
Nike then marketed these sneakers by saying they were a key component to Michael’s outstanding performance.
The Air Jordan sneakers are released every other Saturday, attracting over 300 sneaker heads eagerly waiting to buy a pair. The lines for these shoes are usually formed the night before; with people literally camping out, spending hours overnight waiting for the store doors to open and deal with the demand of the crowd. Believe it or not, within minutes, the popular sneaker usually sells out, creating an eruption in the crowd of people who waited hours in line but failed to cop a pair of sneakers because it sold out in a matter of minutes.
The Air Jordan IX sold out in under 2 days
Photo By: Jeanette Knotts
Some people opt to stay home in hopes of trying to purchase a pair online, but these too are sold out in a matter of seconds.
The fact that these sneakers were created by one of the most successful NBA players in history makes these shoes the most wanted above all others. Not only are they stylish, they are marketed to make people think as though they can mimic Michael Jordan’s superlative basketball moves. After all, everyone wants to be like Mike!
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By Steven Levine Too often the question is asked in bars and parlors around the world, “Why is pop music so pop-ular?” I say too often because the answer is simple: quality mixing. People turn off the music when they … Continue reading
MSG main entrance.
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Madison Square Garden—located between seventh and eighth avenues from 31st street to 33rd street, — is the world’s most famous arena. MSG opened on February 11, 1968 it is now the oldest sporting facility in NY, the oldest arena on the National Hockey League and the second oldest arena in the National Basketball League. The Garden is one of three busiest music arenas in terms ticket sales.
Miguel Cotto vs Antonio Margarito.
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MSG is used for professional basketball and ice hockey, as well as circuses, ice shows, concerts, and other entertainments. Most events that take place in Madison Square Garden are sold out because top celebrities perform, or either people just want to go to experience something different. In addition the N.Y.P.D Academy, Baruch College and Yeshiva University also hold their annual graduation ceremonies there.
One of the two sky bridges in MSG.
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The Garden is on a three-year off season renovation that has an estimated expense close to 1 billion dollars. The reason for this renovation is to modernize the Garden with an advance technology system, such as new lighting and LED video systems with HDTV and to give the Garden a unique look compared to other arenas around the country. Once this renovation is finalized the hottest ticket for any event in Madison Square Garden will be on the two sky bridges across the arena that will have a capacity up to one thousand people.
By: Haydee Perez
“Guide” to Employment.
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The U.S economy hasn’t had any improvement to show that there will be more jobs produced for new college graduates who enter the workforce every year. According to website The Economic Collapse (http://theeconomiccollapseblog.com),in 2011, there was an estimated 53 percent of Americans who graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree under the age of 25 who were either unemployed or underemployed. This is a drastic effect for all those who worked hard in school and gone into debt just to get a college education.
A place we trust.
Photo Credit to: Haydee Perez
These graduates feel that the system has failed them. They seek help from “Career Counselors” and they are only advised that they should go back to school to “get more education.” This will become a negative effect by causing these students more debt and this cannot be discharged in bankruptcy; it follows you throughout your lifetime. Many of these graduates go out to find themselves a decent job, but no matter how hard they try they can’t. Most of them end up finding jobs that only requires a high school diploma. The employment picture is not going to get better anytime soon. People who even have higher degrees are also having difficulty finding good paying jobs.
Graduation may lead to struggle in the “real world”.
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Most middle class jobs are being replaced by “low income jobs” and young college graduates are the ones who are being hurt by this process. Many corporations are viewing their employees as an expensive “liability,” and they try to minimize this “liability.” This is causing layoffs of many employees even when the corporation is making huge profit. What does this tell us young undergraduates? Will the economy get any better for us or will we fall in the same path as other graduates?
