Perception: How Social Media Is Changing What It Means To Be An Immigrant
Leslie Rivera
May 14, 2017
As I walked through Marco Forster Middle School’s courtyard, the murmurs between classmates began: “Are you cutting class or are you walking out?” Prior to the rise of social media, events spread through word of mouth between classmates and friends. A dash through the side of the main building, ...
Pushing Vegan — The Vegan And Skateboarding Communities Intersect
Leslie Rivera
November 15, 2016
Thirty-five-year-old Kerry Weber wakes up at six in the morning to commute to work at a tech campus in the South Bay. Weber is a lab engineer who skateboards any chance he can get, whether that be at his workplace or after hours when the parking lots are empty. On the weekends he prefers to skate in...
Breaking Points — Act I: Relationships
Leslie Rivera
October 24, 2016
During a dimly lit dinner 800 ft above ground on the Las Vegas Stratosphere Tower Restaurant, my partner and I discussed our future as we enjoyed the 360 degree view of the city. Some nights we preferred sleeping outdoors, so we would grab a couple bottles of wine and sleep on the beach underneath th...
