Beauty at Any Cost
As a teenager with Hispanic roots, Victoria Banuelas has experienced first-hand the physical demands of a Hispanic female. Banuelas is a high school junior who feels that while in El Paso her “culture” focuses on the importance of being “religious and educated”, but soon found “that experience opened [her] eyes to [...]
5 Ways to Boost Your Self Esteem
1. Volunteer
Why volunteer? Well, it makes you feel good AND it makes you look good. Have you ever done a good deed that made you feel all warm and fuzzy inside? When you volunteer, someone is counting on you for something. It makes us feel good when we are needed and when we make a difference. On the plus side, [...]
Diabetes – The Silent Killer
Like many other Hispanic families, my family has its battle with diabetes. My mother was the first to be diagnosed. Her diabetes was set off by her first pregnancy. It later developed into a permanent condition. Afterward, my uncle and my maternal grandmother where diagnosed with diabetes. A few years ago my paternal grandm [...]
Tips to a Perfect Prom
With spring rapidly approaching, many high schools are preparing to have the perfect prom night that is, probably, as important as getting a good grade on that math test next Friday. It takes some planning but achieving a great and fun prom night is possible. Here are some tips in order to prepare for prom.
Tip # 1 Find [...]
Fashion: Eco-Friendly Accessories
What would you say if we told you that a fabulous pair of earrings or brilliant hair piece was sitting in your trash can at this very moment? Before you run over to check your garbage for anything you may have accidentally tossed, can you remember throwing anything away that may have been recyclable- candy wrapper, an old [...]
Fashionistas Abroad
Have you been thinking of new ways to change your wardrobe? Are you bored with the current fashions in your hometown? Do you want to stand out from the crowd? Look to our hermanas abroad for inspiration. From Tokyo to Paris to Latin America, and back to the U.S., look around the globe to get the 411 on the international tre [...]
College Money Tree
Paying for college may be more nerve-racking than opening college admission letters! Speaking from experience, it is a trial and error process that cannot be avoided in order to reduce or eliminate college debt. With a wide range of scholarship opportunities available, it is entirely possible to throw out the saying “mo [...]
How to study for a test
Tap, tap, tap. The pencil in your hand keeps hitting the desk. Your eyes wander around the room. You look at the clock. Tick, tick, tick. You look at your classmates. Scribble, scribble, scribble. They write on the paper in front of them. You look down at your paper. It is a test and you don’t remember anything you studie [...]
Texting in the Fast Lane
As technology becomes more closely tied to our daily lives, a growing problem for young drivers is using gadgets while behind the wheel. Cellphone texting is distracting and endangering the lives of its users. A group being seriously affected is teenage drivers who despite being new to driving are risking it all to send tha [...]
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