The Nexus

Heidrick-Barnes teaches her first period class how to tell time, Nov. 19. She has been teaching special education for 22 years.

Heidrick-Barnes raises over $14,000, wins Best Buddies Champion of the Year

Juliana Hong, Staff Writer • November 22, 2024

Special education teacher Meg Heidrick-Barnes found out she raised $14,150 during the Best Buddies donations campaign, Nov. 13. This year was the first time Heidrick-Barnes participated in the Best Buddies Champion of the Year campaign in 22 years. She was crowned the San Diego Best Buddies Grand Champion...

Involuntary servitude for prisoners takes advantage of vulnerable inmates

Rosemary Cabanban, Sports Editor • November 22, 2024

Recently, California voters rejected Proposition 6, which would have changed state policy that some refer to as a loophole for “modern-day slavery” in the form of involuntary labor in prisons. The 13th Amendment, ratified in 1865 after the Civil War, prohibited slavery and involuntary servitude in...

Efforts to revitalize civic engagement in youth are needed to maintain a healthy democracy

November 22, 2024

Exiting the most recent presidential election, Tufts University’s Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement (CIRCLE)...

My transition to the adult’s table

November 22, 2024

As Halloween festivities die down and November’s not-so-cold weather settles onto southern California, I am reminded of a holiday I have truthfully...

Preservation of cultural identities, familial bonds adds value to our lives

November 22, 2024

The rhythmic drums echoed through Westview High School’s Lunar New Year festival as the weight of the lion’s head pressed down on my shoulders;...