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Antonio Nevarez

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  • caption: Victor Campos (right) at his high school graduation with Reid Sundblad, his middle school teacher and mentor.
    Education

    Middle school can be rough. Los Siete guides middle school boys through it

    In middle school, you’re thrown into a completely new environment with hundreds of people you’ve never met before. Your body and brain are changing. You’re starting to learn how to grow up. This transition can be hard on young teens. They can fail in classes and have issues outside of school. However, at Chinook Middle School in Sea-Tac, a group called Los Siete provides guidance and support for middle school boys.
  • caption: Two Gillette brand razors plus a handle, side by side, with price comparisons. Both products have two disposable razor heads and a handle, yet one of the products is nearly five dollars more expensive than the other.
    Arts & Life

    The Pink Tax: What you need, they mark up

    More than half of the population spends an absurd amount of money every year on products that they need. Think tampons and other menstrual products. What’s worse is that institutionally, these products are considered luxury items and marked up as such.