Jaguar Journal

Money can buy cars, clothes, houses, and even women, but can money buy happiness? Money does not measure the extent of someone’s happiness. Just because you have a lot of money, does not mean you are happy. Some people think that all rich people are happy, but that is not the case. For example, R&B [...]

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In today’s society, skin color has become either an advantage or a disadvantage. Light-skinned blacks are seen as superior to the darker ones, and from what I have noticed, this has divided blacks even further. Music videos, movies, plays, and even corporate jobs discriminate against dark-skinned women. Rappers such as Lil Wayne publicly state that [...]

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From a young age, the concept of knowing what you want to be when you grow up is constantly stressed in society. How many times have you been pestered by your parents to know what you want to do and start trying to achieve that goal? Probably too many times to count. But is knowing [...]

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On a hot day, I decided to wear shorts to school. I usually never wear shorts because the school can really be eager to discipline someone who they think is defying the dress code. Because my parents are notorious for making me change clothes if they deem my outfit to be inappropriate, I asked them [...]

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As the end of the 2012-2013 school year swiftly approaches, seniors are mentally preparing to fly away from the bird’s nest, feeling fully hatched and academically adequate.  Conversely, KCP students may not be prepared for one thing: being the minority.  When you are black, you are usually referred to as the minority, but most inner [...]

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I recently attended a younger cousin’s house party where kids were dancing and singing. Suddenly, all of the kids stopped and yelled, “Popped a molly I’m sweating, Woo!” I, like anyone else my age or older would be, was appalled. “Popping Mollies” seems to be popular in the music, or more specifically, hip hop industry [...]

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Wearing false hair or weave has always been associated with women not loving themselves and quite frankly I think that’s true. According to a survey by Dove, only 7% of all women in the U.S. love their natural hair. It is completely ridiculous that more women don’t love their natural hair. Everyone is born with [...]

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King’s prom is on Friday, May 24. Through all the excitement of finding dresses, tuxedos, shoes, jewelry, and cars, the seniors have to worry about detention counts. Seniors need 10 or fewer detentions by May 18 to attend prom, even if ticket is purchased. This rule has been in place long before the new administration [...]

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Apparently, the time-honored tradition called “the finders keepers rule” has been abolished. The real question is, where was I? Last time I checked, it was cool to take lost items for a specific reason: one man’s trash is another man’s treasure. Items blatantly left behind clearly have no value to the person who left them. [...]

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Every morning I come into the school hearing sleepy complaints and mumbles of “I don’t want to be here” or “I can’t wait until I graduate then I won’t have to come back here,” these complaints continue throughout the day, discouraging some from doing his or her work, causing teachers here and there to get [...]

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