10 Dance Crazes of the Decade
The past decade has been one for the books, especially when it comes to “viral”...
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Author: Jazmyne Pennington
KCC Student Wins 7-Eleven Culinary Competition
BY JAZMYNE PENNINGTON | STAFF WRITER On Dec. 4, seven students from Kapi‘olani Community College...
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Kaira Verdugo
Kaira Verdugo is a 19-year-old Natural Sciences major from Honolulu. She plans to pursue a degree in Forensics after graduating from KCC.
“I like the fact that I could bring closure to families, if something bad were to happen,” she said.
After high school, Verdugo took a year off and went to Guam, where she worked with her uncle at his business consulting firm. She decided that she wasn’t interested in that career path and returned to O‘ahu to enroll at Kapi‘olani Community College.
In her free time, Verdugo likes to do karate, read, and watch Netflix.
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KCC Culinary Arts Students to Compete in 7-Eleven Competition
BY JAZMYNE PENNINGTON| STAFF WRITER Kapi’olani Community College and Leeward Community College...
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WOTS: Thankful
By Jazmyne Pennington | Staff Writer Word on the Street: What are you thankful for? Joshua...
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Loreto Mendoza Jr.
Loreto Mendoza Jr. is a 25-year-old from Maui and is currently in the Respiratory Care Program at Kapiolani Community College.
After graduating high school, Mendoza was a combat engineer in the U.S. Marine Corps. He specialized in working with explosives and urban breaching. In 2014, Mendoza deployed to Afghanistan with a B billet as a 240 Bravo machine gunner.
Mendoza enjoys the Respiratory program because of the opportunity to work with people.
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Body Positivity: Learning to Love Myself
BY JAZMYNE PENNINGTON | STAFF WRITER I’m not sure how many times in my life that I have said or...
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WOTS: One Food You’d Never Eat Again
By Jazmyne Pennington | Staff Writer Word on the Street: What is one food that you have tried that...
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Janelle YouJanelle You, a KCC student majoring in teaching English as a second language, takes part in a jam session with her friends. “I was a professional Taiko drummer in L.A. for the past two and a half years. I started when I was seven, so almost all my life. I’m originally from Maui, I had to finish up school before traveling around, and have a back up plan. So this is my first time living in Oahu. Just this past semester is my first semester (at KCC). I went to the University of Pittsburg in Pennsylvania first before I transferred here, and when I moved to California I pursued a Taiko drum major. I took classes in Santa Monica college. Right now I’m taking a break but I hope to get back into it. I’m just singing with friends now." When asked about the name of her music group, she and her friends jokingly suggest the "Shin-anigans" due to the guitarist's surname being Shin.
