Category: Makenna Adams

By Makenna Adams My uncle Teague owns a charming, 1976 Volkswagen bus named Juanita. She is forever cheerful—with bright orange paint the color of California poppies and a vast collage of eclectic bumper stickers documenting her many travels. Effortlessly timeless and resilient, she has remained an iconic symbol of adventure in my family for three…

By Makenna Adams Which teacher loves singing, watching hockey, and dissecting rats equally? Which teacher would rather wear a sweater than turn on a fan in hot weather? Why, none other than Westmont’s own Joy Brawn, of course!  Mrs. Brawn has been teaching at Westmont for six years. Up until this year, she taught freshman…

By Makenna Adams Earlier this summer, my family and I tuned into a Giants vs. A’s game on the radio. Listening to the announcer, something felt off. A few seconds later, I realized what was missing: spectators. With no fans in the stands to contribute to the merry hubbub that always accompanies live sporting events,…

By Makenna Adams The sound of a fan is a peculiar one I listen to it now You’d think that it’d be prone to roar When in fact it often meows. Like a little sleepy cat Who sits alone and purrs As I listen to the fan I notice how it whirs. The fan spins…

By Makenna AdamsIn most industries, Black businesses lag far behind white-owned businesses in sales, profit, and employment. The reason: systemic racism is prevalent in the process of producing and consuming, and in the establishment of businesses. For example, only 13.9 percent of Black-owned firms have annual profits of $10,000 or more; in comparison, 30.4 percent…

By Makenna Adams “Caffeine stunts your growth!” says practically everyone ever. Is this true? If this statement has any merit, it seems to have been lost on me—I’ve been eating dark chocolate my entire life, which contains 12 mg of caffeine per serving, and turned out to be 5’10”. Myths, like this one, concerning caffeine…

By Makenna Adams The following article will come across as ironic. I am about to complain about Yelp, the website where users review businesses, when what angers me about Yelp is that most of its users take advantage of the site with the sole intent to complain. Please, forgive the irony and consider what I…

By Makenna Adams “What have you been doing over quarantine?” innocently asked a curious friend of mine recently. What a loaded question. Perhaps a better question would be: What have I not been doing? Like many others, I feel like I have dabbled in every possible pastime since we went under lockdown in March. If…

By Makenna Adams Many people have passions. Yet few people turn their passions into a profitable or tangible reality. For senior Gabby Besio, however, this is not the case. Stuck indoors, Gabby turned a fun past time of hers: baking—into a business. “Ever since I was a little kid,” explains Gabby, “I’ve always loved to…

By Makenna Adams Harry Styles is amazing. There are many ways to say it, but I often think the best way to say something is to say it simply. So, to make it known to all: Harry Styles is amazing, and here is why I admire him. When people make it big, they often don’t…