Illustration by Kate Rogers Staff Illustrator South Pasadena High School thrives on the relationship between community and school. School is integrated into so much of students’ lives: we run into our teachers at the grocery store, we go to school with our teacher’s kids, and we spend hours in after-school tutoring sessions. Naturally, relationships form […]
Portantino engages with South Pasadena in town hall discussion
Written by Amelia Anthony Copy Editor Photos by Richard Gomez Staff Photographer California State Senator Anthony J. Portantino spoke to South Pasadena residents at a town hall event Wednesday night, October 18. Constituents of the 25th district gathered in the South Pasadena Public Library community room to engage in dialogue with the state senator. Portantino […]
Amelia Anthony
Amelia returns to Tiger as a copy editor and opinion columnist for her senior year. A dedication to the craft of writing shows itself in her work. In addition to Tiger, Amelia spends her time running online art publication Tunnel Magazine. (www.tunnelzine.com) Contact: a.anthony@tigernewspaper.com See more articles by Amelia here
Despite having lost its location, SPACE’s Arts Crawl is still a vibrant event
Written by Amelia Anthony Copy Editor Photos by Luke Quezada Staff Photographer The seasonal South Pasadena + SPACE Arts Crawl always draws out the familiar faces in South Pasadena. Its summer occurrence was this past Saturday, July 15. Throughout the night, I ran into acquaintance’s parents, people I used to play Little League with, people […]
Uber isn’t gay, it’s bad
Written by Amelia Anthony Copy Editor Illustration by Isabella Frescura Staff Illustrator Pride this year exploded— plastered all over windows, Instagram feeds, and headlines. I read dozens of articles about the origin of the Rainbow Flag and the history of the LGBTQ+ rights movement. As the traction for Pride month increased, so did its rainbow […]
On being “Dramelia”
By Amelia Anthony Staff Writer Illustration by Isabella Frescura Illustrator The real-life effects of society’s gendered acceptance of emotions I have been called dramatic my whole life—the nick-name “Dramelia” was coined when I was seven and my family has used it ever since. At times I’ve been wholly deserving of the title, like when I used […]
MOCA’s Electric Earth fails to enlighten
By Amelia Anthony Staff Writer Photo by Amelia Anthony The Geffen Contemporary at MOCA is a grand space—over 40,000 feet of exhibition periodically renovated by one artist who displays an entire personal gallery of work. Usually, the MOCA’s selections are spot-on, hitting the sweetspot between pretentious and relatable that Angelenos gravitate to. But the Geffen’s […]