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Sunday, May 31, 2015

Best Commencement Speeches


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Graduation is upon us, a time of celebration, a time of reflection. Here are two of the best commencement speeches ever by two men who have since passed away, author David Foster Wallace at Kenyon and Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at Stanford. Both speeches took place in 2005. Rest in peace and thank you for your words of inspiration. The speeches were posted on the U-T San Diego site on May 29, 2015 and the article is attributed to Matthew T. Hall.

Monday, May 11, 2015

Helping the Homeless

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Elvis Summers is a man who wears a blue Mohawk. He is also a person who is helping shelter the homeless. Find out how one person can make a difference in the lives of people without homes. Building Tiny Houses Into Big Help for Los Angeles' Homeless was published in the U-T San Diego on May 7, 2015


Friday, May 8, 2015

Career Advice from Stan Lee

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What does the creator of Spider-Man say about working for money? This video was shown on "Business Insider" on June 30, 2014.

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Video Contest Winners!


City's Mental Health Services recently ran a contest for students to create a suicide awareness video, and these are the winners:

1st place ($500): Full Circle, http://youtu.be/eXaIedr-Syo

2nd place ($250): Directing Change: Suicide Prevention, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=couZno1OIS4&feature=youtu.be


3rd place ($125): Let's Change Minds About Suicide, http://youtu.be/UJHlesKTmiA (This video was produced by FYE student, Carlos D., with the encouragement of his peer mentor, Alma N.)


For mental health emergencies, the ACCESS LINE and CRISIS LINE is 1-888-724-7240.