Brody Salazar

Curious, passionate, and persistent. When I take interest in something I invest in it entirely. Writer and artist.

Worked on 370 assignments, created 110, named on 20 bylines for The Chaffey Breeze.

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 2 min read

The Hitch: Thanksgiving for Students

Seven years ago, Karina Suchánek started an event to serve the underserved communities in Southern California, Eat and Be Well. She gathered friends and family to volunteer for their first Eat and Be Well event in Seville Park, Fontana and succeeded in serving 2,500 people. Suchánek is also the co-founder of Project Boon, along with her husband Chris Suchánek. Project...

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 1 other for The Chaffey Breeze - 4 min read

Conforming to Nonconformity

Gender nonconformity is a relatively new term used to describe individuals that do not identify as one gender, if any. Since the uprise of coming out as gender nonconforming, discrimination made itself present to all the identifiers. From schools, jobs, and walking down the street, these individuals usually do not escape prejudice and discrimination. In some cases Chaffey College has...

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 4 min read

How Chaffey College is Fighting the Stigma on STI's

A recent study from the Center for Disease Control revealed that STIs are on a gradual rise in the United States. The majority of cases are chlamydia, gonorrhea, and syphilis. The Women's Health Organization describes STIs as an infection passed from one person to another through vaginal, oral or anal sex. All three STIs have grown over the last four...

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 1 other for The Chaffey Breeze - 4 min read

Time's Up at Chaffey College

On February 14, 2018, a Time's Up panel was held at Chaffey College where three women discussed statistics on sexual harrassment and assault as well as shared some of their personal stories as to how they have been effected by the Time's Up movement and how to move forward as the movement continues to grow. The panel was moderated by...

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 2 min read

Well-Read Black Girls

(Left Natasha Deon, Right Glory Edim)On Nov. 7, Glory Edim was live with Natasha Deon at Scripps University, a women's college located in Claremont, California. Glory Edim was born in Arlington and moved to New York. She attended Howard University where her professors challenged her to read literature from Reconstruction era writers Fredrick Douglass and W. E. B. Du Bois....

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 8 min read

The Love of Kenya

When most individuals think of their next vacation destination, places such as the Bahamas, France or Greece come to mind. For most, the destination of Nairobi, Kenya does not hit too high up on the list of hot vacation spots. However, for anyone who travels to Kenya, they will learn that the Kenyan culture is extremely welcoming and that Kenya...

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 7 min read

Midterm Election

In past elections, many individuals believed their vote did not matter. How would one voice outweigh the screams of others? When so many individuals start believing their voice does not matter, their silence becomes deafening. Leading up to the midterm election on Nov. 6, crowds of people were pushing others to vote. Days prior to, and on the day of...

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 2 min read

Black Panther

Black Panther staring Chadwick Boseman and Michael B. Jordan. This cast was absolutely phenomenal. Boseman played a perfect Black Panther. We had seen him before in Captain America: Civil War which was a huge character foil to his new, 2018 role. In Black Panther, Boseman showcased his morals whereas in Civil War, he portrayed someone who was just the tough...

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LONG LIVE BEACH GOTH

Since 2012, The Growlers have religiously hosted their Beach Goth Halloween weekend at The Observatory in Santa Ana. This year, however, The LA Waterfront in San Pedro, a venue virgin to the festival, was unveiled along with a new festival name — The Growlers Six. The carnival grounds entertained ticket holders with a cabaret circus tent hosting a slew of...

By (Brody as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 4 min read

There's Something Funny In the Milk and Honey.

Instagram-famous author Rupi Kaur became notorious to the Tumblr community when it was revealed her well-known book of poetry "Milk and Honey" which tackles themes of racism, abuse and overall societal attraction, was actually plagiarized from black Tumblr poet Nayyirah Waheed. When knowledge of Waheed's work first came to light, it was argued that only her writing style was copied...