Nya Hardaway

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Worked on 73 assignments, created 33, named on 9 bylines for The Chaffey Breeze.

By (Nya as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 5 min read

Letter to Old Friend

Dear friend, For this inaugural letter, I wish to tell you about this antiquated concept of the “American Dream.” I was six years old when I first landed in America. It was a 16-hour flight where I slept through everything except for the meals. My parents spent 19 years petitioning for a Visa to finally enter this country. I am...

By (Nya as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 5 min read

How Angela Cardinale has and continues to help students thrive online at Chaffey College.

If you have taken an online course at Chaffey in the last few years, Professor Angela Cardinale may have played a major part in your success. Professor Cardinale has been teaching both online and in-person at Chaffey College for over 17 years, starting just after graduating with a Bachelors in English Literature from San Francisco State University and an M....

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Humans of Chaffey

Not everyone has plans for the future after high school comes to an end, but Rubith Cruz, also known as Ruby, was not this person. She was ready to attend and was excited about. Ready for the future laid ahead, Ruby was ready to take on everything that came into her path. Suddenly, things took a turn. Plans that were...

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

Fortnite: How a free game generates billions and why people play it.

If you were to search for the top selling games of the last decade, Fortnite would be nowhere to be found. This is because Epic Games, the developer of Fortnite, decided to release the Battle Royale version of the game entirely free of charge in Sept. of 2017. Fortnite may have even saved Epic Games from financial ruin, as The...

By (Nya as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 4 min read

What does Black Panther Mean to Me

Black Panther came out in Feb. 2018 after the premiere of the 2016 Captain America: Civil War where we were introduced to a new character, Black Panther, played by Chadwick Boseman. In the movie Civil War, conflict within the avengers was caused by the Sokovia Accords, as well as the villain of the movie Zemo, who planned to see an...

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News Roundup, December 2022

WNBA star, Brittney Griner, is released from Russia for prisoner swap of international arms dealer, Viktor Bout Latest news on the war in Ukraine: WNBA star, Brittney Griner who has been detained in Russia since March 5, 2022 after customs found a vape cartridge containing hashish oil, has been released from Russia in a prisoner swap for convicted international arms...

By (Nya as copy editor ) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 6 min read

Wakanda Forever

* Warning: this article contains spoilers regarding the plot of "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever". Please do not read if you have not watched the movie yet * The movie starts with a beautiful, tear-jerking memorial to T'Challa. That made me feel closer to the character. I felt the mourning that Shuri and Ramonda felt. Throughout the film, we do indeed...

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Humans of Chaffey: Professor David Nimri

I have been attending Chaffey College since fall of 2019 and at the beginning, I was not sure which path to take. At first, I wanted to learn how to program video games, but I quickly learned that writing code was not something that I would want to do every day of my life. About six months into my coursework,...

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Humans of Chaffey: Ryan Falcioni

Professor Ryan Falcioni teaches Ethics Philosophy and Western Religion here at Chaffey, as well as instructs Jiu-Jitsu classes on campus. I sat down with him right after his ethics class wrapped up, which I attend every Tuesday, to have a one-on-one conversation about ethics and how his career path has shaped his life. Falcioni tells me he started his journey...

By (Nya as copy editor ) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 3 min read

Borahae

Bangtan Sonyeondan, also known as BTS, is a South Korean Pop group that debuted in June of 2013. Since then, the seven members have released countless albums, received numerous awards, and gained millions of fans they call ARMY. According to Guinness World Record, as of 2022, BTS holds 23 titles regarding their music and social media recognition. South Korea’s mandatory...