Hungry Downtown?

  If you ever are downtown, near Martin Luther King Jr. Library, and just roaming around with a pocket full of cash and time to spend with a growling stomach. Then you should try out these food stops. Would like to note these places were reviewed on a Sunday afternoon so service may vary.

Icebee

  A frozen yogurt place, 151 S 2nd St San Jose, CA 95113, downtown with 12 flavors: Pistachio, cookie-n-cream, Icebee green tea, Icebee mango-tart, watermelon sorbet, pomegranate sorbet, very blueberry, strawberry, fancy french vanilla, cable chocolate, island coconut, Icebee signature plain yogurt. Not to forget the variety of toppings including assorted fruit, nuts, candies, etc.

  The place has a comfortable environment so you can just relax and eat your yogurt. Tried the pomegranate, strawberry, and mango tart with the topping of kiwi and it was satisfactory and cost 39 cents per ounce.

  Reasonable place to go to if you are just walking around the downtown area but the downside is that the yogurt is a bit watery so it melts quickly.

  “I thought it was alright… They had good toppings though.” stated freshman Michelle Trinh, “and a nice environment.”*

Smoke Eaters

  A restaurant, seen on Man Vs. Food with everything that ranges from 5 to10 dollars excluding sides, larger quantities, and drinks.

  The environment is mostly adults –since it has a bar. Loud when there is a sports game and the customer service is great to new customers. The wait time is between 5 to 10 minutes ranging on what you order.

  Located on 22S 3rd street with its specialty of hot wings, it is a 5 minute walk from the Martin Luther King Jr. Library if you don’t know where it is near. The Thai Zing and atomic chicken wings were good, came with a choice of dipping sauce.

  The Thai Zing taste a bit like orange chicken but much better since the taste was fresh and original. Atomic was like a classic chicken wing.

  The fries tasted normal and the grilled chicken sandwich was acceptable. It was on sourdough bread but is uncertain if they have different options.

  As stated like before the employee was great with helping me with my choice on what to choose.

  “The service was pretty fast and the grilled chicken sandwich was alright, but they stuffed a lot of lettuce in it,” said Trinh, “but their recipe was unique.”*

*Michelle Trinh noted “I am a selective eater.”

Mating Season

It’s mating season again, and the air is filled with love. Below are some full-proof tips to help you partner-up before the competitive season of love over.

1. Let your favorite girl or guy know you’re interested by complimenting them.  Then give the pickup line:

- Do you have a BandAid? I just scraped my knee falling for you.

- If you were a tear in my eye I would not cry for fear of losing you.

- I may not be a genie but I can make your dreams come true.

-I’m better than Justin Bieber , I can make you one less lonely girl.

2.      Leave them messages on Facebook every time you think of them – the more the better.  Show up where ever their status says they’ll be.

It makes you have a personal experience with them without even talking to them in real life. So when you start to take to the person you like you could have some common interest with them.

3.      Constantly confess your feelings – make these displays public so they feel special.

While they walk past you or they are online, make it clear about how you feel by giving them a cat call or “Hey, Sexy”. They will notice your feeling and will consider if you should be their partner.

4.      Grab their attention

Do something flashy that makes you stand out and better

than some other person. Try a different hairstyle or a different way to talk to make them take interest in you.

5.      Serenade your love interest in front of all their friends.

It will make them seem like they are more special than the rest of their friends. Sing a Justin Bieber song. All the girls like that.

6.      Give them a homemade gift

Use trash or scraps you find around to create the perfect gift that will make it seem sweet, but like you’re not trying hard at all. This is also eco- friendly (: Improving your romantic life and the world at the same time.

7. Be honest.

Once you’ve finally convinced your ideal mate to go out with you, be honest with them at all times.  If they ask, “Does this make me look fat?” Say yes, and they will like you even more because you seem honest and like you can be trusted.

8. Be understanding

If they don’t want to be your mate and to just be acquaintances. Understand that they can’t accept your feelings. They will be more accepting of you and might consider your feelings in the future. Still tell them your feelings after they rejected you because you might have grown on them.

Books Vs. Movies

Which do people prefer more books or movies based on books?
Some prefer reading because it allows them to fantasize about how the scenes from a story would look, while others prefer movies because it gives them a vivid picture of s the story’s scenes. To some students, books are just a jumble of words on multiple pieces of paper. To others, they are an escape to a magical realm that pulls them out of reality.
But when books gets turned into movies, most of the time the movies don’t follow the plot or live up to the avid fans expectations. For example many students felt like the Twilight series and Harry Potter didn’t live up to their expectations.
Others disagree because they feel that books are more detailed and give them a better grasp of what is going on. Mr.RockBone* stated, “I think books are better [than movies it is] more descriptive and more detailed to get into the character.”
Accordingly, some movies help the readers gain a better understanding of what was happening in the book. For example, “The Great Gatsby” helped some understand some of the literary devices used in the story.
Many students still prefer watching the movie version than reading the book because some students don’t like to read. Freshman Judie Apolinar said, “[I like] movies because I am too lazy to read.”
Some students are in between on personal preference since they feel that people should read the book before the movie to see what the movie left out, missed, or added. Freshman Jasmine Jimenez said, “For movies you can actually see the scenes and people acting them out and books because they give more detail.”
Even though some people prefer one over the other, in the end both are equally appreciated by different types of people.
*name has been changed