Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

Rio Hondo College Newspaper

El Paisano

All content by Christopher Ly

What is That Green Stuff? Gimme!

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Nov 18, 2015

One day at home, I stumbled upon a dark green flat thing in front of my face, I was scared. There it was lying on my table till I finally reached for it with my hand. The thing crumbled and to my dismay...

Licorice root tea and its benefits

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Oct 29, 2015

Every time I think about licorice I think about those licorice flavored candies that I get during Halloween and I hate them. It’s because they have this really nasty medicinal taste to them. I don’t...

Are Chia Seeds Good For You?

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Oct 26, 2015

So what are Chia Seeds first of all? Sounds like something you’d see in the plants aisle at Home Depot or your local garden store. And you’d have guessed right because they’re seedlings and are used...

What’s in your face wash?

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Oct 26, 2015

Not too many people think ahead by checking the ingredients listed in their facial washes. Most people look at what the product can do for ‘you’ as the recipient of the product. Instead of trying to...

Food-Based Vitamins?

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Oct 21, 2015

Hey look! That looks useful, I think? A multi-vitamin that’s supposedly healthy for you recommended by some TV advertisement down the aisle of the health section, I think it was Centrum. Looking at the...

Grape Seed Oil? Oily Face? What?!

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Sep 26, 2015

Ever heard of grape seed oil?, me neither. Not for a long time until I read about it recently. It was this year through beauty blogs, which I stumbled upon it while looking through the various facial...

Same-sex Still Being Discriminated Against?

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Sep 25, 2015

When I think about how same-sex couples are treated, I think they’re treated bad throughout the world in both liberal and conservative societies. There are still a lot of people who don’t mind...

Are Online College Courses The Way to Go?

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Sep 13, 2015

Have you ever wondered if online college courses are something that would work to your advantage or should you just ignore them because you’re afraid that it might be too challenging? That’s usually...

Rio Hondo Has a Health Office?

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Sep 2, 2015

Rio Hondo has a health center? When was that?! I myself as a student of Rio Hondo College would’ve never known about it until I had a wrist pain and went to the school’s health center located in...

‘Chromebook’ is a sleek choice

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writers Nov 15, 2012

Recently, I discovered a laptop called the Chromebook offered from Samsung. It's cool, sleek and reminds me of a MacBook Air, design wise. The pricing on this sleek machine is $249, which is amazing...

Energy drinks a real killer

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writers Nov 15, 2012

Can energy drinks really kill a person? Yes they possibly can, I remember back in my class in high school. They brought in a nutritionist to teach the students about the dangers of energy drinks and...

Sandy ravages NY

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Nov 15, 2012

About a couple weeks ago, it was a very sad day in America because there was a Hurricane called Sandy, which was much bigger then Hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans. It caused so much destruction...

Wrongfully terminated over revealing photos

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Nov 1, 2012

In New York City there is a female counselor who used to work for different schools over there, helping students for over a dozen years. Her name is Tiffani Webb, she was just your ordinary counselor...

Cereal, the perfect breakfast ?

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Oct 25, 2012

I myself  have always enjoyed eating cereal in the morning thinking of how nice it feels to have a happy stomach before I start my mornings. Whether the cereal be cold or warm I always felt satisfaction...

Sharks versus people

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff writer Oct 11, 2012

I am a big fan of sharks, they are one of the wonderful creatures of the water world. To most people they can be seen as just killer machines that are relentlessly killing anything in their path. To me...

What to do with the insane

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Oct 10, 2012

I myself have always wondered why people who've caused rampage and killed people, are put into a fun house also known as an asylum because they are thought to be insane instead of being put into a jail...

PC vs Mac cost and benefits?

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Sep 17, 2012

In today's society, you can see people from lower to upper class using either MACs or PCs. What I never understood was why people bought an overpriced computer such as a MAC. You could reap the almost...

Hybrid all the way

Written by Christopher Ly, Staff Writer Sep 7, 2012

A couple years ago, when I heard about cars that can help the environment, I was pretty happy because I care for our world. Ever since I took an environmental class in high school I have cared for the...