Sunday, June 9, 1996 Commuter finds power of the mind on the roadFor the past five years, Nelly Amador has driven an hour each day from her Glendale home to UCLA to pursue her dreams. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 Catching the westbound train to higher educationOne cool thing about Mike McCool is that for the past two years, he has not missed one home basketball game. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 Education important in saving mother natureOn a stressful day, graduating senior Daniela Ortner sits outside to enjoy nature and watch the squirrels playing in the trees. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 "I said baby, you know, I’m gonna leave you. I’ll leave you in the summertime, Leave you when the summer comes a-rollin’ Leave you when the summer comes along." ­ Led Zeppelin "Babe I’m Gonna Leave You" About 25 kindergarten children bounced around outside of Haines 39, screaming and making a mess. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 This is what we celebrate, from a book by William Metz called "Newswriting from Lead to ’30’": THE ORIGIN OF "30" * the first message sent by telegraph to a press association ­ during the Civil War ­ contained 30 words. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 Nostalgia flooded me that night. After another late night scouring the grim prospects of the want ads, my mind sought refuge in the past. Read more...

Sunday, June 9, 1996 A tattered, yellowed newspaper clipping on a not-so-obscure part of the refrigerator door of the Aquino household says "Gem of the Day: Don’t forget who held the ladder when you climbed to success." With that, this column is dedicated to all the people who have "held the ladder." Some of you have been instrumental in keeping me focused on the next rung, others have been great in helping me when I misstepped and many others passed through my life, but at the very least, didn’t do anything intentional to knock the ladder over. Read more...