22 West Magazine September Zine

Meet the Bria Manning Editor in chief @chloevanv

Chloe Van Vreeswyk

Artist

@bee.andria

@dr3am_like

April Morton Artist

Jehiel Arnold Artist

@con__crema

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zine team Enacio Diaz

Managing Editor

Kaleen Luu

Art Director

@enaciorefugio

Daisy Velasco Artist

@tinyriot_

@6topus

Sixto Andrade Artist

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Issue 86.05

October 1, 2020 www.22WestMedia.com

Letter from the Editor

Luckily, I was blessed to have a passionate art director with an entire team of equally enthusiastic and talented artists behind him who, like me, missed the creative collaboration of working on a team. 2020 has been universally horrible for all of us, albeit some more than others, yet it has seemed like this year has lasted just a couple months. In 22 West Media’s firstever zine, you’ll find a visual representation of the time capsule that has been 2020. From a global pandemic and the deaths of kings to climate change and the shit show that is politics as well as every other feel in between, my team and I were eager to capture these events so that some creative representation could be recorded. Perhaps 20 years from now, when the editor in chief of this magazine is scrolling through the archives in some new technologically-advanced way I can’t even begin to fathom right now, they will see all of the art and written pieces put together in this zine and be exposed to a small glimpse that was the explosive 2020.

Despite whatever challenges have befallen us this semester— and will inevitably continue on during the next semester—we sincerely hope that these captures of this history of time hit the right chord with you all. I am immensely proud of all of our writers, editors and artists who worked to make this happen and could not be happier with my first published magazine as editor in chief. From all of us here at 22 West: stay strong, be positive, and don’t forget to laugh and relax.

Bria A Manning

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We are now moving forward throughout the semester at an uncomfortable pace; by this time, in normal circumstances, we’d be settling into the flow of classes, having nearly memorized our class schedules by now, forming study groups. Yet, despite it being October, I know I’m not alone when I say I still haven’t gotten the hang of this semester. Virtual instruction makes it that much harder to pay attention in class when my bed is just feet away, and if rallying my peers in college to get involved in organizations on campus was difficult enough in person then the prospect of attempting to do so via Zoom was definitely daunting for me.

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Kobe and Chad Tribute subtitle

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Last three Months subtitle

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Spring 2020 vs. Covid-19

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Chalavizion

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Politcal Cartoons

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Lalo the Paloma

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Kobe and Chad Tribute

Jehiel Arnold

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Come Down for Dinner

April Morton

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Last 3 months Grief during quaratine.

By Enacio Diaz

Last three months June 10 2020

With the world going through an epidemic, the last three months have been very chaotic for the world.

This has made many of us change the way we live; for me, I’ve had to deal with grief—my grandma passed away in March of 2020. All I wanted was for life to get back to normal, and the reason why I wanted this was so I could distract myself with everyday things to steer away from what I was feeling. I’m aware that this is not a good way to deal with grief. No matter how logical you think you may be going through something, a loss takes all of that away. Grief punches the body and the mind, and leaves a hole in your soul—especially getting over the death of someone that meant the world to you. In my case it was grieving over the woman that raised me since I was four. Getting distracted with everyday things was not possible.

As soon as I arrived back to Long Beach, everything began closing down. COVID-19 started taking its toll. COVID-19 started taking its toll.

Stores, dive bars and movie theaters

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were no longer open and we were told to quarantine in our homes. It was ironic dealing with grief and being told to stay inside. It felt like the whole world was grieving with me and dealing with my emotions.

This is a part where I tell you a platitude and give you a warm ending, but I believe platitudes tell a person how inexperienced they are. I may be wrong but I know for a fact no one wants to hear, “Hey it’s good that your so and so is dead because …” One thing that did help was to not think of your life as a book with chapters. Think of life as a book of poems; this helped me so much and I don’t know why.

By Bria Manning

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Daisy Velasco

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Zoom goodbyes

By Kaleen Luu

Sign on, sallow sunken skulls staring separated by screens The somber silence is searing Finally!

Someone subtly sighs, “Sending safe sentiments” Static sounds Slowly sip some soup to soothe the sickness we surrender to the sadness Sign off, A soul succumbs Sorrow.

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Chalavizion

Sixto Andrade

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Santizer 7.99

Daisy Velasco

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Andrea Aguilar

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Beckoning & plants

Chloe Van Vreeswyke

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