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Putting the Corrido in its Proper Perspective

By: Destiny TorresStaff Reporter Alexandro Hernández grew up in the small Texas town of Del Río, just across the border from the Mexican city of Ciudad Acuña, Coahuila. But what drove him to become a musician wasn’t the traditional border town soundscapes of conjunto, the Texas-Mexican version of norteño, but metal and hardcore punk. But as […]

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No Love in This Elevator

LA County Fire Department workers trying to free a student who would spend nearly two hours in an elevator Wednesday night, an elevator one person described as “the DMV in an elevator shaft.” Photo by Dayzsha Lino. By Matthew AlfordStaff Reporter A quick trip between floors of the North  Library Wednesday night turned into nearly […]