Illustration by Darlene Maes. By Yeymy Garcia, Production Manager Before the second wave of COVID-19 hit, the memes circulating on Twitter said, “Please stay home unless you want Halloween to be canceled,” and I said, “Please everyone for the love of God, stay home or else I will find you and hunt you down for […]
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KDHR Changes Its Tune
ASI Program Coordinator and Station Manager Stephen Janes at KDHR’s home studio on campus in the Loker Student Union. Photo courtesy of CSUDH Photo Archive By Raven Brown, Staff Reporter Recording a radio show or podcast on campus was once an entirely different operation. California State University, Dominguez Hills’ radio station, KDHR, had all the […]
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A Story of Friendship, Death, And Understanding My Broken Mariko Review
“My Broken Mariko” dives deep into how suicide can affect those around you. Photo by Yen Press. By Luis Gutierrez, Staff Writer “My Broken Mariko” is a heartbreaking story by Waka Hirako published through Yen Press, it follows the story of Tomoyo Shiino as she deals with her best friend’s Mariko Ikagawa’s suicide. In this […]
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Enchiladas: Guatemalan Edition
Mama Oty’s (my grandma) special Guatemalan Enchiladas made from home. Photo by Melany Ruiz. By Melany Ruiz, Assistant Opinion Editor In honor of the independence of Guatemala and of Central American Countries, I am going to introduce how to make enchiladas, the Guatemalan version. Yes, it is not your usual meat stuffed tortilla with cheese… […]
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Disney’s “Mulan:” A Woeful Warrior Adaptation
Mulan (Liu) reveals her secret and asks to be persecuted to keep honor to her name. Illustration by Carlos Martinez. By Carlos Martinez, Staff Reporter It was 1998 when Disney created an animated-action adaptation based on Chinese folklore, the story of Hua Mulan. a fierce warrior who disguised herself as a man and took her […]