By Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor As May approaches, I find myself excited for Asian American and Pacific Islander heritage month to celebrate with my community. But this year, it took a different turn for many, especially with the rise of Asian-based hate crimes and the cancelation of many AAPI events due to COVID-19. It’s hard […]
Category: Culture
Posted inCOVID, Lifestyle, Opinion
Honey, I’m Stuck at Home
by Angelica Mozol, Social Media Manager When the world decided to essentially close down, it felt unreal. I wasn’t keeping up with how quickly everything was going to be taken away, so the situation felt almost instantaneous. The recent “Stay At Home” order that was put in place, and the constant rising number of cases […]
Posted inCampus News, COVID, Lifestyle
Socializing From A Distance
Photo by Robert Rios. By Destiny Torres, Arts and Entertainment Editor In the days before the safer-at-home order was put in place, the walkways and buildings at California State University, Dominguez Hills were bustling with friends laughing, clubs tabling and procrastinators running to the printer stations. Today, however, the halls are unusually quiet, the parking […]
Posted inLifestyle, Opinion, Video Games & Tech
How COVID-19 Is Affecting Dating Apps
By Benny Morales, Staff Reporter As these lonesome weeks go by, people from all over are beginning to feel impatient with the people they live with. Some, like myself, have gone on dating applications such as Bumble and Tinder to meet new people and have discovered the dating scene has changed during the pandemic. Just […]
Posted inOpinion, Video Games & Tech
Zoom Hackers
By Benny Morales, Staff Reporter With many schools being forced to switch online, many difficulties that are occurring with everyone include system crashes, hackers, teachers/instructors who are uneducated on using the software, and many confused students. For the past month or so now, students, teachers, friends, and workers have been forced to work online and […]