Ride organizers cite rising costs, declining participation in decision to end iconic ride after 30 years By Archangel Apolonio, Staff Reporter When senior Juan Villalobos found out that 2025 would mark the final year of the AIDS/LifeCycle, he knew he couldn’t miss it. “I’ve always wanted to do it, but there was always a conflict […]
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Innovation Incubator supports Toro entrepreneurship on campus
Program aims to help students earn extra income and graduate debt-free. By Sapphire Perez, Staff Reporter Fourth-year business student Jose Ornelas remembers standing outside places like Target, Walmart, and the mall—just trying to drum up interest in his tutoring services. Back in 2019, he would spend most days handing out flyers for his business—rain or […]
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A handy guide to Spring Break reads
These novels are perfect for unwinding over the week-long recess By Neyaira Stokes, Bulletin Contributor Picking up a new book lets us live through a character’s journey—feeling their emotions, experiencing their highs and lows, and growing alongside them by the final page. After the stress of midterms, reading can offer a much-needed reset by helping […]
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COVID-19, five years later—a campus transformed
By Rafael Rodriguez, Staff Reporter Natalie Gutierrez vividly remembers the day in March of 2020 when she and her classmates first heard rumors about COVID-19 forcing closures at schools across California. It was a Tuesday, and Gutierrez was preparing for her evening art class, but there was a feeling of uncertainty in the air. Gutierrez […]
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‘Day of Absence’ play explores exploitation of Black laborers
By Andrea Ambriz, Staff Reporter Imagine a Southern town in the 1960s where all the Black residents have suddenly vanished, leaving the white residents behind to figure it all out. The University Theatre’s debut production of the semester lets that very scenario play out in “Day of Absence”—a satirical look at racist stereotypes of the […]