Illustration by Darlene Maes By Matthew Alford, Staff Reporter The same week the city of Carson voted to make it mandatory that anyone out in public must wear some type of mask or face covering, one of the construction workers on the CSUDH campus tested positive for COVID-19 and is currently self-quarantining along with 13 […]
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Capitalism: The Real American Pandemic
“The people need to flowers not corporations.” Photo by Dignidad Rebelde. By Brenda Verano, Staff Reporter Since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 infection in the United States, was announced Jan. 20, we have seen the true face of the American government, and no, I’m not talking about democracy. I’m talking about capitalism. We have […]
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Once Again, The Working Class is Saving our Asses
“My heart overflows with gratitude for the workers giving us life.” Photo by Dignidad Rebelde. By Brenda Verano, Staff Reporter The coronavirus is an equal opportunity threat, making no distinction between rich, poor or anything and everything in between. But there is a huge distinction in the economic repercussions of that threat: those who can afford […]
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Student Discounts You Can Use During the Pandemic
Graphic by Andrea Ochoa-Mendez By Velia Salazar, Staff Reporter As students, there are a lot of perks that come along with it besides learning so many new stuff at school. During this time, there are a lot of places that are temporarily shut down due to the coronavirus, however there are still some places that […]
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Filing For Unemployment At 22 Years Old
By Benny Morales, Staff Reporter Upon my excitement for the school switching to online, losing my job brought un-excitement in my life to extents I would have never imagined. Being 22-years-old, I would have not thought in a 1,000 years that I would have to file for unemployment. On March 12, 2020, my boss called […]