By Luke Laurita Staff Writer The Women’s Track and Field team continues making strides toward the top of the California Collegiate Athletic Association (CCAA) with another stellar finish in the San Diego Collegiate Challenge hosted by UC San Diego on March 12. Stiff competition from UC San Diego’s “A” team made a […]
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Social media makes celebrities of the undeserving
By Fernanda M. Tovar Staff Writer In a matter of seconds, a video or meme can go viral. You tweet or post anything that is funny and people will run with it. I mean thousands, sometimes millions of retweets and likes. Social media platforms have given users an opportunity to do more than […]
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Bring healthy snacks to school
By Tanisha Bell Editor-in-Chief Being a college student can be a bit much. Trying to juggle a job, school work, family and a social life can leave little time or energy to cook. That can mean snacking or buying fast food on and off campus. I have always leaned toward eating healthfully. I’m […]
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Oscar mistake should not outshine the tremendous achievement of ‘Moonlight’
By Julissa James Staff Writer When I scrolled through my Twitter feed the night of the 89th annual Academy Awards and saw the live tweets about “La La Land,” the Oscar favorite, being announced as Best Picture I wasn’t surprised. When minutes later I saw a tweeted video where an announcer, with the […]
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Nakai Scholarship fund benefits communications majors
By Tanisha Bell Editor-in-Chief Leslie Nakai, a Cal State Dominguez Hills alumna who died in 2000, left behind a legacy that still benefits communications majors today. She had dealt with a life-long heart condition and, after “several successful surgeries and treatments,” died at age 25. She suffered a heart attack just seven months […]