Illustration by Darlene Maes Dear Toro Community, My name is Jordan Darling and many of you do not know me, but those who do know that I can be very intense and very passionate about the news and can sometimes be a little too intense. It has been my pleasure to serve as Editor-in-Chief of […]
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STAFF EDITORIAL: Even Socially Distant, We All Have to Work Together
It took two months for COVID-19 to seem real for most of us on this campus. It’s taken less than five days for it to turn us inside out and upside down. What felt last Wednesday as more of a formality than a shock to the system (President Parham’s email announcing three days of canceled classes […]
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Guest Editorial: Land Acknowledgement for Native American Heritage Month
“We acknowledge that the land on which we are gathered here today is the home and traditional land belonging to the Tongva Nation. Today we come with respect and gratitude for the Tongva people who still consider themselves the caretakers of this land. It is through their examples that we are reminded of our greater […]
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A Different View of Death, Honesty and Family
By Jasmine NguyenStaff Reporter There’s been a lot of attention over Asian American stories in Hollywood over the past two years, with films such as “Crazy Rich Asians” gaining praise for its all-Asian cast. \So when I saw the trailer for “The Farewell,” I was already excited about it. Being Vietnamese and Thai, I don’t […]
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Black is the New Black: Raising the Capital on the “B” Word
The California State University Dominguez Hills newspaper writes in its staff editorial that it will now uppercase Black when referring to race.