By Robert Rios, Senior Editor More than a year ago, I wrote a story called “These Hills Will Be Roamed Again.” In that piece, I predicted what the campus would be like after what I was sure would be only a short, temporary campus closure. I imagined our mascot, a toro, with its head raised […]
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POC Students’ Mental Health Jeopardized By Racism and COVID-19
The pandemic and on-going racial injustice have highlighted the need for POC students to receive mental health services specific to the struggles they are facing. Art by Andrea Espinoza. By Andrea Espinoza, Staff Reporter 2020 was a difficult year that brought on a series of traumatic events that have weighed heavily on the Black community and […]
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My Motherless Mother’s Day
While Mother’s Day can be a happy day for some, for others it can be anything but celebratory – bringing up painful memories and feelings of loss. Illustration by Darlene Maes. By Darlene Maes, Managing Editor Editor’s Note: Trigger warning – The context of this story contains references to substance abuse and self-harm. You can’t do […]
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This Is Not The New York City I Once Knew
From a southern city skyline to the Big City, spring has sprung and the weather warms across a country still facing a pandemic. Photo by Carina Noyola Beltran. By Carina Noyola Beltran, Lifestyle Editor & Multimedia Coordinator You can take the girl out of California, but you can’t take California out of the girl. Spring […]
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Taking A Break from Los Angeles in Dallas
Photo by Raven Brown. By Raven Brown, Opinion Editor Considering the year we have all had, spring break seemed like a lost cause. With almost everything in California being shut down or restricted and businesses only starting to reopen at 25% capacity in the orange tier, going away for the week seemed like my only […]