By Yesenia FloresStaff Reporter September is Suicide Prevention Awareness Month and I am very much aware. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, suicide is the second leading cause of death for college students, and a 2018 national survey of 67,000 college students found that one in five had experienced suicidal thoughts. […]
Category: Opinion
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Why I’m Rooting for Dr. Cornel West
By Robin Renay Bolton, Co-Opinion Editor At the 2017 Emmys, a red carpet reporter asked Issa Rae a very simple question, “Who are you rooting for tonight?” Rae, a multifaceted actress, producer, writer and all-around bad-ass responded, “I’m rooting for everybody black.” To some, that comment might have been seen as divisive. Why root for […]
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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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CSUDH Should Bring Mayme Clayton’s Life Work Here
Mayme Clayton (l) and a few pieces of the vast collection documenting the African American experience she accumulated over her life.
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FOR JAMI
By Jordan DarlingNews Editor October 27, 2018. Tree of Life Synagogue. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Eleven people killed in a mass shooting during Shabbat services. April 28, 2019.Congregation Chabad. Poway, San Diego County. One killed and three wounded by gunfire during Shabbat services on the last day of Passover. These are the stories that made national news. […]