By Liliana Ulloa Lifestyle Editor A month often solely devoted to spooky activities and pumpkin spiced lattes, October also serves as the month dedicated to breast cancer awareness. Unfortunately, regardless of the overwhelming pink ribbons and commercial tactics used by big-name brands to raise awareness, unless someone’s already personally been affected, the significance of this month […]
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A Disappointed Athlete Finds His Place on the Court
By Joshua Samuel Staff Writer My life changed forever when I was a sophomore at Los Angeles Senior High School. After one of the most humiliating experiences of my life, I found the direction I wanted it to go after high school. Like many kids, I’d long dreamed of playing sports professionally. Mine was basketball. […]
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The Day My Professor Almost Got Me Deported
By Marta Sanchez Calvo Staff Writer Not everyone knows the requirements that international students attending college in the U.S. must meet. There aren’t many but if you don’t meet them, your visa will be revoked, and you will be deported. Among those requirements are that every undergraduate international student must be enrolled in a minimum […]
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¡Alto! To Anti-Blackness in the Latinx Community
By Liliana Ulloa Lifestyle Editor “No te juntes con los negros.” If you’re part of the Latinx community, then you’ve undoubtedly come across anti-black comments from your tias and tios, abuelitos, and even your parents. From avoiding black neighborhoods and holding onto our purses when a black person walks by, we’re all guilty, or at […]
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Passion and Politics 101
By Chayan Garcia Staff Writer On the first day of school last semester, the professor in my Political Science 101 class introduced herself as Dr. Brooke Mascagni. She was high energy, passionate, very well-educated and intense in the best of ways. Little did I know just how much of an inspiration she would be by […]