People walking unmasked through the Van Buren Swapmeet in Riverside, Calif. Photo by Leah Quinteros. By Leah Quintero, Staff Reporter. The first time I saw a large group of people not wearing masks during the pandemic was when I went to Disneyland in July 2021. I could feel the anxiety it invoked within myself. I […]
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Attempting Normalcy: Three Weeks Later
Students attending in-person classes, speaking to each other while wearing masks indoors as part of the university requirement. Photos by Lloyd Bravo. By Lloyd Bravo, Staff Reporter and Opinion Editor. I was only a half-hour late for my first class due to my constant scrambling to find the room for the digital magazine course, which […]
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An Unwelcome Return
The fear of being forced to socialize after nearly two years of at home learning is more frightening than the pandemic regardless of mitigating procedures. Image by Halfpoint on iStock. By Lloyd Bravo. After nearly two years, the inevitable has happened–students are returning to the California State University, Dominguez Hills campus. This was not a […]
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Three Times the Championships for Only a Third of the Celebration
The Rams parade is the first major championship parade in LA. since the Kings (NHL) won in 2014 and the Sparks (WNBA) in 2016. Photo by: Ben Verbrugge By Ben Verbrugge, Staff Writer. Attending the Rams championship parade last Wednesday was bittersweet due to COVID-19 preventing two other sports celebrations from happening in LA. Walking […]
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Combating Social Anxiety During the Pandemic
Photo courtesy of Pixabay By Yennifer Ho, Staff Writer. With the spawn of regulations during the COVID-19 pandemic including canceled events, social distancing, and quarantining, many people all over the world, including students, are experiencing some level of social anxiety returning back to “normal life”. Actions like maintaining eye contact, asking for help, meeting new […]