Phuong Nguyen and his wife, Phuoc Nguyen, in the 1970s. Photo courtesy of Phuong Nguyen. By Jasmine Nguyen, Culture Editor The small coastal village of Phuoc Tinh was thrown into chaos. The relatively quiet community made up of fishermen had remained peaceful throughout the conflict between the Communist and Southern Vietnamese army. But as the month […]
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Posted inArt + Entertainment, COVID, Lifestyle, Opinion, personal experience, Video Games & Tech
Five–no make that six–Things NOT to do in Quarantine
illustration courtesy of Morgan Payne By Destiny Jackson The world went to hell and now we all have to suffer the consequences by staying inside. There’s a lot of lists floating out there about what to DO during the COVID-19 pandemic but not many about what we shouldn’t be doing, ironically, of course. Just remember: […]
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Top Five TV Shows/Movies to Watch During Quarantine
By Sarai Henriquez, Staff Reporter To all my fellow Toros who would get criticized for staying on the couch all day and watching Netflix, our time has arrived. Thanks to streaming platforms, movies are just one click away. Since we are all in lockdown due to COVID-19 and we can’t go out to the movies […]
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The Disneyland Ducks are Wondering Where We Are: How to Deal with Disneyland Withdrawals
By Yeymy Garcia, Managing Editor We will soon be rolling into one month since Disneyland closed its gates and I can imagine the pain annual passholders are currently going through. One of our writers wrote a piece on how she feels about Disneyland closing. Read it here. I do not currently have an annual passport, […]
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I Dream of Disney
By Dayzsha Lino, Co-News Editor On January 11, I went to Disneyland with a few of my best friends. I had a ton of Christmas money left over and my friend, Mellisa, offered to pay for half of my SoCal residents ticket. It was the first time that I’d gone to Disneyland in 13 years, […]