By Taylor HelmesAssistant News Editor Black History Month is commemorated at college campuses across the country, but at CSUDH it has even more significance. Originally planned to be in Palos Verdes, former California Gov. Pat Brown opted to move the campus to its present location in order to give people in the socio-economically challenged communities […]
Category: Perspectives
Posted inLifestyle, Opinion, personal experience
Menstruation Shame: Let’s Stop Hiding Auntie Flow
By Yesenia Flores, Freelance Writer Having a female body is a unique experience and menstruation is just one of its natural processes. So why are people ashamed to talk about it? For the simple fact that society portrays it as repulsive and gross. The mere use of pretty blue liquid in period advertisements delegitimizes what […]
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A Perplexing Dilemma; The Mind of Aaron Hernandez
I usually log in to Twitter expecting quality memes, heart-warming videos of animals or last-minute news, but for three days straight, all that seemed to appear in my feed was Aaron Hernandez and this so-called “Killer Inside: The Mind of Aaron Hernandez,” documentary. My first thought was, “Who is Aaron Hernandez?” I’m sorry football fans, […]
Posted inLifestyle, Opinion, personal experience, Sports
#SheBelieves, So I Did
By Jessica Olvera, Co-Sports Editor Inspire. Encourage. Empower. #SheBelieves. From the time I was little, I always wanted something to believe in, whether that was in my parents, myself, friends, athletes or something that I couldn’t see but feel. I wanted to be inspired and part of something that was greater than myself. Sure, I […]
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Landmark Play by Legendary Black Dramatist Opens Friday
Director Jozben Barrett (left) works with some of the cast from “Seven Guitars” (Clockwise from top: Jordan Hyman, Tevin Jackson (standing), Nisey Turner and Irene Jones. Photo Cred: Sarai Henriquez By Sarai Henriquez, Assistant Culture Editor As an artist and an educator, one of Jozben Barrett’s driving focuses is to tell the untold, or under-told, […]