Professor Christine Cortina Passes On
Monica Tamayo, Staff Writer
June 12, 2019
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The College of Arts and Letters is mourning as adjunct professor Christine Cortina passed one week after the graduation ceremonies. She was battling a fast moving disease over the course of the spring 2019 semester, which unfortunately led to her passing. Professor Cortina was a graphic design instructor...
Graduates Pass Up Covino Handshake
Joshua Letona, Contributing Writer
June 6, 2019
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Graduation commencements took place throughout the week of May 20, becoming a celebration for many completing the college curriculum, but some took their time on stage to make one last protest. Nine Cal State LA graduates during the College of Natural and Social Sciences graduation took the opportu...
Stress Relieving Dogs Lend a Paw
Joshua Letona, Contributing Writer
May 14, 2019
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Cal State LA students are deep into studying for finals, which for some, can become quite stressful. Paws-to-Share, an organization that provides in-person animal visits, came to campus last Wednesday as an opportunity to help students de-stress. Many students lined up so they could pet and play...
State Treasurer Seeks to Inspire
Joshua Letona, Intern Reporter
May 14, 2019
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Cal State LA’s Associated Student, Inc. (ASI) invited California State Treasurer Fiona Ma last Thursday to speak and give advice to students seeking to get into the political field. Before becoming state treasurer, Ma grew up the oldest of three siblings with her Chinese immigrant parents who pushed...
Upset Vote Sparks Protest Causing Admin Building to Go on Lockdown
Marisa Vasquez, Managing Editor
May 7, 2019
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UPDATED MAY 10, 2019 @ 12:44 p.m. Cal State LA’s Academic Senate held their last meeting of the semester on Tuesday with the Resolution of No Confidence in President Covino and Key Administrators on their agenda item. The resolution was pushed through by Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI) in colla...
Notes from our Graduating Seniors
Monica Tamayo, Joseph P. Pinto, Kyle Frizol, Anthony Quach, and Marissa Chavez
May 7, 2019
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Monica Tamayo - Public Relations Assistant Hi all, my name is Monica Tamayo. I served as the PR assistant and a writer for the University Times this academic year. This was my very first job and I am so grateful to have had the opportunity to work for my school’s newspaper. I was very fortunate...
Engineering a Future
Monica Tamayo, P.R. Assistant
May 7, 2019
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Last Friday, the department of Engineering, Computer Science and Technology (ECST) hosted their Capstone Senior Design Expo at the Golden Eagle Ballroom and University-Student Union. Over 150 seniors gave presentations and displayed their final projects to peers, family and major companies. Jesse...
The Show Must Go On
Mya Taylor, Reporter Intern
May 7, 2019
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The spring Golden Eagle Film Festival was an annual event that had taken place at Cal State LA for the past 21 years. Although the the festival was cancelled, Diego Barrera, President of the Golden Eagle Productions club, and Sean Armstrong, Intake and Operations Coordinator at the College of Arts &...
Recognizing the Dreamers
Joshua Letona, Contributing Writer
May 7, 2019
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Cal State LA recognized its Dreamers in a private ceremony celebrating their accomplishments last Saturday. The Graduate Recognition Ceremony occurred in the Golden Eagle Ballroom and at the request of the dreamers, the event was kept private from media and faculty presence. The event was brought...
Academic Senate Meeting Comes to an Abrupt End
Marisa Vasquez, Managing Editor
April 30, 2019
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Last Tuesday marked the first time that Associated Students, Incorporated (ASI) would bring the Resolution of No Confidence in President William Covino to the Academic Senate this semester. ASI has been working with a student and community organization known as the Golden Eagle Justice Coalition since...
University Measles Outbreak
Jillian Bell, Contributing Writer
April 29, 2019
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According to the Los Angeles Department of Public Health (DPH), on April 11, a Cal State LA student diagnosed with the measles entered the North Wing of the University Library between the hours of 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. Despite the DPH determining that there is no current risk related to measles in the...
Students Gather in Solidarity
Marissa Chavez, Digital Editor
April 29, 2019
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Sounds of the unity clap filled the campus as students of the Latinx community circled around the Golden Eagle Statue to build solidarity and establish a sense of community. On April 23, conservative actor Michael Knowles was invited by the Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) club to give a speech on...
Miles Gaius, Contributing Artist
April 26, 2019
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April 8, 2019
Miles Gaius, Contributing Artist
April 8, 2019