Time to Talk: Ep. 2
Adrian Bennett de Avila, Marisa Martinez, Joshua Letona, Richard Tzul, and Joshua Mejia
April 6, 2020
In this episode of “Time to Talk,” GEM student leaders discuss the first reported case of COVID-19 at Cal State LA, and ways to avoid “cabin fever” while California is self quarantining. Today, Adrian Bennett de Avila station manager for Golden Eagle Radio and sports editor for the Universit...
Faculty ‘Zoom’ into online classes
Isaac Gutierrez and Rosio Flores
March 31, 2020
Hands-on classes are feeling the impact of Cal State LA’s online shift. Tanya Kane-Parry, a Theater and Dance professor, however, was able to find the bright side in the switch to online classes: An opportunity for aspiring actors to practice self-taping. “We are looking at holistic lea...
BREAKING: Second reported COVID-19 case at Cal State LA
Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor
March 30, 2020
A second reported case of a Cal State LA student with COVID-19 was announced via a school wide email on Monday. “The student has not been on campus for nearly three weeks, days before starting to experience symptoms, and has not physically been in contact with anyone in our community since that tim...
First week back: Cal State LA students react to moving to online classes
Tahiti Salinas and Joshua Letona
March 29, 2020
“Who would’ve thought that we would have a pandemic in the middle of the semester? Nobody,” said liberal studies major Jorge Luis Ortiz. After the first week of online classes, students are adjusting to classes without face-to-face interaction. Students have had mixed feelings with the transition as s...
BREAKING: Cal State LA student tested positive for COVID-19
Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor
March 27, 2020
A school-wide email announced that a Cal State LA student has tested positive for COVID-19. The email, sent by Nancy Wada-McKee, the vice president for student life, said “the student is recovering at home in self-isolation and feeling better.” As determined by the school’s medical director, there is no he...
BREAKING: Cal State LA gets a new provost: José Luis Alvarado
Joshua Letona, Entertainment Managing Editor
March 27, 2020
Four months after former Cal State LA provost Lynn Mahoney left, the university will see its next provost and vice president for academic affairs in José Luis Alvarado. In a university wide email, President William A. Covino introduced Alvarado to the community. He credited the hire to his experience as the ...
Time To Talk: Ep. 1
Adrian Bennett de Avila, Richard Tzul, Joshua Letona, and Marisa Martinez
March 27, 2020
Today Adrian Bennett de Avila, Golden Eagle Radio’s station manager and University Times sports editor, Joshua Letona, GER program director and UT entertainment managing editor meets up with UT News Managing Editor, Richard Tzul and Editor-in-Chief Marisa Martinez to discuss the COVID-19 issues tha...
Graduating seniors saddened over commencement announcement
Tahiti Salinas, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2020
What was meant to be one of the most educationally fulfilling semesters of their college careers has turned into a COVID-19 nightmare. President William A. Covino announced last week in a campus-wide email that commencement would no longer be held in spring due to the threat COVID-19 poses. Gra...
BREAKING: Housing residents required to move out
Joshua Letona, Entertainment Managing Editor
March 20, 2020
Cal State LA students currently living in on-campus housing are required to move out by Monday, Mar. 23. The move comes under the guidance of Governor Gavin Newsom regarding the coronavirus pandemic. Only students who rely on housing such as international students and Guardian Scholars will be exempt a...
CCAA officially cancels the remainder of 2020 spring sporting events
Adrian Bennett de Avila, Sports Editor
March 19, 2020
California Collegiate Athletic Association officials canceled the rest of the CCAA 2020 spring athletic season effective immediately, after a consultation with the CCAA Presidents/Chancellor Board on Wednesday. This followed earlier cancellations by the NCAA of winter and spring championships. For...
BREAKING: Cal State LA to continue online classes for the remainder of spring 2020
Marisa Martinez, Editor-in-Chief
March 19, 2020
Alternative instruction will continue through until the end of spring semester, according to a campus-wide email sent out by Cal State LA’s President Thursday evening. The announcement came in light of “COVID-19 developments that have taken place” that have caused the university to re-evaluat...
Housing asks on-campus residents to go home
Adrian Bennett de Avila, Sports Editor
March 18, 2020
On Monday, an email was sent out to campus residents from Housing and Residence Life detailing the plans of how it will proceed amidst coronavirus concerns. The email included a request from Housing for students to return home as soon as possible if they are able to do so to mitigate any potential spr...
Richard Tzul and Christopher Lazaro
April 1, 2020
As a child, Simon Tam said he was the victim of several racially motivated attacks. He said his school...
Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor
March 30, 2020
A second reported case of a Cal State LA student with COVID-19 was announced via a school wide email...
Tahiti Salinas, Staff Reporter
March 23, 2020
What was meant to be one of the most educationally fulfilling semesters of their college careers has...