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Cal State LA to receive fourth-most emergency federal aid out of over 500 California colleges and universities

Cal State LA to receive fourth-most emergency federal aid out of over 500 California colleges and universities

Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor April 16, 2020

Out of all eligible colleges and universities in the state, both public and private, Cal State LA will be receiving the fourth most federal aid to be disbursed to students in need and other potential causes. The...

Students with disabilities navigate online shift

Students with disabilities navigate online shift

Rosio Flores, Staff Reporter April 9, 2020

The transition to learning remotely has not been easy for many students — those with disabilities can be especially impacted. “It’s getting a little hard,” said Claudia Escamilla, a rehabilitation...

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Cal State LA hits highs and lows in its graduation rates

Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor April 8, 2020

Cal State LA is at the very bottom in four-year graduation rates in 2019 for freshmen out of all the CSU universities. On the upside, it saw significant improvement in its two-year graduation rate among...

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BREAKING: Cal State LA students offered ‘credit/no credit’ option

Marisa Martinez and Joshua Letona April 7, 2020

Cal State LA students can breathe a sigh of relief as the campus made the decision to give students the choice to be graded on a "credit/no credit" basis for the spring 2020 semester.  Undergraduates...

Time to Talk: Ep. 2

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,...

Faculty ‘Zoom’ into online classes

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:...

BREAKING: Second reported COVID-19 case at Cal State LA

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...

First week back: Cal State LA students react to moving to online classes

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...

BREAKING: Cal State LA student tested positive for COVID-19

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...

BREAKING: Cal State LA gets a new provost: José Luis Alvarado

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,...

Graduates of Cal State Los Angeles's Arts and Letter Department wave to their family, friends, and supporters during the 2019 Cal State LA Commencement

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...

BREAKING: Housing residents required to move out

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...

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