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The Cal State LA Wind Ensemble performs in front of the music building courtyard.

A Wind-sical Pop-Up

Lauren Diana, Contributing Writer October 1, 2019

Between the trees of the Music Building courtyard, the Cal State LA Wind Ensemble performed an impromptu performance known as a pop-up show. Taken by surprise, students and staff stopped to enjoy the live...

Another sign vandalized in King Hall. This one shows a slight scratching over at least one Braille character.

Braille Signs On Campus Vandalized

Richard Tzul, Staff Reporter October 1, 2019

“If I was to blindfold you and put you in King Hall and say ‘Get up to Room 218’ how would you find it?” That's how Roy Payan, a visually impaired student and disability rights advocate, reacted...

Voter Registration Day occurred at the USU Plaza on Tuesday, September 25, 2019.

ASI Event Pushes to Inform Students About Voter Registration

Oliver Yen, Contributing Writer September 29, 2019

Cal State LA students were given the opportunity to test a new electronic polling system as part of a National Voter Registration Day event held by Associated Students, Inc. (ASI).   National Voter...

BD Wong participated in a Q&A at the Luckman Theatre on Saturday, September 21, 2019. Wong told his lifestory on living as a queer, Asian-American living in Northern California trying to live it out as an actor.

BD Wong at the Luckman

Richard Tzul, Staff Writer September 24, 2019

Award-winning actor BD Wong discussed his life and career as a gay Asian-American artist at the Luckman Fine Arts Complex. Wong has been in films and shows such as “Jurassic Park,” “Mulan,”...

Faculty Members of the Music, Theatre and Dance Departments, bowing at the end of the A Soldier's Tale.

Cal State LA Faculty Lead One Night Show at the Playhouse

Fernanda Hernandez, Staff Reporter September 24, 2019

The Department of Music and the Department of Theatre and Dance came together for the one-night show starring Cal State LA’s newest faculty.. Patricia Kilroy and Adam Snow of the music department...

A chart comparing enrollment by class size from 2012-2018.

Accountant Howard Bunsis Reveals His Findings on Cal State LA Finances

Darwin Lopez, Staff Reporter September 17, 2019

“They’re crying poverty when they shouldn’t be,'' commented Howard Bunsis in his seminar last Thursday.  Bunsis held a seminar, in the Golden Eagle Ballroom, breaking down Cal State LA’s finances...

There has now been six reported deaths due to the use of e-cigarettes.

Caught in the Smoke

Kayla Misa, Contributing Writer September 17, 2019

This week, a sixth person, a woman older than 50 who had a multitude of health defects, has died from lung disease after using e-cigarettes that worsened her symptoms. As of this month, there have been...

Signs indicating loading, access services, and handicap lay outside the Administration Building.

OSD Student Leverages ADA Lawsuit Win To Demand Change

Joshua Letona, Copy Editor September 17, 2019

Roy Payan, a visually impaired student, said he is using his lawsuit win against Los Angeles City College (LACC) as leverage to better the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance at Cal State LA. The...

Sign advertising the study abroad fair.

Take Your Studies Across the Globe

Richard Tzul, Staff Reporter September 17, 2019

Golden Eagles were presented with opportunities to fly across the world at the Study Abroad Fair. The fair stretched from outside the bookstore to the career center on a sunny Wednesday. Canopies served...

Illustration by Kayla Misa

Free Legal Services Now Available for Undocumented Students

Richard Tzul, Staff Reporter September 10, 2019

Cal State LA is taking part in a CSU-systemwide implentation of legal services for the undocumented community of its campuses. The free legal services at Cal State LA will be provided by the Central...

Everytable at the JFK Library location. With a Salazar Hall location looming, fast and healthy food options are becoming more accessible for Cal State LA students.

Everytable Gets a Second Home on Campus

Kayla Misa, Contributing Writer September 10, 2019

Everytable has announced plans to open a second location in mid-November at Salazar Hall.   Located on the first floor of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Library, the current Everytable is also the first...

Zoe Little (left), and Abhiravi Charathram (right), board the second elevator in the North library due to ongoing maintenance of the other library elevator.

Out of Service

Rosio Flores, Staff Reporter September 10, 2019

For most students, elevators are the way to go when you don't feel like going up or downstairs, but for students with disabilities, like Jonathan Garay, elevators are a major necessity.  The University...

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