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University Times

The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

CFA professors close to approving strike

Leslie Magaña Arias, Multimedia Reporter November 9, 2023

  (As of Oct 30th, CFA members voted to authorize the strike.)     The California Faculty Association (CFA) Los Angeles chapter held a strike authorization vote last week along...

Umbrella shade structures installed near Cal State LA Library.

Cal State LA’s upgraded outdoor seating areas met with mixed reactions

Anthony Aguilar, Multimedia Reporter November 7, 2023

Umbrella shade structures installed near Cal State LA Library. (Anthony Aguilar)   Over the summer, Cal State LA upgraded outdoor seating areas, providing students with more shade from the...

Pro-Trump graffiti tagged on the second-story elevator door in the music building on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

Vandals bring politics to the university walls

Xavier Zamora, Multimedia Reporter November 7, 2023

    Messages written in black marker and stickers resembling miniature political yard signs seem to be the media of choice for the unknown vandals responsible for tagging up several...

Cal State LA is known as a Hispanic serving institution. Photo by Camille Jessie.

Cal State LA receives prestigious Seal of Excelencia for its commitment to Latino students

Marcos Franco, Managing Editor November 7, 2023

    After witnessing the sacrifices her parents made to raise a family in one of the country’s most costly places to live, psychology major Michelle Espinoza knew that she had to hit...

Attendees of the event were able to get a traditional Vietnamese drink and Bánh Mì of their choice.

Banh mi event draws on French-Vietnamese fusion, colonialism

Brian Lai, Multimedia Reporter November 7, 2023

    The Asian Pacific Islander Student Resource Center (APISRC) gave out around 200 free bánh mì sandwiches and traditional Vietnamese drinks to students during their Bánh Mì(d...

Music for the Masses: CSULA Students Love Scenario with K-pop.

Xavier Zamora and Anne To October 11, 2023

Tables were packed in the U-SU Los Angeles Rooms with students all with a single interest, K-pop.    “K-pop fan culture is like a little thing of its own,” said CSI student assistant Andrea...

Students roam the quad at Cal State L.A. If passed, the tuition increase proposal would raise their schooling costs by 6% annually over the next five years. (Aug. 25, 2023/ Photo by Marcos Franco)

CSU employee unions and supporters stand against inequitable wages and tuition

Marcos Franco, Managing Editor September 19, 2023

Like many other students enrolled at a CSU, 18-year old Christopher Rodriguez relies on grants to cover campus expenses and other costs of living while at Cal State L.A. But what the first-year electrical...

The Cozen report was conducted throughout all CSUs came in a month late from the original announced timeline. Graphic by Anne To

Some students feel Cal State LA is letting down sexual assault victims

Anna Kuchison, Multimedia Reporter September 19, 2023

The University Times interviewed five students alleging Title IX violations. This is the first in a two-part series. Cozen Investigation general findings The Cozen Investigation found several issues...

CFA members and CSU students protest tuition increase

Leslie Magaña Arias, Xavier Zamora, and Anne To September 19, 2023

    CSU students are not the only ones who oppose tuition increases. Members of the California Faculty Association stood with students at a rally held by Students for Quality Education...

Berenecea Johnson Eanes will start her term as president in Spring 2024. Photo courtesy of the Cal State La Public Affairs Office.

First ever Black female Cal State LA president appointed

Anne To and Brian Lai September 15, 2023

  Cal State LA’s first ever Black woman president in history, just got appointed by the CSU Board of Trustees.    Berenecea Johnson Eanes will serve as the ninth president for the...

The sinkhole is now filled up and fencing around the area has been removed.

Six months later, the sinkhole at Circle Drive is finally gone.

Brian Lai and Anne To September 15, 2023

Though the sinkhole is now gone, it won't soon be forgotten. Students interviewed this week and last recalled the frustration it invoked as well as the gratitude they feel now that it's fixed.   In...

Mask on a table. Photo by Victoria Ivie.

Vaccines no longer required on campus but masks still are

Erik Adams, Senior Multimedia Reporter April 17, 2023

Cal State LA students and faculty received a campus-wide email on April 14 stating that vaccinations were no longer required by the university. The email said that “[e]ffective April 6, 2023, the...

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