The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

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

UCLA alumna Laura Rodriguez poses for the camera while inside the library.

Not your typical veteran

Joseph Chavarria, Community News Reporter April 25, 2024

Laura Rodriguez is not your ordinary veteran. Rodriguez, 52, grew up in East Los Angeles and was raised solely by her mother after her father passed away. She got accepted into UCLA and sought to make...

Warren High School Athletics Director Samantha Miyahara posses with two Warren players in Fall 2022.

Rising Above Expectations: How Samantha Miyahara Broke Barriers at Warren High School

Omar Ortiz, Community News Reporter April 25, 2024

Samantha Miyahara's relationship with athletics started when she was young. “My parents exposed me to everything when I was little... they wanted me to be a part of a team,” Miyahara said. That...

Tony Lozano stands outside his gym.

South Central gym acts as a sanctuary

Jonathan, Chung April 9, 2024

Tony Lozano grew up in South Central Los Angeles, where he said gangs, violence and gunshots were common.  It seemed few local businesses promoted a healthy lifestyle. That’s a big reason why...

Downey resident Alan Tier claimed the planning commission “didn’t care” about the neighborhood’s problems at city planning meeting last month.

Downey Condominium Saga Continues After Public Hearing Postponement

Omar Ortiz, Community News Reporter March 28, 2024

Frustrations continue to mount for residents who oppose a proposed condominium project in Downey’s “Treasure Island” neighborhood. Their search for answers was delayed. Irma Huitron, Downey Director...

Berenice De Anda is a first-generation college student, and La Puente native. She is majoring in political science at UC Riverside. Her goal is to be a member of Congress in the future.

La Puente struggles with air pollution, social-emotional issues that impair academic success

Ashley Cortes and Bianca Morgan March 28, 2024

Berenice De Anda, raised in La Puente, said the city was a wonderful place to grow up and her education there gave her the foundation she needed to thrive at University of California, Riverside, where...

Los Angeles County residents have attended Narcan clinics at various county libraries, including in El Monte.

Los Angeles County Libraries Host Free Narcan Clinics

Joseph Chavarria, Community News Reporter March 27, 2024

  Multiple Los Angeles County libraries hosted free Naloxone clinics to fight the opioid epidemic on Wednesdays. County libraries in El Monte, East LA, Willowbrook, Lennox, Lancaster, Norwalk,...

Overlooking CSULA parking lot from structure E.

Robbery and carjacking in campus parking lot

Cynthia Harbott, Multimedia Reporter March 14, 2024

On Friday, March 1, the Department of Public Safety notified students that an attempted robbery and car theft occurred around 6:30 p.m. in parking Lot 4.  The suspect approached the victim, who remains...

Parking Lot 4 on campus.

How safe do you believe Cal State LA to be?

Brian Lai and Calista Pineda March 13, 2024

Cal State LA is monitored by the Department of Public Safety, which is in charge of patrolling the campus, managing the lost and found and following up on reports and suspicious activity. Public Safety...

An illustration of Cafe Tropical by UT Community News.

Cafe Tropical set to reopen after outpouring of support

Tupac Zapata, Community News Reporter March 12, 2024

After a soft launch two weeks ago, Cafe Tropical in Silver Lake plans to re-open next week – after a soft re-opening this Thursday. That’s according to Danny Khorunzhiy, one of its owners. “We’re...

Works are shown to the public at Band of Vices from Wednesday to Saturday between noon and 5 p.m.

Band of Vices: Curating art as an form of empowerment

Sydney Wanguhu and Bryan Antunez March 12, 2024

Los Angeles native Terrell Tilford is the owner and creative director of Band of Vices. The Black-owned art exhibit was founded in 2015 and is located on the lively street of West Adams Boulevard. Curating...

The bike path at Arroyo Seco is one of its popular features. Photo by Cromagnom, license CC BY-SA 3.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/.

Construction on the Arroyo Seco Canyon Project won’t start until 2025

Tigran Aslanyan, Community News Reporter March 5, 2024

Tucked beneath the towering San Gabriel Mountains, the Arroyo Seco was once a pristine waterway, teeming with life and thriving against the rugged backdrop. Visits to the waterway this fall show merely...

City Terrace Elementary School Principal Elaine Hu shows some of the supplies she recived from the university. (Photo Courtesy of Cal State LA Library Instagram)

From university to elementary: Golden Eagles give back with a school supply drive

Marcos Franco, Managing Editor March 5, 2024

Spiral bound notebooks, pencil sharpeners, erasers and vibrant-colored markers are just a few of the reasons Kelsey Brown looked forward to the end of summer break as a kid and back-to-school shopping...

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