Music Teacher Gives East and South L.A. Students Opportunities He Missed
Boushra Rafi, UT Community News reporter
December 20, 2018
Filed under Community News
As a child, Timothy Maloof loved classical music but his family couldn’t afford lessons for him to learn how to play an instrument. Still, he vowed to someday be a musician. Not only did he achieve his dream, but he now teaches music to students in underserved communities. One of those students is...
Sick. 20-Something. Seeking Insurance.
By Roman Banuelos, UT Community News Reporter
December 20, 2018
Filed under Community News
On a hot Tuesday afternoon in Ontario, California, sunlight streamed into 28-year-old Erin Bartman’s room. “The weather seems like the only good thing happening to me today,” she said. Bartman had called several insurance companies. Instead of the companies competing for her business, they a...
#MeToo Survivor Helps Other Victims Now
Becky Nava, UT Community News Reporter
December 20, 2018
Filed under Community News
Water, scalding to the touch, poured on her. If only it could go through me. She scrubbed and scrubbed tirelessly at her bare skin, red and raw from the effort. It wasn’t enough. Why can’t I get clean? Lisa Vargas said she’ll never forget her first shower after returning home from the 1...
A Rideshare Horror Story
P'Etra Elise, UT Community News Reporter
December 20, 2018
Filed under Community News
Cal State LA student Giselle Velazquez remembers her first Uber experience. It was a hot Spring day in March when she and a friend were standing outside Los Angeles Union Station. “I know parking on campus is going to be a hassle,” Velazquez recalled thinking. Her friend suggested takin...
#MeToo and other stories from East and South LA
Marissa Chavez, UT Community News reporter
December 20, 2018
Filed under Community News
“I really don’t think I’ll ever feel safe.” “I shouldn’t have to feel vulnerable just because I’m a woman.” “I don’t want to feel helpless against men.” These are words from women in east and south Los Angeles interviewed by UT Community News. Interviews with 45 women this m...
‘Undocumented and Unafraid’ – The Story of Lizbeth Mateo
Berenice Moreno, Contributing writer
December 7, 2018
Filed under Community News
Like many across the country, Lizbeth Mateo immigrated with her parents to the United States illegally, worked through numerous struggles to acclimate, learned English as a teenager and worked her way through college. Unlike many, she earned her law degree and was appointed this year to a statewide c...
When an Activist’s Fight Becomes Personal
By Jesse Seo, Contributing writer
December 7, 2018
Filed under Community News
Like many students on the Cal State LA campus, Claudia Rueda, 23, was an activist, working to help raise awareness about political issues and immigrants’ rights. But last year, the tables turned and she had to start advocating for herself and her family after they were detained by immigration off...
A 3,000-mile Reunion
December 5, 2018
Filed under Community News, Newest, News
To this day, Yamileth Esmeralda Ramos Zavala cannot eat burritos and the smell of chicken makes her gag. That’s because for one month and 10 days, during her 3,000-mile journey to the United States from El Salvador, she only got one meal a day: Cold burritos and dry, rubbery chicken. I’m l...
Men’s soccer captain bounces back from injury last season to lead team to second championship in two years
Anthony Quach, Contributing Writer
December 4, 2018
Filed under Community News, Sports
Coming into the 2017 soccer season, Cal State LA’s Samuel Croucher was in high form. His training and conditioning, along with his gym workouts, kept him in top shape. In addition, Croucher kept up his skills practicing in a local summer league. On a mild summer day in Orange County, Croucher looked forward t...
Rags to Riches
Jordan Rodriguez, Contributing Writer
December 4, 2018
Filed under Community News, Lifestyle, Newest
Kiana Alexis, 24, is a face you may recognize. It’s plastered on billboards in Times Square in New York City and on the Beverly Center in Beverly Hills. Her eyes are projected on the top of the Cosmopolitan hotel in Las Vegas. And she’s in nutritional beverage ads posted at public transit statio...
Do We Still Need To “Save Daylight”? Measure Could Keep Time in California Consistent
Isaac Gutierrez, Contributing Writer
December 3, 2018
Filed under Community News, Politics
During the upcoming midterm elections in Nov., voters will have a shot at deciding if they want to repeal Daylight Savings Time. A measure on the ballot proposes Daylight Savings Time to be applied year-round rather than biannually, according to the ballot measure language. California Proposition 7 ...
Hit-and-Run Takes the Life of Golden Eagle Freshman
Marisa Vasquez, Managing Editor
November 27, 2018
Filed under Community News, Newest
On Thursday night, Nov. 15, friends and family gathered around the corner of 1st St. and Virgil Ave. to honor the death of, Cal State LA freshman, Andy Olivera. The flower adorned traffic light served as the centerpiece of the vigil which overflowed onto the street by attendees. The 18...
December 10, 2018
Election 2018: It’s On! was a post-election conference that provided attendees an opportunity to be informed on local and state measures from the Nov. 6 midterms.
November 6, 2018
Golden Eagle Radio’s Entertainment Symposium
October 30, 2018
Is El Sereno the next hotspot for gentrification?
October 30, 2018
Marisa Vasquez, Managing Editor
November 27, 2018
The Nintendo Switch, released in March of 2017, has only recently begun to make strides. The console, unlike its former Nintendo console relatives, was designed to go from...
November 17, 2017
Stormcrow won’t let Twitter’s 140 characters limit you
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