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

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Students ambivalent about spring semester’s remote start

Priscilla Caballero, Reporter January 31, 2022

Fully vaccinated? Check. Booster shot? Check. First three weeks of spring semester remotely? It’s not exactly how Cal State LA students thought their spring semester would start.  Jacob Rangnes,...

Two COVID-19 test.

Campus bookstore is set to sell highly coveted COVID-19 self-tests

Victoria Ivie, Reporter January 30, 2022

The Cal State LA bookstore announced via Instagram that it will be selling COVID-19 rapid self-tests. Students can purchase the tests at the cashier counter for $24.99 each with a one-pack-per-customer...

shelves of books on either side and a student sitting in the middle

Covino confirms that Cal State LA will resume in-person classes this spring

Victoria Ivie and Mia Alva January 28, 2022

President William A. Covino announced that classes on campus will resume on Feb. 14 in an email today.  “I’m encouraged by the recent data that shows COVID-19 case numbers declining in the county,...

A stand with vegetables under an awning and women standing in front of the table.

Did COVID-19 make farmers markets more popular?

Imari Jackson, Community News Reporter November 6, 2021

A lot has changed in Alhambra over the years but one thing that has gone strong for 34 years now is the city’s farmers market. That’s not to say it didn’t shut down temporarily during the COVID-19...

Arturo Nunez, a small business owner, stands behind the counter at his shop while wearing a mask.

Businesses in Central Alameda are bouncing back

Brian Perez, Community News Reporter November 5, 2021

Freshening up their facades and design aesthetics, following public health guidelines and providing takeout options. These are some of the strategies that kept restaurants in Central Alameda in business...

Image shows concerned students and in between them are graphics of a spray bottle, a hand under a soap dispenser, and two hands shaking with the no symbol over.

Students and faculty open up about COVID-19 safety concerns

Mia Alva and Rosio Flores November 4, 2021

Although the university has a mask and vaccine mandate in place, many students are concerned over the fact that there are no procedures to enforce social distancing in classes or on campus. “When...

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Back to school fraught with questions and worry for some La Puente parents

Nicholas Juarez, Community News Reporter October 25, 2021

With her daughter back at school in person this fall, La Puente resident Christine Frontanez got the call that no parent wants to get.   Her daughter had been exposed to someone who tested positive...

A woman sits in front of the El Monte Access Center located on Santa Anita in El Monte, California on Sept. 14, 2021. Photo by Victoria Ivie

Will homelessness increase as eviction moratorium ends and COVID-19 funding dries up?

Victoria Ivie, Community News Reporter September 26, 2021

A silver lining for Los Angeles residents during the pandemic has been the moratorium on evictions: Even while their lives were being upended by jobs and other losses, working-class families could still...

Football players run through a play during practice at Rivera Park (Eileen Osuna_UT)

Youth football and cheer in Pico Rivera are back

Eileen Osuna, Community News Reporter September 26, 2021

As Pico Rivera resident Cynthia Carlos sat between two fields at Rivera Park watching her children, a son in football and daughter in cheer practice, she thought about how good it felt to be back. Their...

Picture shows two students in front of the AltaMed table on campus.

COVID-19 vaccinations return to campus with the AltaMed Clinic

Zoe Little, Social Media Editor September 16, 2021

The AltaMed pop-up clinic on campus will be offering both the Pfizer and the single-dose Johnson & Johnson vaccines to all students, faculty and community members. Patients opting to get the Pfizer...

Picture shows the Cal State L.A COVID-19 testing site. One of two testing sites the one picture is located on the Main Walkway, near the University bookstore and the Library North.

Cal State LA students and employees test positive for COVID-19, new data shows

Rosio Flores, Editor-in-Chief September 14, 2021

According to the recently released COVID-19 data, the number of cases reported to Cal State LA was steadily rising before a small dip last week.  The total reported cases since the week of Aug. 16,...

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Surviving, even thriving in a pandemic

Brian Lai, Community News reporter June 23, 2021

After working hard for nearly a decade to build up her children’s clothing and toy shop, Monkey Pants in Little Tokyo, Mychaela Hardy was excited to spend more time at home with her daughter, who was...

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