Updated March 23: Robert Weide’s department has been corrected.
At an event this month, some Cal State LA students had the opportunity to virtually sit down with the ambassadors of LA urban culture,...
When husband-and-wife team Marcos Aguilar and Minnie Ferguson wanted to start a charter school centered on their culture and taught partly in Nahuatl, a native language of the Aztecs, they realized they...
After a year loaded with downfalls, students reflected on the 2020 trends that helped them get through quarantine and a full semester of virtual learning.
Among many trends the year brought on,...
Rucker Schantz, Community News Reporter
• December 29, 2020
If Leimert Park is considered an artistic and cultural hub, at least part of the credit goes to Ben Caldwell, who started the Leimert Park Art Walk 10 years ago and has worked on various projects in the...
Meghan Bravo, Community News Editor
• December 7, 2020
Every year, my family crowds around the kitchen island creating a big mess and getting masa stuck underneath our fingernails and I get the chance to ask my aunt questions about my roots.
My family’s...
Matthew Salcido, Community News Copy Editor
• December 7, 2020
As a kid growing up in El Monte, Rogelio Avila, said he grew up at the local arcades.
He spent so much time at one game store in particular, even in his 20s, that a manager he befriended there taught...
Briana Muñoz, Community News Reporter
• December 4, 2020
This year came with many uncertainties.
That’s why taking care of my well-being — including being considerate about the food I consume — has been so important. It really has made a difference...
“My story is that I wasn’t scared straight out of gangs. I was cared straight,” said Luis J. Rodriguez, book author of the memoir: “Always Running: La Vida Loca: Gang Days in L.A.”
As part...
The pandemic led events to be canceled, but that was not enough to keep the Department of Theatre and Dance down.
Department chair Meredith Greenburg has been working with the cast and staff members...
Our first “safe-at-home” summer is coming to end. While we haven’t been able to see people in-person, video games have brought together many friends and families. In the continuation of this series,...
With the extension of social distancing guidelines and Spring Break over, chances are everyone finished binge-watching their favorite television shows and have been left with nothing else to watch. In...
Online gaming is a staple of connecting with people all around the world. Now more than ever, online gaming has become a go-to asset for some to stay connected with their friends and family. As it appears,...
