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The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

The student news site of California State University - Los Angeles

University Times

A group of kids begin homeschool in Roseville, Minnesota, as a result of schools shutting down amidst the Coronavirus pandemic.

Teachers and students struggle to ‘stay afloat’ during school closure

Meghan Bravo, Staff Reporter April 9, 2020

Gabrielle Flores, a teacher’s assistant at Ford Blvd Elementary School and Cal State LA student, said life feels “unbalanced” having to transition from going to work to having to work from home.  She...

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Cal State LA hits highs and lows in its graduation rates

Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor April 8, 2020

Cal State LA is at the very bottom in four-year graduation rates in 2019 for freshmen out of all the CSU universities. On the upside, it saw significant improvement in its two-year graduation rate among...

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BREAKING: Cal State LA students offered ‘credit/no credit’ option

Marisa Martinez and Joshua Letona April 7, 2020

Cal State LA students can breathe a sigh of relief as the campus made the decision to give students the choice to be graded on a "credit/no credit" basis for the spring 2020 semester.  Undergraduates...

Time to Talk: Ep. 2

In this episode of “Time to Talk,” GEM student leaders discuss the first reported case of COVID-19 at Cal State LA, and ways to avoid “cabin fever” while California is self quarantining. Today,...

Coronavirus and racism: A dangerous mix for Asian Americans

Coronavirus and racism: A dangerous mix for Asian Americans

Richard Tzul and Christopher Lazaro April 1, 2020

As a child, Simon Tam said he was the victim of several racially motivated attacks. He said his school officials neglected to act and now he’s worried leadership, at a much higher level, is failing to...

Faculty ‘Zoom’ into online classes

Faculty ‘Zoom’ into online classes

Isaac Gutierrez and Rosio Flores March 31, 2020

Hands-on classes are feeling the impact of Cal State LA’s online shift.  Tanya Kane-Parry, a Theater and Dance professor, however, was able to find the bright side in the switch to online classes:...

Staying active while stuck at home

Staying active while stuck at home

Tahiti Salinas, Staff Reporter March 31, 2020

With classes now online, events canceled and many businesses closing temporarily, you may be left with nothing to do as you stay at home during this period of time. Don’t fret: There are plenty of things...

BREAKING: Second reported COVID-19 case at Cal State LA

BREAKING: Second reported COVID-19 case at Cal State LA

Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor March 30, 2020

A second reported case of a Cal State LA student with COVID-19 was announced via a school wide email on Monday. “The student has not been on campus for nearly three weeks, days before starting to...

First week back: Cal State LA students react to moving to online classes

First week back: Cal State LA students react to moving to online classes

Tahiti Salinas and Joshua Letona March 29, 2020

“Who would’ve thought that we would have a pandemic in the middle of the semester? Nobody,” said liberal studies major Jorge Luis Ortiz. After the first week of online classes, students are adjusting...

BREAKING: Cal State LA student tested positive for COVID-19

BREAKING: Cal State LA student tested positive for COVID-19

Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor March 27, 2020

A school-wide email announced that a Cal State LA student has tested positive for COVID-19. The email, sent by Nancy Wada-McKee, the vice president for student life, said “the student is recovering at...

BREAKING: Cal State LA gets a new provost: José Luis Alvarado

BREAKING: Cal State LA gets a new provost: José Luis Alvarado

Joshua Letona, Entertainment Managing Editor March 27, 2020

 Four months after former Cal State LA provost Lynn Mahoney left, the university will see its next provost and vice president for academic affairs in José Luis Alvarado.  In a university wide email,...

BREAKING: One crisis on top of another: Student loan debt amid the coronavirus pandemic

BREAKING: One crisis on top of another: Student loan debt amid the coronavirus pandemic

Richard Tzul, News Managing Editor March 27, 2020

UPDATED: March 27, 2020 @ 1:45 p.m. Students and graduates across America are in the same boat struggling with mounting student loan debt. Now, they have one more crisis to unite them: the coronavirus...

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