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President Trump incited an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol building during the final Electoral College vote. Photo from Unspash.com.

Cal State LA community members respond to the U.S. Capitol insurrection

Joshua Letona, Tahiti Salinas, and Marisa Martinez January 13, 2021

Last week’s insurrection at the U.S. Capitol displayed a “double standard” for Melina Abdullah, Cal State LA professor and co-founder of the Los Angeles chapter of the Black Lives Matter movement. The...

Breaking: Cal State LA students may return to campus fall 2021

BREAKING: Cal State students may be returning to campuses for Fall 2021

Joshua Letona, Editor-in-Chief December 9, 2020

With the progress of a coronavirus vaccine, an anticipated return to in-person courses looks possible, according to CSU Chancellor-select Joseph Castro. “We are approaching planning for the 2021 fall...

Cal State LA University Gym/Cal State LA Photo Archives

Cal State LA athletes continue training in hopes to play next year

Lurdes Villalpando, Intern Reporter November 16, 2020

With no update on whether sports will resume for the Fall Semester of 2021, athletes and coaching staff continue to prepare and train in the hopes they’ll be back on the field and courts. The coaching...

Dr. Joseph I. Castro, who is currently serving as the eighth California State University chancellor. Castro previously served as the president of Fresno State University since 2013. CSU press released image.

BREAKING: Fresno State President selected as new CSU Chancellor

Tahiti Salinas, Managing Editor September 23, 2020

The first chancellor of color was announced Wednesday morning as the California State University Board of Trustees appointed Fresno State President Joseph I. Castro. Chancellor Timothy White will be...

CSU Chancellor, Timothy P White, at the California State University Board of Trustees meeting in 2015.

BREAKING: CSUs to stay online for spring semester

Joshua Letona, Editor-in-Chief September 10, 2020

In a press release on Monday, Chancellor Timothy White announced all 23 CSU universities will remain online for the Spring Semester. Spring semester remained a question mark when the chancellor’s...

Assembly Bill 1460, now signed by Governor Gavin Newsom, will require CSU to offer ethnic studies courses by 2021-22, so students can complete their three-unit course in ethnic studies.

Newsom’s ethnic studies requirement changes CSU curriculum

Rosio Flores and Meghan Bravo September 10, 2020

The California State University “Ethnic Studies & Social Justice” requirement was recently trumped by Governor Gavin Newsom’s signing of Assembly Bill 1460 into law on Aug. 17, according to Mike...

Protestors march in Downtown Los Angeles in support of the Black Lives Matter movement against police brutality. The recent protests were sparked from George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, Minnesota where we died due to a police officer pinning him down to the ground with his knee on his neck for close to nine minuets. Photo courtesy of Corinne Baptiste.

Cal State LA students show up to protest, despite threats of police violence and coronavirus

Joshua Letona and Marisa Martinez June 9, 2020

Some of Cal State LA’s very own have joined in on the protests against police brutality in LA County. In the weeks since George Floyd’s death, worldwide outrage has sparked protests to end social injustice...

A group of new students get a tour of the Cal State LA campus for orientation.

CSU temporarily suspends SAT/ACT requirement amid COVID-19

Catherine Valdez, Staff Reporter April 28, 2020

Incoming freshmen will not have to submit their SAT or ACT scores when applying to California State University campuses for the 2020-2021 academic year. The CSU has suspended the consideration of standardized...

The San Gabriel Mountains shown clearly in the background on the 10 freeway near Cal State LA.

Social distancing lowers pollution in Los Angeles

Meghan Bravo, Staff Reporter April 25, 2020

In the midst of a pandemic, the environment is the only thing that has gotten healthier. A brown layer of smog normally sits above Los Angeles, but since the “stay at home” order was placed, it has...

Communities of color disproportionately affected by COVID-19

Communities of color disproportionately affected by COVID-19

Denae Ayala, Staff Reporter April 22, 2020

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, communities of color are experiencing a harder hit compared to their white counterparts. Incomplete surveillance data collected throughout the month of March by the Centers...

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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