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Column: From Dust to Drinks

Alfredo Jimenez Salinas, Contributor November 6, 2024

Imagine gazing towards the lunar horizon under a new atmosphere, with endless space to explore. I would enjoy riding a hoverboard in my mobility suit on the moon. Elon Musk might imagine people enjoying...

"Scream" movie poster. Photo Courtesy: Spyglass Media Group

‘What’s your favorite scary movie?’ I know what my answer is

Bryan Antúnez, Multimedia Reporter November 3, 2024

In honor of the Halloween season, I wanted to take a look back at the 1996 horror classic  “Scream” — a movie that spawned a franchise still ongoing today and why it’s my favorite horror film...

Protesters hold signs and chant "no justice, no peace" at the Women's March in front of Los Angeles City Hall on Saturday, April 15, 2023. The march was organized after a federal judge in Texas blocked the FDA approval of the abortion drug Mifepristone.

Letter from the Editor: Remember what is at stake

Sasha Funes, Editor-in-Chief October 28, 2024

As journalists, we are generally told to keep our opinions to ourselves, unless we engage in editorial or opinion writing. And yet, as Election Day approaches, I can’t help but think about what’s at...

Christiane Rios

Column: Ask Christiane – October 23

Christiane Rios, Social Media Editor October 28, 2024

Questions have been edited for length and clarity.   Why is sex the *most* important part in a relationship? Relationships require many critical factors other than sex, such as emotional...

A view from up top at Dodger Stadium, with Freddie Freeman at-bat in Game 5 of the National League Division Series, featuring the Los Angeles Dodgers versus the San Diego Padres, on Oct. 11, 2024.

Opinion: From my father to me, a family history in Dodger Blue

Omar Ortiz, Multimedia Reporter October 27, 2024

In 1981, my father was a 14-year-old living in an apartment in Boyle Heights with his parents and seven siblings. His family had moved to Los Angeles from Zacatecas, Mexico, to provide a better future...

Christiane Rios

Column: Ask Christiane — Oct. 9

Christiane Rios, Social Media Editor October 19, 2024

Q: I just recently quit smoking weed for one month after being a frequent daily user for many years. I haven't been out at any events where marijuana has been present, but I'm worried about attending future...

Transformers One movie poster. Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures.

There’s more than meets the eye with Transformers One

Jose Oliver, Multimedia Reporter October 9, 2024

When I first heard that Chris Hemsworth, Brain Tyree Henry and Keegan-Micheal Key were voicing Optimus Prime, Megatron and Bumblebee, respectively, in the upcoming animated film “Transformers One,”...

Mae (Amandla Stenberg) in Lucasfilm's The Acolyte

Disney still has a lot to learn after ‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’

Bryan Antunez, Multimedia Reporter September 19, 2024

This article was first published in the September 11 print edition of the University Times.   From its two-episode premiere, the new Disney+ Star Wars show “The Acolyte” seemed to be off to...

OPINION: Bad parking etiquette on-campus

Anthony Aguilar, Social Media Editor April 15, 2024

On March 8 people across the globe celebrate the gender-equality holiday.

Students share their take on feminism for Women’s Day

Tristan Longwell and Christiane Rios March 14, 2024

International Women's Day is celebrated annually on March 8 and was first officially recognized as a holiday by the United Nations in 1977, according to its webpage. On this day, women from around the...

Neuralink recently received FDA approval to run human testing on their brain computer implants.

Neuralink: Is getting your brain chipped a good idea?

Brian Lai, Multimedia Reporter March 14, 2024

Imagine what you could do if you could control your computer or your phone not with your fingers or voice but with your thoughts. With the installation of a chip implanted in your brain, you can control...

The official "Dune II" poster.

‘Dune: Part Two’ review: Villeneuve’s magnum opus is spectacularly massive

Advik Sharma, Contributor March 13, 2024

It is a rare experience to watch a 166-minute film and wish it was longer. In his follow up to 2021’s “Dune," director Denis Villeneuve succeeds in achieving his vision to create one of the most ambitious...

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