Godzilla Hits the Theaters After Five-Year Hibernation
Isaac Gutierrez, Copy Editor
June 1, 2019
Godzilla makes his long-anticipated return to the silver screen in “Godzilla: King of the Monsters.” Top secret crypto-zoology agency, Monarch, tries to save humanity from “Titans”; godlike monsters that awakened from their deep hibernation. Among these Titans is Godzilla. As he goe...
Letter to the Editor
Kolya Ludwig, Golden Eagle Justice
May 14, 2019
Filed under Letters to the Editor, Opinion
The student struggle against impaction has exposed all that is rotten in the California State University (CSU) system. That effort’s most recent actions occurred at the Academic Senate meeting on Tuesday, May 7, and a sit-in at the administration building thereafter. The Academic Senate is one of...
Farm Bill Hemps Up Agriculture
Marisa Vasquez, Managing Editor
May 7, 2019
Filed under Opinion
As of Dec. 11, 2018, President Trump implemented the farm bill, which allows hemp to become an agricultural commodity. The bill was heavily considered after President Donald Trump’s “trade dispute with China,” according to the Washington Post. Spearheaded by Senate Majority Leader, Republican...
False Alarm
Anthony Quach, Sports Editor
April 29, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Cal State LA was identified by the LA County Department of Public Health as one of several sites in the LA County where the measles exposure may have occurred. The exposure was believed to have occurred on April 11 between 11 a.m and 3 p.m. As luck would have it, I was working at Smart Start, which...
The True Cost of Free Speech
Chloe Littleton, Contributing Writer
April 29, 2019
On the morning of Monday, April 22, a large banner stood outside the campus bookstore messily spray-painted with the phrase “Build the Wall”. The students tending to this banner claimed it was their freedom of speech and were handing out leaflets promoting an event put on by YAF (Young Americans...
“Dumbo” Soars Below the Clouds
Joshua Letona, Intern Reporter
April 9, 2019
Filed under Opinion
“Dumbo” is the latest entry among the string of live-action remakes of Disney classics. The original film runs at just over an hour, giving the new creative team some freedom to expand on the story. Tim Burton takes the director’s seat this time, putting his stamp on a script written by Ehren Kruger...
Irony: Rock the Vote
Anthony Karambelas, Staff Reporter
March 26, 2019
Filed under Opinion
California’s 2018 midterm election set a record for the highest turnout in recent memory, closing in on 65 percent. Sure, we have a long way to go before we reach the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)’s consistent 70 percent turnout, but we should feel proud of ourselves....
The Second-Class Citizen at Cal State LA
Anthony Karambelas, Staff Reporter
March 19, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Walking through King Hall is a bit like strolling through a museum. It is a wonder that the 57-year-old walls still hold strong (probably just courtesy of the asbestos). For years, students and faculty sat compliantly in classrooms and offices, keeping their minds off the unnerving reality that their...
Impaction: Another Step Eroding Shared Governance
Anthony Karambelas, Staff Reporter
March 4, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Sure, it frustrating to see our campus take a left turn towards elitism. But, the new impaction proposal signals a lot more than an attempt to exclude those outside campus walls. It is a breach of trust from within. The administration has made the show of inclusivity, hosting three hearings, an online...
Treat Yo’ Self
February 25, 2019
Filed under Opinion
We are taught to love others, but rarely ourselves. Stop searching for love in others, and find it within. When you are this young with zero commitments, why not treat yourself as you would your partner? It does not mean splurging on lavish items to feel better, it can be something as simple as self...
Going Down With the Ship
Kyle Frizol, Editor In Chief
February 18, 2019
Filed under Opinion
In the face of insufferable politicians, elected officials, oil executives and corporations, climate change has been written off as an inconvenient improbability, swept behind the priorities of their profits, votes, and re-election support. Call it what you will; global warming or climate change is...
Too Hunky to Hate: Why We Thirst Over Serial Killers
Becky Nava, Contributing Writer
February 6, 2019
Filed under Opinion
Film and media narratives love to pitch us pseudo-edgy male characters as desirable and sympathetic, even at the expense of the women they obsess over. One such character can be found in the Netflix show, “You”. By day, main character Joe Goldberg is a seemingly benevolent bookstore manager and...