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Study tips for the new semester from a sophomore at Cal State LA

Jessica Liu, Intern Reporter September 18, 2022

The new semester has started and maybe you’re already swamped with work. Here are some tips that I like to use before, during and after class to have a successful semester.  Before class Preread Before...

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‘Bullet Train’ review: Nonstop fun and action-filled experience

Oscar Torres, Digital Editor August 22, 2022

After filming the movie for months during the COVID pandemic, “Bullet Train” finally came to theaters and brought in a fun, action-packed tale that will keep moviegoers entertained by the creativity...

Most are done with COVID-19, but I am not

Mia Alva, Editor in Chief August 21, 2022

I am scared. I have been scared for over two years. And I don’t know when I won’t be scared again.  Why am I scared?  Well, there is this little virus that has been spread worldwide and hasn’t...

Rapper on the rise: Treviar

Braylin Collins, Reporter & News Break Anchor June 2, 2022

Treviar Hartsfield is an up-and-coming artist in Los Angeles. Born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina, he recently made the decision to move to the West Coast and pursue his dream of making music. His...

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Growing up Black in Lynchburg, Virginia

Alyssah Hall, Community News Reporter May 2, 2022

When I was 4, my parents, sister and I left West Covina, California, for Virginia, 2,234 miles away. We ended up moving to the city of Lynchburg — a name that seemed to figuratively foreshadow our...

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Opinion: Is easier better?

Skye Connors, Contributor February 7, 2022

Last semester, I was texted a link to an online petition, “Provide More Online Courses for All Majors in the Spring Semester at CSULA,” which at the time had more than 3,800 signatures. For perspective,...

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The man who made me who I am

Brian Perez, Community News Reporter January 26, 2022

It happened about one year ago, Jan. 7 — the loss I never imagined facing, at least not for decades to come. My mom woke me up that morning at around 8 a.m. “Brian, I think something is wrong...

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From beauty queen to journalist

Stephanie Sical, Community News Reporter January 22, 2022

As a little girl growing up in Germany, I loved playing around with my mom’s makeup and high heels. I would tell my mother how I wanted to be on television one day, and she would just laugh. A...

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Review: Everytable makes coming out of my “nummy” phase easier

Stephanie Medina, Reporter September 20, 2021

The “nummy'' phase, as my friends call it, is having the taste buds of a child. Anytime I go out to eat with my friends, they tell me I’m stuck in the nummy phase because I always order chicken...

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From the verge of flunking to graduating with honors and landing a journalism job

Joshua Letona, Contributing Writer May 12, 2021

It took me five-and-a-half years to finish college. Go ahead. Make fun. I can laugh about it now because I am on the other side. I have a degree that nobody can take away and found a career that...

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A battle with myself

Genesis Gonzalez, Community News Reporter May 11, 2021

It started when I was 10 years old. “You need to start eating less,” my friend told me. That’s when it hit me: My classmates are almost all thin. Over the next few days and weeks, self-doubt...

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Big reptile, big monkey: A meditation on “Godzilla vs Kong”

Ethan Axtell, Copy editor April 30, 2021

“Godzilla vs Kong.” I keep wanting to write “King Kong vs Godzilla” since that was the title of the original 1962 showdown between these two nasty heavyweights. A film that I actually owned on...

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