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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

Golden Eagles weigh in on the Israel-Hamas war

Anne To, Brian Lai, and Christiane Rios November 9, 2023

On Oct. 7, thousands of rockets were fired towards Israel by the Palestinian militant group, Hamas. The group proceeded to break through the border fence into Israeli territory killing over 1,400 civilians...

CFA professors close to approving strike

Leslie Magaña Arias, Multimedia Reporter November 9, 2023

  (As of Oct 30th, CFA members voted to authorize the strike.)     The California Faculty Association (CFA) Los Angeles chapter held a strike authorization vote last week along...

Pro-Trump graffiti tagged on the second-story elevator door in the music building on Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023.

Vandals bring politics to the university walls

Xavier Zamora, Multimedia Reporter November 7, 2023

    Messages written in black marker and stickers resembling miniature political yard signs seem to be the media of choice for the unknown vandals responsible for tagging up several...

Sarah Winslow discusses how to resist attempts to ban books during an advocacy workshop.

Cal State LA resists the banning of books

Tristan Longwell, Community News Digital Editor-In-Chief October 30, 2023

The Cal State LA library and English department hosted a series of events celebrating Banned Books week.    The campus library stocks a collection of banned and challenged books including a...

Never Forget: A Reflection on September 11, 2001

Thomas Davila, Multimedia Reporter September 30, 2023

Lives lost, families torn apart and countless horrible memories that will never be forgotten. The Sept. 11 attacks can be summed up in so many words from people who lost a loved one or who crowded around...

New ASI President Yahir Flores. Photo  credited to Yahir Flores.

Insights into the new ASI President Yahir Flores

Christiane Rios, Multimedia Reporter September 30, 2023

"Igniting student's potential and empowering their voices..."   -Yahir Flores   After his only competitor dropped out of the Associate Student Inc. (ASI) elections, fourth year student...

Allegations fly between Boyle Heights council members

Brenda Mwingira, Community News Reporter December 17, 2022

A Boyle Heights council meeting this fall ended in a resignation. One Boyle Heights neighborhood council member alleged her colleagues of bullying and corruption. Another alleged unprofessional behavior...

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Get Out the Vote 2022

Alysia Burke, Multimedia Reporter November 5, 2022

With less than one week before Election Day, Cal State LA students and faculty are joining forces to educate students on their voter rights, and urge them to get out and vote on Nov. 8. A student-led...

A woman in red suit at a podium

What do various state and county officials actually do?

Xennia Hamilton, Community News Reporter October 31, 2022

State controller. Insurance commissioner. County board of supervisors. Voters’ eyes can glaze over at the number of different statewide and local elected officials representing various boards and...

Two women, one with glasses and a mask

Prop. 29: Kidney dialysis measure back on the ballot, and just as hotly contested

Vincent Moc, Community News Reporter October 29, 2022

Wonder why Proposition 29 -- which would beef up requirements at kidney dialysis clinics -- looks so familiar? That’s because similar measures were on the ballot twice before and both times, rejected....

Picture of a petitioner and their tent on the main walkway on campus.

How a measure gets on the ballot in California

Jessica Lopez, Community News Reporter October 29, 2022

Why are there so many ballot measures in California during midterm and presidential election cycles, and how do they get on the ballot in the first place? There were 11 statewide propositions in the...

Recharging electric cars parked on Calstate LA campus.

Prop. 30: Should multimillionaires’ taxes be raised to tackle climate change?

Gerardo De Los Santos, Community News Reporter October 29, 2022

Hike taxes for multimillionaires. Generate funds to subsidize zero-emission vehicles and pay for wildfire response and prevention. Clean up polluted air. Those are the goals of Prop. 30, which California...

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