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Front view of Dog Day LA 2025 gathering in Maguire Gardens at LA Central Library. Dogs Gonchi (left) and Archie (right) pose under a DTLA sign on Sept 12 2025.

Pawsitive Vibes: Annual Dog Day unites community

Jessice Vasquez Arreola and Anjanette Gile October 13, 2025

The return of Downtown LA Dog Day for its 17th year in mid-September not only brought together residents and their pets after a two-year pandemic pause but also cast a spotlight on those dedicated to animal...

Folklórico dancers accompanied Cuevas and the mariachi on stage.

“The Queen of Ranchera Music,” Aida Cuevas, captivates audience at the Luckman Theater

Wendy Cubillo, Multimedia Reporter October 9, 2025

Grammy and Latin Grammy Award-winning artist Aida Cuevas made a mark at the Luckman Theater at Cal State LA with a breathtaking mariachi performance that blended tradition and elegance. Backed by Mariachi...

Arielle Chandler setting the ball for  her teammates to respond

Cal State LA extends win streak to four in CCAA with victory over Cal State East Bay

Kara Alexander, Assistant Production Editor October 1, 2025

Cal State LA women’s volleyball extended its winning streak to four games, defeating the Cal State East Bay Pioneers 3-1 on Saturday at the University Gym. With the win, Cal State LA (8-3, 4-0 CCAA)...

Graphic by Samuel Valencia.

The Fill from the Hill: FCC and Jimmy Kimmel

Samuel Valencia, Editor-in-Chief September 26, 2025

Welcome to The Fill From the Hill, a recurring political column where University Times writers dissect the key political topics and controversies in the news, from domestic politics to international affairs....

IPhone with ChatGPT opened up on top of a keyboard
Photo by Jernej Furman courtesy of CreativeCommons

Cal State LA students and faculty discuss ChatGPT use

Andres Munoz, Multimedia Reporter September 26, 2025

As Artificial Intelligence becomes a part of everyday life, it has inevitably become a part of education and the work that students turn in across all levels of school, including at Cal State LA, but especially...

Cal State LA's John F. Kennedy Memorial Library as the school faces budget cuts from the state and federal governments on Sept. 18 2025

Systemwide Budget cuts wreck havoc on Cal State LA class offerings

Robert Bowes, Multimedia Reporter September 24, 2025

Despite smaller budget cuts than initially proposed for fiscal year 2025-2026, $144 million or 3% of CSU funding will be deferred until the 2026-2027 budget, prompting many colleges across the CSU system,...

Tupac Zapata with his older brother in Tegucigalpa in 1991. Courtesy of Tupac Zapata.

An arduous journey and joyful reunion

Tupac Zapata, Community News Editor February 3, 2025

This story was updated March 1, 2025, to remove the names of the reporter's family members to protect them from possible deportation and it was updated again, Aug. 27, to unpublish the text and photos....

Mariachis play tunes, pausing to speak with passerbys. Photo by Tristan Longwell.

L.A. Latinx Landmarks

December 20, 2024

UT Community News partnered with the journalism program’s social media storytelling class, taught by Prof. Julie Patel Liss, to cover landmarks crucial to understanding Latinidad. El Mercadito By...

City of Huntington Park Civic Center where a lot of the community gathers. Photo by Jessica Galan.

Huntington Park residents plead for council to pass rent control ordinance

Jessica Galán, UT Community News Reporter November 24, 2024

The Huntington Park City Council voted last month to increase Valley Vista waste consumer services by 5% from $15.96 to $16.75 -- even as residents testified during the public comment period about struggling...

Student Services building

November 4, 2024

Services once available to students at the Charon D’Aiello Sandoval and David Sandoval Student Services Center have moved to the student services building. The Student Service Building (SSB) is located...

Súper martes en Cal State LA

Rosio Flores, Reportera October 30, 2024

Las águilas doradas y el público general, se reunieron en el centro de votación de Cal State LA en la Palmer Wing de la biblioteca para emitir sus votos a favor de  su candidato presidencial. “Decidí...

Staples Center to host public memorial in honor of Bryant and victims

Joshua Mejia, Staff Photographer October 30, 2024

Staples Center is scheduled to host a public memorial on Feb. 24 in honor of Los Angeles’s Lakers legend Kobe Bryant, his daughter Gianna and the seven other victims of the helicopter crash that took...

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