With rising living costs and decreasing access to jobs that don’t require a degree, more students are experiencing food and housing insecurity. This could be due, in part, to how inclusive colleges have become as of late. It is now more common for low-income students to gain acceptance to four-year universities. This in itself is not an issue, since...
“Aren’t all Asians supposed to be good at math and science?” As an Asian-American myself, the number of times that I have been asked this question before is truly astounding. Just as there are stereotypes for all different groups of people, the one for the Asian race seems to be that we’re all academically gifted in the sciences and...
For all the joys and conveniences that technology brings us, it all comes with one hell of a danger: Security and privacy. We all know about using firewalls and security software to protect our desktop computers, laptops and phones from viruses and malware. But, what a lot of people don’t know is that the tech that we donate or...
On Sunday, April 9, an Asian doctor refused to leave an overbooked United Airlines flight from Chicago to Louisville because he had to see his patients the next day. He was brutalized by policemen at the request of the airline and viral videos of the engagement show him being slammed against an armrest, then being dragged off the plane,...
As more states continue to legalize marijuana usage, there will be more conversation and trial of marijuana from young and old people alike. On the other end, there are, and will always be, the adamant opponents to marijuana because they deem it to be immoral or associated with criminal activity. Even if it could benefit themselves or their loved...
As graduation looms closer and job applications become a necessity, I have noticed that almost all job postings require that applicants have their own car. Sometimes this requirement is phrased as “must have access to reliable transportation,” or even “must own a valid California driver’s license and vehicle.” Yet, as one of the few the people who does not...
New York state has recently unveiled the Excelsior Scholarship, a program that essentially covers tuition for students enrolled in the State University of New York system. As the first of its kind in the United States and definitely a promising step toward free college education, it is then worth questioning if something like this could be applied in California,...
While the political and social climate of the United States has been in bad shape lately, it doesn’t look like it’s been getting any better. Recently, an Airbnb rental host in Big Bear refused service to Dyne Suh, a 25-year-old Korean law student at the University of California, Los Angeles, solely because of her race.
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We’ve seen it splashed across our computer screens, Instagram feeds and bumper stickers since November: #notmypresident. The slogan corresponds to the sentiment that Donald Trump is not the legitimate president of the United States. As the threat of fascism grows ever more real every day, it is worth discussing why calling Trump an “illegitimate” president hinders our movement against...