With the start of a new school year, the resurgence of an issue no one is surprised to hear about is in the news again — gun violence. There were 33 individual incidents of gun violence in schools in September of 2024, particularly the recent incident at Apalachee High School in Georgia where four people were killed and nine...
There are many issues in the minds of voters as election season is in full swing, but only one big issue has been pushed aside time and time again by the candidates and news sources. The swiftly growing Middle Eastern conflict has been ignored in favor of discussions on the economy and outrageous claims about Haitian immigrants in the...
On October 8, California Attorney General (AG) Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against TikTok, accusing the social media platform of deliberately targeting young users to its app with addictive and dangerous features.
Leading the charge for 13 states, AG Bonta alleges TikTok violated California’s Unfair Competition and False Advertising Laws — that prohibit dishonest marketing and fraudulent business practices —...
Governor Gavin Newsom recently vetoed Assembly Bill (AB) 2568, legislation aimed at allowing undocumented students to work on-campus jobs across the University of California (UC), California State and California Community College systems. This decision affects about 4,000 undocumented students across UC’s 10-campus system, many of whom lose opportunities that are critical for graduation and pursuing advanced studies.
In his rejection...
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, I’ve reflected on what this month of celebration of Latine history and culture means to me as a mixed-race Mexican American.
Living in the Bay Area, I grew up in a largely Asian American community away from my Mexican American family in Southern California. Connecting with my roots and Mexican heritage was...
Hispanic Heritage Month, established in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was created to honor the contributions and civil rights struggles of Hispanic American movements like César Chávez’s marches and La Raza Unida party. While the month has a noble purpose, it has always felt underappreciated to me, along with my own feelings of being trapped between two worlds.
One...
Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced on Thursday, Sept. 19, that he plans to retire in the summer of 2025 after leading the University of California, Riverside (UCR) for 12 years — the second-longest serving chancellor in the university’s history.
In a message to the campus community, Chancellor Wilcox said that he will “miss the daily interactions on campus” but believes...
Coming back to school after summer break is always a waking nightmare, especially as I enter my final year of undergrad. Watching freshmen move into the dorms with their wide-eyed enthusiasm while I’m caught between nostalgia and dread, I can’t help but think about how much has changed — and how much hasn’t. Back-to-school season brings everything into perspective,...
Minutes after the first — and likely only — presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, global superstar Taylor Swift endorsed Harris in a post to her 284 million Instagram followers.
Sharing a photo of herself and her cat, the pop star announced her intention to vote for Harris, encouraged her fans to do their...
On Thursday, June 27, 2024, former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden participated in the first presidential debate of the 2024 election season. Many have argued that Biden was the loser of the debate, however, the real losers on the stage Thursday night were the American people who witnessed a convicted felon and a genocidal dementia patient talk...