This September, eight Venezuelan migrants were flown from Texas to California. They did not have prior knowledge of their destination and had intended to go to other parts of the country with Venezuelean communities. Instead, the migrants were confused on why they were sent to Sacramento, where they had no connections. Without money or food, they were directed to...
As a college student, in order to gain certain skills and experience, it is typically necessary to obtain an internship within one’s chosen field. Internships can be a good way of dipping your toes into the mercurial ocean of today’s job market, provide experience to put on your resume and help you form connections within the industry. They can...
Being a college student is stressful enough with the many sacrifices people must undertake in order to succeed and finish their degree. Housing insecurity during a student’s higher education should not be a large concern, but for most students attending college in California, it is. The economy, combined with California’s housing shortage, has led to students being unable to...
California has some of the most stringent gun-control laws in the country, and yet it can’t seem to get out from under the pandemic of gun violence. In the last week of September, six people were injured at a school shooting in Oakland and a fifteen year old girl was shot in San Bernardino during a confrontation with law...
The United States, among many other regions of the world, is currently witnessing the effects of late-stage capitalism, one of which is in the form of increasingly unstable labor relations. The Great Resignation and quiet quitting are some of the familiar integral progressions of this conflict as workers stand up against the exploitative nature of work culture. The system...
On September 27, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill banning the “pink tax” — the practice of imposing different prices for similar consumer products, often toiletries and other necessities, based on gender. Drafted by assembly member Rebecca Bauer-Kahan, AB 1287 is the latest in a long list of legislative efforts going back to 1957 seeking to address ongoing gender-based...
Dating practices have gone through a series of changes over the last century. More traditional practices, such as recommendations from close friends or family, are losing traction, meanwhile the more modern practices of finding someone through dating apps like Hinge or Bumble are rampant as ever. Though the resurgence of matchmaking is prominent as the media comes out with...
The Supreme Court has been in the spotlight recently, and not for any good reasons. The recent actions of the Court have raised debate about its institutional integrity — whether or not the institution acts within an ethical code and holds positive values. This means the court should act on the basis of constitutionality.
Considering that the basis of their...
The use of affirmative action has long been debated over, especially whether it should be used when examining applicants for higher education. In 1996, this practice was banned in California making it so that colleges and universities could not use a student’s race when looking at their application. This ban was done to help reduce racial discrimination, but has...
Most, if not all, travel in the United States almost always requires a car, even for something as mundane as buying food or going to the convenience store. Anyone that has no access to a car will have to brave the pedestrian-unfriendly, untraversable urban landscape. It isn’t uncommon for many city-dwellers to face this problem daily. Cars aren’t for...