What nine atmospheric rivers mean for California
From December 27 to January 16, California encountered nine atmospheric rivers, culminating in almost a foot of rainfall (in other words, ov
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Shepherd Lee Williams
- Jan 25
- 3 min
The Club Q shooting and stochastic terrorism, the blood on right-wing media's hands.
Devastating news from Colorado Springs arrived one Sunday morning after a deadly shooting in LGBTQ nightclub, Club Q, resulted in the...
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Renee Modina
- Dec 9, 2022
- 8 min
Around the world of music tonality
Editor's Note: To understand the following article, a basic understanding of music theory is required. From dizis to didgeridoos, the...
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Eden Greene & Sofia Casias
- Nov 19, 2022
- 4 min
Shots fired: the inside scoop on the shooting at Yosemite park
Original reporting, from journalists who were there.
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Sullivan Valdez
- Nov 18, 2022
- 6 min
A primer on conservative dogwhistles
What is a Dog Whistle? Like the name implies, it’s a word, or phrase that is used to secretly signify something. Usually used to signify...
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Sullivan Valdez
- Nov 7, 2022
- 2 min
Parabéns Lula Da Silva
On October 30th, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva won the secondary election in Brazil by a worryingly close margin: less than a percent. During...
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Rex Hoskinson
- Oct 24, 2022
- 2 min
What we can learn from one of the world’s greenest countries
As wildfires and other natural disasters such as Hurricane Ian become more common and severe, an increasing number of people have been...
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Victor Pack
- Sep 19, 2022
- 6 min
A tribute to Queen Elizabeth II
An era has come to an end. On September 8, 2022, people around the world awoke to news of the critical condition of the United Kingdom’s...
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Sophia Dueñas
- Aug 24, 2022
- 2 min
Liz Cheney loses Wyoming Republican primary, ending reelection bid
Wyoming representative Liz Cheney lost the state’s Republican primary last Tuesday, defeated by Trump-endorsed candidate Harriet Hageman....
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Eden Greene
- Apr 6, 2022
- 4 min
Russian aggressions against Ukraine are nothing new
Four events from the last 300 years highlight instances of Russian aggression and Ukrainian resistance.
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Ranya Theba
- Mar 8, 2022
- 4 min
How different countries have handled the pandemic
Soon to be two years since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, it's not hard to see how much has changed.
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Eden Greene
- Feb 9, 2022
- 5 min
Donald Trump's cult: The radical right
Picture a group of people devoted to one all-knowing, omnipotent leader, who has been chosen by God to lead them, who channels the word...
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Eden Greene
- Jan 28, 2022
- 0 min
The pandemic, 9/11, and our dreams
A collection of illustrations and stories about the impact of trauma on dreams.
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Victor Pack
- Jan 17, 2022
- 5 min
Thank you for being a friend, Betty White
On December 31, 2021, the hearts of millions were broken with the news of Betty White’s death. Betty died in her sleep of natural causes...
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Eden Greene
- Nov 30, 2021
- 5 min
Child marriage: a dark shadow on our golden state
“He told me that he would lose his life if he got in trouble for this,” says Dawn Tyree of the child molester she was forced to marry.
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Calyx Prohias
- Sep 27, 2021
- 3 min
Haitian migrants turned away from US entry
Over the past few weeks, Haitian migrants have arrived at the US border by the thousands. Lured by promises of easy travel into the...
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Sumiye Allen
- Jun 10, 2021
- 3 min
What you should know about the COVID vaccine for kids
On Monday, May 10, the FDA expanded their Emergency Use Authorization, or EUA, of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 Vaccine to include...
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Sullivan Valdez
- Jun 10, 2021
- 2 min
Alaskan air force intercepts Russian jets
Recently, Russian bombers have been spotted flying worryingly close to American airspace. While this isn’t the first time something like...
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Itzel Whyte-Aguayo
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
The CDC unveils new mask guidelines for vaccinated Americans
On May 13th, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) updated their mask guidelines based on new studies on the vaccines. The...
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Calyx Prohias
- Jun 4, 2021
- 3 min
Biden infrastructure plan overview
In March of 2021, Joe Biden Released his $2.3 trillion infrastructure plan. This piece of legislation consisted of a long list of...
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Ranya Theba
- May 14, 2021
- 3 min
Los Angeles' path to reopening
After a long and draining year of being quarantined, Los Angeles County is finally on the path to open up. With people everywhere...
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Eden Greene
- May 7, 2021
- 2 min
Dog food, track practice, and cheese: our community reopens
Our community has begun to reopen. Here’s how it’s going.
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Renee Modina
- May 7, 2021
- 4 min
Music and the mind
Since the very beginning of time, music has always surrounded us, enveloping us in its aura of emotions and mellifluous sound that twirl...
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Ranya Theba
- Apr 18, 2021
- 2 min
How climate change affected Texas
Mother Nature can be insane. Sometimes the unexpected happens and we don’t know why. As for the recent crazy climate in Texas, we might...
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Wyatt Zingus
- Apr 8, 2021
- 5 min
The true price of high school
In the United States, education through the 12th grade is free and compulsory. But is this actually the case? For me and most other...
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Calyx Prohias
- Mar 12, 2021
- 7 min
Colonial Determinism: Eurocentrism, MNCs, and WE Charity
In the 1990s, millions of Americans went about their lives believing that they were truly changing the world.
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Wyatt Zingus
- Mar 9, 2021
- 3 min
When can we live normally again?
When it was announed that school was to be canceled for two weeks last March, I, and many others thought, “Cool, no school.” I soon...
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Jasper Mann
- Feb 28, 2021
- 4 min
Covid-19, American prisons, and the San Quentin Outbreak
Covid-19 in prisons has been responsible for cases and deaths within.
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Amelia Kim
- Feb 19, 2021
- 4 min
#EndSARS, police brutality, and the policing system
If you are on social media you probably saw #EndSARS trending a couple of months ago and wondered what it was exactly. #EndSARS is a...
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Sumiye Allen
- Feb 9, 2021
- 4 min
What's going on with Trump's impeachment?
Although perhaps out of the spotlight, former President Trump’s impeachment is not quite over yet. To be precise, he has been impeached...
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Calyx Prohias
- Feb 7, 2021
- 8 min
Prospects of Nuclear War: MAD, China, and Al-Qaeda’s Nuclear Scientists
When one thinks about if a nuclear war could happen, it usually concerns some of the world's most prominent superpowers, like the United...
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Itzel Whyte-Aguayo
- Feb 3, 2021
- 3 min
Why are there so many missing Indigenous women?
The issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women, also known as MMIW, has been brought to light in recent years thanks to awareness...
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Ranya Theba
- Jan 30, 2021
- 3 min
The Return to Campus in 2021
Since the start of this spring semester, there’s been a slew of questions on the minds of many people: “When are we going to return to...
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Sullivan Valdez
- Nov 30, 2020
- 4 min
Water wars
The climate is changing. The land is dusty, empty and bare. Crops are failing and resources are becoming scarce, namely water. While here...
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Marli Petrini and Femi Henry-Chia
- Nov 13, 2020
- 4 min
COVID-19’s Impact on Asians in America
Xenophobia, the “dislike of or prejudice against people from other countries,” has been linked with massive outbreaks of diseases for...
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Sumiye Allen
- Oct 22, 2020
- 5 min
The Latest 2020 Disaster: How Can the Upcoming Election Go Wrong?
Elections have always had a history of problems. From discrimination to voter suppression to technical issues, elections have never been...
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Calyx Prohias
- Oct 6, 2020
- 7 min
What You Need to Know About the Kenosha Shooting
With the horrific assault of Jacob Blake by police officers saturating peoples’ minds, Black Lives Matter (BLM) protests have escalated...
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