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Stars, sparkles, and shimmer...and magical trinkets galore. Illustration by Zion Jones
OPINION: Where did all the whimsy go?
Rebecca Aragon and Zion Jones December 18, 2025

Upon the release of “Wicked: For Good,” I noticed two things; Elphaba was always too good for Oz and people hate fun. When any highly anticipated...

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OPINION: ‘Zootopia 2,’ a refreshing social commentary returning to children’s animation
Daniel Osorio, Contributor • December 18, 2025

This Thanksgiving weekend, audiences returned to the world of Zootopia with its sequel, released by Disney, after waiting almost a decade since...

Graphic by Julia Torres
OPINION: Holiday magic means stopping hate on Angel Tree haul videos
Julia Torres, News Editor • December 15, 2025

The holiday season is always a busy one, from final exams to shopping for last-minute Christmas gifts and traveling back home, finally away from...

Graphic by Jaya Roberts
OPINION: Give me green Hanukkah!
Jaya Roberts, Editor in Chief • December 12, 2025

While we debate the spelling of Hanukkah (Chanukah? Hannukah?) and whether the right topping is applesauce or sour cream, we miss the most important...

OPINION: Why do we feel the need to define ourselves?
OPINION: Why do we feel the need to define ourselves?
Sumeragne Gibson, Contributor • December 12, 2025

With social media, we always need everything we do, say and wear to reflect who we are as a person. Our rooms, for example, have to be decorated...

Graphic by Jay Kuklin
OPINION: What it’s like being Jewish and a Christmas Eve baby
Jay Kuklin, Copy Editor • December 11, 2025

Fun fact: My birthday was supposed to be on Dec. 31, 1998 – the kind of baby who arrives just in time for countdowns and tax deductions. Instead,...

Lights on red seats in a theater
OPINION: Netflix buys out Warner Bros.
Daniel Osorio, Contributor • December 11, 2025

On Dec. 5, BBC reported the crushing news that Netflix had bought Warner Bros. Entertainment for an astonishing $72 billion. This news immediately...

OPINION: Deconstructing CSUN’s celebrity guest, SwagBoy Q
OPINION: Deconstructing CSUN’s celebrity guest, SwagBoy Q
J. Nepomuk Meyer, Contributor • December 8, 2025

The CSUN men’s basketball team opened its season on Nov. 3 with a blowout against Nobel University. Apart from the rowdy front row of the student...

Photo of a wishlist for Santa alongside a mug of tea and cookies.
OPINION: The holiday season’s endless cycle of wanting
Sumeragne Gibson, Contributor • December 8, 2025

‘Tis the season for our wishlists to be purchased and our trees to shade our gifts. Every year, we make Christmas lists and send them to our...

An image of a baseball sitting on top of $20 bills.
OPINION: Why MLB shouldn’t have a salary cap
Alejandro Magana, Contributor • December 5, 2025

As the Los Angeles Dodgers’ World Series celebration winds to a close, debates have resurfaced over whether the baseball juggernaut’s ability...

An image of a mouse cursor clicking the "Unfriend" button.
OPINION: Why I chose to end a 10-year-long friendship
Jay Kuklin, Copy Editor • December 4, 2025

We talk about breaking up with an abusive ex or cutting off a toxic family member, but why don’t we ever talk about when our friends go rogue? When...

Sydney Sweeney as Christy Martin in the 2025 film "Christy."
OPINION: The unfortunate bastardization of queer survivor Christy Salter
Daniel Osorio, Contributor • December 3, 2025

Over the past few weeks, the film “Christy,” directed by David Michod, slipped under everybody's radar, failing to generate interest with...

OPINION: Streaming services have lost the plot
OPINION: Streaming services have lost the plot
Emily Velasquez, Reporter • November 25, 2025

I would say 2015 to 2020 was the golden age of streaming. Although Netflix’s streaming service began in 2007, the novelty was still there....

Cole Hutzler, lead singer of Beauty School Dropout sings to the crowd at Hazheart in Van Nuys, Calif. on Nov. 4, 2025. The band played a pop-up show following the end of their tour supporting punk band Letlive.
OPINION: Rock ‘n’ roll is here to stay
Jaya Roberts, Editor in Chief • November 20, 2025

Whether it be journalism, cinema or good old rock ‘n’ roll, public opinion tends to memorialize key tenets of human enjoyment long before...

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Opinion: Pass the mac, not the judgement
Danielle De Leon, Opinion Editor • November 20, 2025

Thanksgiving is next week, which means people are filling grocery stores, pantries are being prepared and families are organizing their dishes...