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OPINION: AI only gets worse from here
Nyan Gavino, Reporter • April 8, 2025

Improvements in technology over the past few years have sparked a new industrial revolution driven by artificial intelligence(AI). AI has proven...

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OPINION: Recycling is the key to a sustainable future
Allison Maltun, Reporter • April 1, 2025

Recycling plays a crucial part in our daily lives by keeping the environment clean. It is simple and yet free. Recycling helps prevent waste...

Illustration of a peacock wearing a MAGA hat.
Fans shocked as Trump orders Peacock to pull iconic episode from streaming service
Taylor Parise, Copy Editor • April 1, 2025

Monday morning, fans of the hit show “The Office” expressed outrage as President Donald Trump ordered the season one episode “Diversity...

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OPINION: Surprise! Gender-affirming care is not only for trans people
Teagan Davidge, Social Media Assistant Editor • March 12, 2025

Gender-affirming care is being threatened by the White House. That means your nose job, boob job, butt lift and hormonal medications may be at...

Charlie Kirk speaking with attendees at the 2022 AmericaFest at the Phoenix Convention Center in Phoenix, Arizona.
OPINION: Charlie Kirk should not be allowed on campus
Dylan Whisman March 5, 2025

Charlie Kirk, co-founder and president of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), is currently scheduled to speak on our campus this Thursday as part of his...

Basking in the attention, a member of the Proud Boys, a white supremacist known for using violence, stands to pose for photos. Sunday, April 11, 2021. (Photo by Solomon O. Smith/ The Valley Star)
OPINION: Pardons for some, justice for none
Solomon Smith, Reporter • March 4, 2025

We live in interesting times. After committing an act of violent insurrection against the nation, the people who participated in that shameful...

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OPINION: The Educational epidemic causing political polarization
Elizabeth Abrams, Contributor • February 27, 2025

It’s no secret that our nation currently faces political divides like never before. Swing state results from this past election show that the...

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Opinion: Death of Democracy and the Democratic Party
Madeleine Christian, Reporter • February 12, 2025

It's time to make concessions in the name of progress and political longevity. The profound failure of the Democratic party last fall can...

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OPINION: Where are CSUN’s student reproductive rights advocates?
Lina Jeong, Contributor • February 11, 2025

As California's public universities implemented groundbreaking legislation requiring access to medication abortions on campus, one glaring absence...

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Piquant pigments: A tale of tattoo tergiversations
Tommy Vinh Bui, MLIS, Contributor • February 10, 2025

January inevitably brings a sense of renewal, a steadfast optimism one hopes for despite the uncertainty of months ahead. Some choose to commemorate...

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Opinion: New Year’s resolutions are an excuse to not change
Michael Moreno, Reporter • February 4, 2025

Four thousand years ago, around the time the Hammurabi Code was written, ancient Babylonians celebrated the start of the new year when the crops...

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All Eyes On January
Tania Huerta, Illustrator • January 24, 2025

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OPINION: Blue State, Red Nation: The Role of California during a Trump Presidency
Teagan Davidge, Social Media Assistant Editor • January 24, 2025

President-elect Donald Trump has made his intentions clear: push the United States further to the right. That’s why the results of the November...

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A letter from the editor: what is opinion?
Jaya Roberts, Opinion Editor • January 21, 2025

Dear CSUN community, Opinion is a critical aspect of reporting as a whole. Opinions, sometimes referred to as op-eds guest columns, guest...

Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and his legacy loom large over the country. The Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial, Washington, D.C.,  Monday October 31, 2022.
OPINION: Trump’s inauguration is a stark rejection of MLK’s legacy
Solomon Smith, Reporter • January 20, 2025

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a leader and a Christian who left his fingerprint on the American psyche and remains an indelible guidepost for the...