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Overview of T-Mobile park during a game in Seattle, Washington on July 18, 2025.
OPINION: Mariners break Seattle’s heart once again
Emily Maciel, Sports Editor • November 6, 2025

After making one hell of a run to get to game seven of the American League Championship Series (ALCS), the Seattle Mariners gave up the lead...

OPINION: Raw dogging life
OPINION: Raw dogging life
Emily Velasquez, Reporter • November 4, 2025

You need to be bored more often. We have the internet at our fingertips, we carry it in our back pockets and indulge in it any chance we get....

Quarterback throwing a football in a professional football game from Adobe Stock.
OPINION: 16 Black starting quarterbacks and more to come
Clinton Jones, Contributor • November 4, 2025

Black franchise quarterbacks (QBs) cementing themselves as leaders in the National Football League (NFL) were unimaginable in the origins of...

Celebration of Day of the Dead in Tlazlazalca, México, where my mother was born and raised.
OPINION: Day of the Dead: More Than Just a Day of Celebration
Pamela Garcia, Public Relations Specialist • November 2, 2025

For me, the Day of the Dead has always been one of my favorite holidays. Growing up, we always celebrated the Day of the Dead in my family....

Illustration by Jonah L. Monson
OPINION: Copying Kultur
Johann Nepomuk Meyer, Contributor • October 30, 2025

Coolness is an unsteady companion. It comes to the unsuspecting, those who did not plan for its arrival, and never seems to stay for too long....

Illustration by Isabella Pineda-Jovel
OPINION: Should College Students Trick or Treat?
Audrey De Laura, Reporter • October 23, 2025

Halloween is a holiday I will hold special in my heart, no matter how old I get, especially because it is so versatile, giving kids and adults...

Foto de Dylan Michaud en Unsplash.
OPINIÓN: El duelo es difícil. Y eso está bien.
Gabriel Duarte, Sports Editor • October 20, 2025

En enero de 2019, mi papá murió debido a una enfermedad relacionada con el trabajo. Fue paramédico del Departamento de Bomberos del Condado...

Orange Grove located at California State University, Northridge off of Nordhoff Street in Northridge, Calif.
OPINION: Safety first with cameras at the Orange Grove
Jay Kuklin, Copy Editor • October 16, 2025

On Sept. 26, CSUN police sent out an emergency alert that shook our campus: a sexual assault had been reported at the Orange Grove near Nordhoff...

Protestors walk through the CSUN campus in Northridge, Calif., on Feb. 18, 2025. Around 200 CSUN students staged a walk-out to protest President Donald Trump's immigration policies.
OPINION: Equal protection is a broken promise
Danielle De Leon, Opinion Editor • October 2, 2025

Being a minority in Los Angeles once felt normal. It felt like everyone belonged, no matter the color of their skin, where they worked or what...

OPINION: The Problem with AI in an Academic Setting
OPINION: The Problem with AI in an Academic Setting
Riley White, Contributor • October 1, 2025

I believe artificial intelligence is stupid. Not in an insulting way, but it really is. For example, I tried asking Google’s Gemini what...

Illustration of President Donald J. Trump holding the Smithsonian, filled with history, in the palm of his hand.
OPINION: Trump should take notes from Germany
Taylor Parise, Copy Chief • September 25, 2025

As I walked the brick paved sidewalks of Berlin, Germany, this summer, it was impossible to ignore the persistent reminders of the Jewish genocide...

A note written from a professor at Yonsei University stating the date for an upcoming midterm during Spring 2025 in Seoul, South Korea.
OPINION: To study abroad or not to study abroad?
Jay Kuklin, Copy Editor • September 3, 2025

When I sat in a classroom at the Korean Language Institute (KLI) at Yonsei University in Seoul, where phrases in Korean were written on the board...

Graphic by Jaya Roberts
OPINION: Welcome back, 1995.
Jaya Roberts, Editor-in-Chief • September 2, 2025

The youth of the 1990s propelled a resurgence in the styles and cultural phenomena of the eras prior. From platform shoes and bell-bottom pants...

Protestors march in "No Kings Day" protest on Jun. 14, 2025 in Downtown Los Angeles.
OPINION: “ICE out of LA” A peaceful protest interrupted by violence.
Yulissa Garcia, Reporter • June 30, 2025

“Leave the area! Leave the area!” shouted LAPD officers on horses as they pushed, kicked and hit protestors leaving Gloria Molina Grand Park...

Photo by Alan W on Unsplash
OPINION: The New Afterlife: How AI Is Changing the Way We Grieve
Ari David, Reporter • June 26, 2025

When someone you love dies, the silence they leave behind is extremely loud. People mourn in different ways, some visit graves, some write letters...