Vice President of Student Affairs William Franklin met with about 50 students and faculty Tuesday evening. Pictured here with Chicano/a studies major and member of El Comité, Janneth Najera. Photo Cred: Nova Blanco-Rico. By Destiny Torres and Yeymy Garcia, Staff Editors “I can’t remember how many times I’ve wanted to drop out over the past […]
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Things Black People Should be Able to Get Away with This Month
Illustration by Dillion Payne By Destiny Jackson, Freelance Writer Being black and existing has its challenges. But being black and existing during the month of February is like trying to press your hair, only for it to start raining as soon as you leave the house. You did the best you could given the situation. […]
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Latinx Students Need a Place to Call Home
Janneth Najera, member of El Comité, speaking to the committee in the borrowed space of the QCRC about the absence of their own center. Photo Cred: Nova Blanco-Rico. By Yeymy Garcia and Destiny Torres, Staff Editors California State University, Dominguez Hills President Thomas A. Parham says he hasn’t been on a campus in 30 years […]
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Black History Month Part II: Sacred Music, Black Business and the Other Underground Railroad
By Taylor HelmesAssistant News Editor Black History Month is commemorated at college campuses across the country, but at CSUDH it has even more significance. Originally planned to be in Palos Verdes, former California Gov. Pat Brown opted to move the campus to its present location in order to give people in the socio-economically challenged communities […]
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Menstruation Shame: Let’s Stop Hiding Auntie Flow
By Yesenia Flores, Freelance Writer Having a female body is a unique experience and menstruation is just one of its natural processes. So why are people ashamed to talk about it? For the simple fact that society portrays it as repulsive and gross. The mere use of pretty blue liquid in period advertisements delegitimizes what […]