Rony Castellanos photographed by Guadalupe Contreras. By Yeymy Garcia, Senior Editor Rony Eduardo Castellanos Raymundo knows all too well how much support can mean for college students. As a first-generation student who migrated from Guatemala at the age of 15 in 2007, it wasn’t until his third college experience that he finally found a sense […]
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Write From the Heart
Photo courtesy of Josefina López. By Melany Ruiz, Staff Reporter Last week, Josefina López, an award-winning playwright, screenwriter and activist, offered wise words to students who are aspiring writers. López, whose breakthrough 1992 play “Real Women Have Curves,” was turned into an award-winning Sundance film in 2002, has had more than 100 productions of her […]
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Latinx Heritage is every day in LA
Hispanic Heritage month, as it is recognized by the US government, ends Oct 15. But for LA locals, Latinx Heritage is every day. Illustration by Nova-Blanco Rico. By Melanie Gerner, Staff Reporter The 2020 Latino Heritage Month Calendar and Cultural Guide published by the Los Angeles Department of Cultural Affairs, offers numerous events running through […]
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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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Artist Who Gave Life to Death and Inspired Countless Others Gets His Due at Dominguez Hills
By Robert RiosStaff reporter For centuries, artists have wielded satire, irony and wit as weapons expressing their ideas and feelings concerning serious social issues. One of the modern masters of that was Jose Guadalupe Posada, a Mexican-born, prolific illustrator who lived from 1852-1913 and whose work was a backdrop to the Mexican Revolution and future […]