During times like these, it can be hard to keep up with looming existential crises. Still, the threats don’t stop being existential. Just a few months ago, wildfires left behind trails of destruction all throughout California. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 17, 3:25 pm
Op-ed: LA County fails to protect incarcerated population’s rights, health in pandemic
Imagine spending the year 2020 in jail. Over and over again, you are put at risk of contracting COVID-19 by a jail system that fails to provide social distancing, testing or personal protective equipment. Read more...
Community, Opinion
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February 16, 3:29 pm
Op-ed: Students should be provided with more information, resources on HIV prevention
2021 will go down in history books as yet another year in which the American people have been immersed in a multidimensional public health crisis. With COVID-19 dominating headlines since early 2020, and with ever-changing lockdown rules and updates on the country’s arduous path toward herd immunity continuing to add fuel to our relentless 24-hour news cycle, it is likely that the past 11 months have represented the first period of time in decades in which the advice and guidance of public health experts have taken center stage for so long. Read more...
Editorials, Opinion
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February 15, 5:40 pm
Editorial: More accessible USAC election offers opportunity for more students to run, vote
Talk is cheap. And there’s nothing new about students complaining about the Undergraduate Students Association Council. While it isn’t often that students have the chance to take action on their criticisms, the upcoming spring USAC election offers just that. Read more...
Opinion, Opinion Columns
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February 12, 5:32 pm
Opinion: Vaccine town hall fails to adequately inform students on distribution timeline
This post was updated Feb. 15 at 3:12 p.m. Students are familiar with being kept in the dark by their university. And the recent town hall for COVID-19 vaccines was no exception. Read more...
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