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Keep it Green, Keep it Clean: Volunteers Restore the Beach for Earth Day

Keep it Green, Keep it Clean: Volunteers Restore the Beach for Earth Day

Celine Morones, Writer May 20, 2025

Dozens of volunteers gathered along the Carlsbad coastline on April 26, 2025. These volunteers celebrated Earth Day by removing litter and debris as part of a regional cleanup event organized by I Love...

Wearing the Badge: What Their Mediocrity Would Cost Us

Wearing the Badge: What Their Mediocrity Would Cost Us

Kaitlyn Taylor, Writer May 19, 2025

“We’re people. We have feelings…we love our job, love helping people, but we also get tired, and we also have trauma. We’re just like anybody else.” Jesse’s words are honest, vulnerable, and...

The Music Oasis: How the High Desert Music Scene is Thriving

The Music Oasis: How the High Desert Music Scene is Thriving

Hayden Mcphail, Writer May 15, 2025

APPLE VALLEY, Calif. People of all kinds gathered together on Sunday, April 13, 2025, to celebrate the one-year anniversary of the Southern California music zine Strange Encounters and, more importantly,...

The Magic of Independent Bookstores Is Back

The Magic of Independent Bookstores Is Back

Celine Morones, Writer May 6, 2025

In a world filled with everything digital, even books, a new bookstore just bloomed in the heart of Old Town Temecula, bringing back that old-fashioned book shopping vibe. In Bloom Bookery is locally...

Dutch Bros Coffee Grand Opening Brews Excitement in San Jacinto

Dutch Bros Coffee Grand Opening Brews Excitement in San Jacinto

Isabelle Soler April 22, 2025

San Jacinto, CA—The aroma of fresh coffee has drawn the attention of locals, who are buzzing with excitement as Dutch Bros Coffee officially opens its doors. Located at the bustling intersection of Ramona...

Shop Local, Savor Flavors: Your Guide to Murrieta Market Nights

Shop Local, Savor Flavors: Your Guide to Murrieta Market Nights

Angel Vazquez March 28, 2025

Welcome to Market Nights! Visit for some fun! Located on 24810 Washington Avenue in Old Town Murrieta, Market Nights offer an aesthetic experience of food, vendors, and small musical performances for...

Charlotte May

MSJC Lifestyle Connection Podcast is Getting Ready for Round Two

Kaitlyn Taylor, Writer March 26, 2025

“We have a podcast?” exclaimed a fellow student when she heard about the MSJC Lifestyle Connection podcast. To answer her question, yes, we do! And even better, it’s coming back! The podcast was...

Masqueraders SJC Present: The Dylan Sass Scholarship For Performing Artists

Masqueraders SJC Present: The Dylan Sass Scholarship For Performing Artists

Niomi Dylan Sass March 18, 2025

Mt. San Jacinto College’s performing arts club, Masqueraders SJC, is in the final stages of establishing a new scholarship for transferring performing arts students. The scholarship is five hundred dollars...

Riverside's Annual Black History Month Parade

Riverside’s Black History Month Parade Returns for its 45th Year

Danaija Childs, Writer / Photographer February 28, 2025

It began as Negro History Week in 1926. Historian Carter G. Woodson’s vision to celebrate Black American history has evolved into a month-long celebration in February each year. Americans across the...

Protests Erupt Over Family Separations and Deportations Under Trump Administration

Protests Erupt Over Family Separations and Deportations Under Trump Administration

Talon Staff, Writer February 24, 2025

Protests have erupted all over the United States in a “Day Without Immigrants.” On February 3, 2025, many people skipped school and work to come together against the 47th President's mass deportation...

City of Menifee

Menifee’s Population Boom: The City’s Rapid Growth Story

Parker Costin, Staff Reporter February 13, 2025

The population in the city of Menifee is increasing at a steady rate. Once seen as a small town, it is slowly becoming a top place to live in the Inland Empire. Houses are being sold at a lower rate compared...

Remember Your Neighbors, Remember Their Humanity

Remember Your Neighbors, Remember Their Humanity

Avery Saucier, Author January 27, 2025

MSJC students needing support can contact the Student Health Center for counseling during this difficult time. No insurance required. I decided to sleep in later than usual on January 20th. I had no...

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