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Why Cinco de Mayo Matters: The Story Behind the Fiesta

Niomi Dylan Sass May 16, 2025

Cinco de Mayo is a widely celebrated holiday not only for Mexican-Americans, but I’ll tell you why we choose to commemorate it. The 2004 short documentary from Films Media Group, Cinco De Mayo, tells...

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This Weekend Was a Nightmare in Chicago

Niomi Dylan Sass, Writer May 13, 2025

I have never walked into a space that wasn’t a Queer Bar where I felt like a normal person, except Nightmare Weekend. This convention is where everything unusual is celebrated. A home for the outcasts...

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Authors, Storytelling, and Inspiration: Inside California’s Largest Book Fair

Kapri Branham, Writer May 9, 2025

The 30th anniversary of the LA Times Festival of Books was held April 26th and 27th on the University of Southern California campus. With over 550 authors in attendance and spanning almost the entirety...

Turning the Page on Freedom

Turning the Page on Freedom

Celine Morones, Writer April 29, 2025

Book bans have been controversial across many schools and libraries in recent years. Debates over banning books have continued to escalate over whether certain books are inappropriate for children due...

Blood Moon Returns: Spectacular Lunar Eclipse Paints the Night Sky Red

Blood Moon Returns: Spectacular Lunar Eclipse Paints the Night Sky Red

Parker Costin, Writer April 15, 2025

The Moon passed into Earth’s shadow on Thursday night, creating a blood moon for the first time since November 8, 2022. It was visible from 8:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. According to the article What You...

Daylight Savings time is here again, but for how much longer? 

Daylight Savings time is here again, but for how much longer? 

Danaija Childs, Writer April 9, 2025

The month of March is known for St. Patrick’s Day, the beginning of the spring season, and the often-questioned daylight-saving time. On Sunday March 9th, most of America will wake up in the morning,...

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TikTok Made Me Buy It: How Social Media Influencers Shape Consumer Habits

Cassie Schatz, Writer/Managing Editor April 7, 2025

In 2022, a single TikTok video about a skincare product caused it to sell out nationwide in just 24 hours. This is one of many examples of how influencers can instantly shape consumer trends. Social media...

From Therapy to Thrills: How Video Games Impact Young Minds

From Therapy to Thrills: How Video Games Impact Young Minds

Kapri Branham March 12, 2025

With an uproar of activity online, playing video games have never been more accessible or intriguing to play. There are a lot of worries that come with a new purely online activity. How to regulate it?...

The Dying Wild Web

The Dying Wild Web

Hayden Mcphail March 3, 2025

The internet is facing many of the same problems as the American Western Frontier, more commonly known as the Wild West, which was brought to an end by rapid privatization and growing industry. Once a...

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