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Behind the Screen: Do You Really Know Your Favorite Celebrity?

Behind the Screen: Do You Really Know Your Favorite Celebrity?

Myleigha Henderson November 1, 2024

In recent years, apps like TikTok, X, and Instagram, are making your favorite influencer extremely accessible. This has caused an uproar of discourse online about parasocial relationships. Dictionary.com...

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Amnesty Club: The Student Body and Advocacy

Katrina Belmonte, Writer / Photographer October 18, 2024

What is the Amnesty Club? At MSJC this club is a branch of the international human rights organization, Amnesty International. The club and the organization’s main goal is to educate and advocate...

The Controversial History and Importance of Accessible and Legal Abortions

The Controversial History and Importance of Accessible and Legal Abortions

Jenna Czech, Writer October 11, 2024

Abortion before fetal viability should be legal and easily accessible in all states in the United States. Abortions were legal until the 1850s. When abortion was made illegal across the United States by...

Living in a Haunted House: A How-To

Living in a Haunted House: A How-To

Mia Rotell, Writer October 1, 2024

Hi. My name is Mia, I am 20 years old, and for the past 18 years, I have lived in a haunted home. Personless footsteps, bodiless voices, inexplicable shadows, odd occurrences, and uneasy feelings are...

Revival of The Active Minds Club

Revival of The Active Minds Club

Katrina Belmonte, Writer September 23, 2024

What is mental health? Is it self-care? Is it maintaining a healthy well-being? Or is it simply an explanation for dealing with mental issues? With their revival of the Active Minds Club, co-presidents...

Talon Picks: Summer Anthems

Talon Picks: Summer Anthems

Mia Rotell and Scarlett Coit September 2, 2024

Nothing speaks true to summer like chilling by the pool, hanging out with friends, and bumping that one special playlist precisely curated since spring. Everywhere, musical artists release new beats...

How the NIL Has Created Opportunities and Controversy

How the NIL Has Created Opportunities and Controversy

Jaden Wright, Writer April 29, 2024

The landscape of college sports has changed dramatically since the NCAA allowed its athletes to make money through the NIL (Name, Image, and Likeness) in 2021. While it may seem like a good thing that...

Open Mic Night Presented by Creative Writing Club

Open Mic Night Presented by Creative Writing Club

Mia Rotell, Writer April 17, 2024

Come one come, all to an unforgettable display of creativity by our very own MSJC Eagles! Once every month, the Creative Writing Club hosts an open mic/ karaoke night for anyone willing to participate...

Commuter Students at a Community College

Commuter Students at a Community College

Alyssa Brookshire, Writer April 10, 2024

What does it mean to be a commuter student at a community college? While commuter students might have a different meaning at a live-on-campus, here at Mt. San Jacinto College (MSJC), with our wide array...

Inspirational Female Figures

Inspirational Female Figures

Mia Rotell, Writer April 3, 2024
Women have been expected to be passive, soft-spoken, pleasant, peaceful, and beautiful for centuries. These heavy titles of submissiveness and permanent perfection lead to stereotypes of women being weak, intellectually inept, emotionally unstable, and overall incapable. From Joan of Arc leading France to victory in The Hundred Years' War during the 1400s to Rosa Parks becoming a prominent figure for the Civil Rights Movement, women are seen time and time again as being just as capable, influential, and important. However, despite these notable figures, the stereotype continues on.
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Active Minds Club is Changing the Conversation Around Mental Health

Matthew Sanders, Writer March 28, 2024

Mental health is a serious concern for students. The Active Minds club is helping address these issues. Active Minds is a non-profit organization that advocates for mental health and encourages dialogue....

The 3 Keys To Academic Success In College

The 3 Keys To Academic Success In College

David Abularach, Writer March 7, 2024

  Millions of inspired learners come to college to achieve great things; however, reaching academic success is tough. In high school, you could get away with many things to get by, like sharing...

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