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Crews work to retrieve the wreckage of American Eagle flight 5342 in the Potomac River, in the aftermath of the collision of American Eagle flight 5342 and a Black Hawk helicopter that crashed into the river. February 4, 2025. Photo by Nathan Howard
Tragic Mid-Air Collision over Washington D.C. Raises Questions about Aviation Safety
March 14, 2025
Harvard Street Music Exchange exterior.
Harvard Street Music Exchange No More
October 22, 2024
Pexels: Edmond Dantes
Student Voices Matter: Vote Now
October 17, 2024
A train approaching a station in a beach area. A male student with a grey backpack is watching its approach.
College Students Explore Southern California For Free
September 18, 2024
The Airport Fire burns in the hills outside of Lake Elsinore
Wild Airport Fire Spreads Across SoCal Counties
September 12, 2024
Are US Federal DEI Programs Being Terminated Following Trump's Executive Order?
Are US Federal DEI Programs Being Terminated Following Trump’s Executive Order?
February 27, 2025
Protests Erupt Over Family Separations and Deportations Under Trump Administration
Protests Erupt Over Family Separations and Deportations Under Trump Administration
February 24, 2025
Remember Your Neighbors, Remember Their Humanity
Remember Your Neighbors, Remember Their Humanity
January 27, 2025
Education in an Age of Misinformation
Education in an Age of Misinformation
December 11, 2024
MVUSD Votes 3-2 to Keep Outing Policy
MVUSD Votes 3-2 to Keep Outing Policy
May 20, 2024
Shop Local, Savor Flavors: Your Guide to Murrieta Market Nights
Shop Local, Savor Flavors: Your Guide to Murrieta Market Nights
March 28, 2025
Charlotte May
MSJC Lifestyle Connection Podcast is Getting Ready for Round Two
March 26, 2025
Masqueraders SJC Present: The Dylan Sass Scholarship For Performing Artists
Masqueraders SJC Present: The Dylan Sass Scholarship For Performing Artists
March 18, 2025
Riverside's Annual Black History Month Parade
Riverside’s Black History Month Parade Returns for its 45th Year
February 28, 2025
Protests Erupt Over Family Separations and Deportations Under Trump Administration
Protests Erupt Over Family Separations and Deportations Under Trump Administration
February 24, 2025
Student Health: Do We Value Our Nutrition?
Student Health: Do We Value Our Nutrition?
March 13, 2025
Healing Through Art
Healing Through Art
December 10, 2024
Photo by Pexels: Hikaique
The Benefits Of The Outdoors
November 29, 2024
Mental Health: Season Changes
Mental Health: Season Changes
November 19, 2024
The Controversial History and Importance of Accessible and Legal Abortions
The Controversial History and Importance of Accessible and Legal Abortions
October 11, 2024
Photo by Pexels: Hikaique
The Benefits Of The Outdoors
November 29, 2024
Santa Rosa Plateau Trail
Walk Your Way to a Better Mind
November 14, 2024
Climate Change In Southern California
Climate Change In Southern California
October 24, 2024
Photo by Pixabay
Horses and Hemp a Sustainable Revolution
May 22, 2024
Pexels: Mart Production
Spending Time in Nature is Healing
April 30, 2024
Creative Commons
China’s Secret Genocide
January 31, 2024
A Desire to Serve
A Desire to Serve
April 27, 2022
Multiple Business Chains Retreat From Russia As War Intensifies
Multiple Business Chains Retreat From Russia As War Intensifies
April 7, 2022
Bentley in front of church in Ukraine
An Evacuated Missionary’s Experience During Escalating Tensions in Ukraine
February 18, 2022
World AIDS Day Turns 33, Spreading Awareness Remains Important
World AIDS Day Turns 33, Spreading Awareness Remains Important
December 1, 2021
MSJC is in need of a new hair-do this Spring as the musical HAIRSPRAY opens this week!
MSJC is in need of a new hair-do this Spring as the musical HAIRSPRAY opens this week!
March 20, 2025
Masqueraders SJC Present: The Dylan Sass Scholarship For Performing Artists
Masqueraders SJC Present: The Dylan Sass Scholarship For Performing Artists
March 18, 2025
Robert Gunderman and Brad Eberhard
Rocks: an Exhibition
February 20, 2025
Button-Making Station
The Menifee Valley MakerSpace: A Walkthrough
October 30, 2024
Astrophysics Black Hole Presentation
Astrophysics Black Hole Presentation
October 9, 2024
Stopping the Stigma One Canvas at A Time
Stopping the Stigma One Canvas at A Time
May 13, 2024
By Pexels
Active Minds Club is Changing the Conversation Around Mental Health
March 28, 2024
people gathering at event with flags
The Inland Empire Needs Queer Community More than Ever
March 6, 2024
MSJC Club Rush 2023 Interviews
MSJC Club Rush 2023 Interviews
October 11, 2023
“Dogs Are Better Than Cats”
“Dogs Are Better Than Cats”
September 29, 2023
Struggles in School: Self-Inflicted or Environment-Driven?
Struggles in School: Self-Inflicted or Environment-Driven?
February 25, 2025
The History and Importance of Deaf Culture
The History and Importance of Deaf Culture
December 12, 2024
Education in an Age of Misinformation
Education in an Age of Misinformation
December 11, 2024
Nature V.S. Nurture: Why We Do What We Do
Nature V.S. Nurture: Why We Do What We Do
November 21, 2024
Behind the Screen: Do You Really Know Your Favorite Celebrity?
Behind the Screen: Do You Really Know Your Favorite Celebrity?
November 1, 2024
Riverside's Annual Black History Month Parade
Riverside’s Black History Month Parade Returns for its 45th Year
February 28, 2025
Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Super Bowl Halftime Show: Kendrick Lamar’s Performance Sparks a Televised Revolution
February 12, 2025
Why You Should Read A Banned Book
Why You Should Read A Banned Book
March 20, 2024
In the City Beauty Supply Photographer: Queen Touch
Celebrating Culture, In The City Beauty Supply
February 26, 2024
LeBron’s Path to Become the NBA’s All Time Scoring Champion
LeBron’s Path to Become the NBA’s All Time Scoring Champion
March 1, 2023
Collage made by Diego Trejo
Changing the Narrative: Documenting Queer and Latinx History in Film
October 24, 2023
Dulce Soledad Ibarra standing with their artwork at the MSJC art gallery
The History and Mind Behind Dulce Soledad Ibarra’s Madre Myths
October 6, 2023
Photo by Jenna McMane of Danza Azteca Xochipilli
MSJC Celebrates LatinX Heritage Month
September 20, 2022
Hispanic Heritage, Always in Motion
Hispanic Heritage, Always in Motion
November 3, 2021
Hispanic Heritage Month Student Submissions
Hispanic Heritage Month Student Submissions
November 3, 2021
The Void of Native American Cuisine in Culinary Arts
The Void of Native American Cuisine in Culinary Arts
November 25, 2022
MSJC Dance Department Presents 'Sinew'
MSJC Dance Department Presents ‘Sinew’
November 1, 2022
Erik Escovedo, Decolonizing Place and Time
Erik Escovedo, Decolonizing Place and Time
November 1, 2022
Inspirational Female Figures
Inspirational Female Figures
April 3, 2024
Talon Talks: Discussing Women's Achievements in the Modern Day
Talon Talks: Discussing Women’s Achievements in the Modern Day
March 29, 2024
Season 5 Episode 4: Authors Who Inspire Empowerment
Season 5 Episode 4: Authors Who Inspire Empowerment
March 30, 2023
Band Silversun pickups playing at The Observatory in Anaheim California
Breaking Down Barriers: The Women Who Shaped Rock History
March 22, 2023
The Fight Isn't Over
The Fight Isn’t Over
April 9, 2024
people gathering at event with flags
The Inland Empire Needs Queer Community More than Ever
March 6, 2024
MSJC Hosted Annual Drag Show in October
MSJC Hosted Annual Drag Show in October
November 6, 2023
Collage made by Diego Trejo
Changing the Narrative: Documenting Queer and Latinx History in Film
October 24, 2023
MSJC Celebrates their 4th Annual Pride Kick-Off
MSJC Celebrates their 4th Annual Pride Kick-Off
October 6, 2023
Remember Your Neighbors, Remember Their Humanity
Remember Your Neighbors, Remember Their Humanity
January 27, 2025
Education in an Age of Misinformation
Education in an Age of Misinformation
December 11, 2024
Talon Talks: End of the Semester, Motivation and The Next Step
Talon Talks: End of the Semester, Motivation and The Next Step
December 5, 2024
Nature V.S. Nurture: Why We Do What We Do
Nature V.S. Nurture: Why We Do What We Do
November 21, 2024
Behind the Screen: Do You Really Know Your Favorite Celebrity?
Behind the Screen: Do You Really Know Your Favorite Celebrity?
November 1, 2024
Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Album Uncovers Stalker Situation
Billie Eilish’s HIT ME HARD AND SOFT Album Uncovers Stalker Situation
May 22, 2024
Taylor Swift by Beth Garrabrant
The Tortured Poets Department
May 10, 2024
Dune: Part Two promotional image
Dune: Part Two Turns Up The Heat
March 11, 2024
Olivia Rodrigo poses for Interview Magazine in promotion of new album, GUTS
A Glittery, Shimmering, Bloody Sequel
October 31, 2023
Signed GUTS DVD from: Lou’s Records in Encinitas, CA
Spilling My GUTS Over Olivia Rodrigo’s Sophomore Album
October 31, 2023
Flight 2025 is now available
Flight 2025 is now available
February 26, 2025
Cautionary Tale of the Catastrophic and Cerebral: Companion Review
Cautionary Tale of the Catastrophic and Cerebral: Companion Review
February 7, 2025
Healing Through Art
Healing Through Art
December 10, 2024
Friends In Film
Friends In Film
November 22, 2024
Harvard Street Music Exchange exterior.
Harvard Street Music Exchange No More
October 22, 2024
MSJC is in need of a new hair-do this Spring as the musical HAIRSPRAY opens this week!
MSJC is in need of a new hair-do this Spring as the musical HAIRSPRAY opens this week!
March 20, 2025
Kendrick Lamar performs during halftime of the NFL Super Bowl 59 football game between the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Super Bowl Halftime Show: Kendrick Lamar’s Performance Sparks a Televised Revolution
February 12, 2025
Cautionary Tale of the Catastrophic and Cerebral: Companion Review
Cautionary Tale of the Catastrophic and Cerebral: Companion Review
February 7, 2025
Capcom VS. SNK 2: A Retrospective
Capcom VS. SNK 2: A Retrospective
November 27, 2024
Fall Film Recommendations
Fall Film Recommendations
November 5, 2024
Flight 2025 is now available
Flight 2025 is now available
February 26, 2025
Flight 2024 is now Available
Flight 2024 is now Available
January 17, 2024
Flight 2023 is now available
Flight 2023 is now available
May 9, 2023
Flight 2022 is now available
Flight 2022 is now available
May 16, 2022
Flight 2020-2021
Flight 2020-2021
February 9, 2022
Photo of Hands Holding by Pexels, Anna Shvets
Unity
January 25, 2023
Photo of a Daisy Field by Kendra Williams
Off the Top
November 15, 2022
A Blur
A Blur
November 2, 2022
Broken Window & New View
Broken Window & New View
December 3, 2021
Unstoppable
Unstoppable
November 9, 2021
Talon Talks: Weird Food Combos!
Talon Talks: Weird Food Combos!
March 26, 2025
Office Hours: Sociology 101 with Delia Valdez & Professor Michael Arce
Office Hours: Sociology 101 with Delia Valdez & Professor Michael Arce
March 25, 2025
Talon Talks: End of the Semester, Motivation and The Next Step
Talon Talks: End of the Semester, Motivation and The Next Step
December 5, 2024
2024 Graduate Podcast
2024 Graduate Podcast
May 13, 2024
Talon Talks: Discussing Women's Achievements in the Modern Day
Talon Talks: Discussing Women’s Achievements in the Modern Day
March 29, 2024
Chance Nolan signs his minor league deal with the New York Yankees.
Chance Nolan Signs Deal with New York Yankees
March 11, 2025
Drasoni Kyles driving in
Lady Eagles Surge to a 12-3 Record After Dominant Win Over College of the Desert
January 14, 2025
Adrian Mosley
MSJC Eagles Basketball Roll to a Win and a Two-Game Winning Streak
January 14, 2025
The Eagles Kick off Their First Home Football Game of the Season
The Eagles Kick off Their First Home Football Game of the Season
September 11, 2024
Eagles Baseball Falls to Santa Barbara, Ending Their Season
Eagles Baseball Falls to Santa Barbara, Ending Their Season
May 17, 2024

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The Importance of Arts Programs

Camryn Friday, Writer • May 9, 2023
Performing Arts and Music programs have a plethora of positive impacts on children, from creating a sense of community, to allowing creativity to bloom, gaining confidence, and more. Communities must support local arts programs and academies for future youth to cherish.
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