In our current society, we have adapted to using gender-neutral and non-discriminatory identifiers. Using these terms gives those who are non-binary a way to identify themselves properly.
More recently, the use of the term Latinx has become a subject for debate within the community and in the media....
This story was updated on Oct. 13 with links to reporting on the alleged misconduct.
A whistleblower came forward with claims of hysterectomies performed on female detainees without their consent at the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Irwin County Detention Center (ICDC) in Ocilla, Georgia,...
Ariel Lopez, Assistant A&E Editor
• September 29, 2020
This story was updated on Oct. 1 to include the student petition to lower CSUSM tuition.
Despite not being able to use most of the on-campus facilities due to the COVID-19 pandemic, CSUSM students are still required to pay the full cost of tuition, much to the dismay of many students.
Over 850...
Maria Jungers, Assistant Opinion Editor
• September 29, 2020
The issue of climate change is becoming more concerning, as wildfires are visibly moving faster along the west coast.
Just this year in the states of California, Oregon and Washington, there have been five million acres of land burned, thousands of people who were forced to evacuate their homes...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released new policies for Best Picture eligibility as a part of their Aperture 2025 initiative on Sept. 8.
According to the Oscars’ website, the initiative is a “five-year effort to diversify our organization and expand our definition of the ‘best.’”
Films...
The pandemic has played an unusual role in amplifying social justice issues through social media.
Stripping away all the distractions and noise - like, for many, physical school, jobs and socialization - has revealed the truth of and alternatives to what we actually do. It revealed who...
Social media has become a tool for activism, socialization and self-expression. Over the past several years, it has become the ideal platform for cancel culture’s growth.
We have witnessed cancel culture affect people’s lives, from celebrities to regular people like you and me. This trend on...
With the nation mobilizing and becoming aware of the social injustices occurring to minority communities, there is a growing demand for schools to require an ethnic studies/social justice class for their students.
The need to learn about systemic inequalities has become a priority, inspiring many...
Campus life is on hold for the time being and now that we know classes will unfortunately remain online through the spring, the question remains if we will feel comfortable returning in fall 2021.
With campus being closed, students are not receiving the same amount of socialization with peers as...
As we embark on this new virtual semester, I can’t help but look back to last semester to reflect on what went wrong and what worked for me.
Last semester felt foreign when logging onto Zoom instead of being on campus. Being at home for the latter half of the academic school year at first felt...
Ariel Lopez, Assistant A&E Editor
• September 14, 2020
When COVID-19 hit, our lives drastically changed, making 2020 the worst year ever for many of us.
Now that we are six months into the pandemic, it does not seem as bad as it was when everything first shut down. This has become a way of life that I know is temporary, but does not bother me as much...
Tania Ortiz, Assistant Opinion Editor
• May 7, 2020
As this whirlwind semester is nearing its end, many students are reflecting on how this last half of the semester has thrown us through the wringer and how unexpected all of this really was. I’m not so sure about you, but I find myself thinking about how at the beginning of this semester I had a positive...
