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,...

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...

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...