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Ariel Lopez, Assistant A&E Editor

Ariel Lopez is a recent transfer student majoring in literature and writing in hopes of becoming a high school English teacher. In her free time, she enjoys reading, analyzing music, watching movies and weightlifting. She will be the first person in her family to graduate college, and hopefully the first in her family to earn a Master's degree once she finishes her Bachelor's.

Mexican Gothic offers a creepy fall read

Ariel Lopez, Assistant A&E Editor • October 24, 2020

For those looking for a modern Gothic novel with Mexican representation, multi-genre author Sylvia Moreno-Garcia’s 2020 novel Mexican Gothic is the book you are looking for! Trigger Warning: This book...

Students raise concerns about full cost of tuition during a pandemic

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...

COVID-19 changes can make us grateful for what we still have

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...

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