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“I’m 100 percent up for it. I’m not gonna do it, but I just hate electric cars.” - Bryan Perez, 19, undeclared

HAWK TALK: How do you feel about people vandalizing Teslas?

Gabi Rodriguez, Staff Writer
April 5, 2025
"Yes you avoid the personal catastrophe, but the world still suffers it. You can accomplish the same thing by not looking at your phone." Ryan Pearce, Student Senate Vice President

HAWK TALK: What do you think of a 4-year-cruise to avoid the Trump presidency?

Damien Gay and Seth Henderson
November 27, 2024
“When I was little there was a haunted house I would go to every year and that was really fun. I’d be there with my sister and my dad and spending time there. I was such a scaredy cat.” Adrian Borjas, 20, English Major

HAWK TALK: What is your favorite Halloween memory?

Alexa Luna and Colbey Parker
October 28, 2024
"Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3" was released in theaters on Friday. The film marks the last film director James Gunn will direct for the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

James Gunn nails end of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy’ trilogy

Cathryn Ours, Staff Writer
May 10, 2023
Point guard of the University of Iowa women's basketball team Caitlin Clark celebrating in-game in the second round of the 2023 NCAA Women's Basketball Tournament on March 19. Clark scored a total of 191 points throughout the tournament which broke the record for the most points scored in a single NCAA Tournament for both men's and women's.

Complaints about female athletes taunting shows need for equality

Gabriella Lipsky, Features Editor
April 9, 2023
The MLB implemented three new rules for the 2023 season with the pitch clock, shift restrictions and bigger bases. Before reaching the MLB, these rules were first tested at Minor League Baseball levels.

MLB’s pitch clock is the hero we didn’t know baseball needed

Joe Forrestdavis, Editor in Chief
April 5, 2023
Bills Safety Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on Jan. 2 during the "Monday Night Football" matchup between the Buffalo Bills and Cincinnati Bengals. Does the NFL need to do a better job of protecting their players?

NFL needs to put player safety over profit

Ryan Lorenz, Sports Editor
January 16, 2023
New Twitter CEO Elon Musk officially bought Twitter on Oct. 27 for $44 billion dollars. It's been an eventful couple of months for Twitter under Musk's ownership.

Elon Musk exceeds expectations of dooming Twitter

Joe Forrestdavis, Editor in Chief
December 16, 2022
One way to meet new people in the age of the internet is online dating. While it may seem like an easy option, it's not the best way to find your significant other.

Online dating is fun and exciting, but does it really work?

Emanuel Espinoza, Staff Writer
December 12, 2022
There are many movies to watch around Thanksgiving. A few movies to watch are “Home for the Holidays," “Survive the Night" and “The Blind Side."

Thanksgiving films deserve more recognition

Emanuel Espinoza, Staff Writer
November 24, 2022
There are many misconceptions about attending community college. Community college can be beneficial because of the hands-on experiences in the classroom, spending as much time as you need to get your general education and networking with faculty and colleagues.

Real college or no?

Zari Kumalo, Staff Writer
May 13, 2022
A recent leak revealed that the Supreme Court plans to overturn the ruling of Roe v. Wade. The new ruling will make reproductive rights such as abortion a state matter instead of a federal matter.

Roe v. Wade should not be overturned

Lydia Tesfaye, Staff Writer
May 11, 2022
Fifteen-year-old Russian figure skater Kamila Valieva tested positive for trimetazidine and continues to participate in the Olympics. The decision that was made was not fair to other athletes.

Athletes shouldn’t get away with testing positive for drugs

Lydia Tesfaye, Staff Writer
February 22, 2022
After two years of learning online, some in-person classes are back on ground. Safety guidelines are still permitted on campus.

A college experience on ground

Zari Kumalo, Staff Writer
February 21, 2022
The COVID-19 isolation is for five days, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This should be extended to 10 days because an additional five days can be useful for an individual's well-being and it lowers the risk of spreading the virus to others.

Recovering from COVID-19 takes more than five days of isolation

Asyah Zamani, Staff Writer
January 18, 2022
Climate change is steadily becoming the biggest problem we are facing in the world and is impacting Sacramento in many ways as well. The city of Sacramento made a bill, AB 617, that plans on reducing the air pollution in the city.

Climate change is Earth’s biggest threat

Hannah Villarreal, Staff Writer
December 17, 2021
There are many times where law enforcement tends to violate their role as they're on duty. California Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed Senate Bill 2 on Sept. 30 to revoke the licenses of police officers who commit serious misconduct.

New bill revokes immunity from officers who commit serious misconduct

Danielle Roldan, Staff Writer
October 20, 2021
California Gov. Gavin Newsom is planning for the state to reopen by June 15. Vaccines are continuing to be distributed throughout the state as many citizens are getting vaccinated.

OPINION: Are we ready to fully reopen California?

Sherlyn Garcia, Staff Writer
May 12, 2021
Non-Fungible Tokens, or NFTs, have become a topic of hot debate in recent months. This is primarily due to the concerns of the environmental impact that the energy heavy tokens may have.

NFT’s are not the way to support artists

Jacob Peterson, Staff Writer
May 10, 2021
The House of Representatives are expected to move forward on the Dream Act of 2021 later this week. Immigration reform is currently at the top of the list of things Democrats want to accomplish.

‘Dreamers’ future is uncertain as the DREAM Act of 2021 is introduced

Edith Nunez, Staff Writer
March 17, 2021
Dr. Seuss is a well-known author of children's books, with his first being published in 1937. After controversy revolving around some of his older books, six of them will no longer be published.

No, Dr. Seuss is not being canceled

Jacob Peterson, Connection Staff
March 15, 2021
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