Halimeh Edais, Staff Writer
April 1, 2019
Filed under Most Recent, Opinion, Top Stories
A gunman shot and killed 49 people and injured dozens more in a New Zealand mosque. Many things were said about this man; he has his own history of anti-Islamic rhetoric and has posted videos of his hate speech on the internet.
Can the words we say affect people and turn into real life violence?
As a Muslim, listening to ...
Editorial Staff
March 25, 2019
Filed under Most Recent, Opinion, Top Stories
On March 18, 2018, Sacramento lost local resident and former Los Rios student Stephon Clark when law enforcement, convinced he held a gun, shot and killed him.
A year later, the police officers responsible for his death were not charged, causing an outpour of grief and anger amongst people who are questioning the authorities ...
Alexandra Trigg, Staff Writer
March 19, 2019
Filed under Most Recent, Opinion, Top Stories
Nike can be commended for having their fingers on the pulse of today's trends by following what's hot and in right now.
What’s more intriguing is that the apparel empire is taking risks by sponsoring world-renowned professional athletes who are involved in current and controversial social issues.
When Colin Kaepernick w...
Summer Lomendehe, Staff Writer
February 14, 2019
Filed under Most Recent, Opinion
Trayvon Martin, Eric Garner and Michael Brown: These were three of the many other names that were mentioned when Assembly Bill 392 was reintroduced by California Democratic assembly members Shirley Weber and Kevin McCarty on Feb. 6.
AB 392, also known as the “California Act to Save Lives,” would set parameters around...
Crick Fulenchek, Staff Writer
October 8, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Colin Kaepernick has become a polarizing figure in the political scene lately. Have his actions motivated compelling conversation or just unrest?
Many have taken to choosing sides in the wake of Colin Kaepernick’s well-publicized display of self-described disapproval of racial injustice. This was seen during the singing...
Summer Lomendehe, Copy Editor
October 7, 2018
Filed under Opinion
A recent study by the “Depression and Anxiety Journal” found that one in five college students have considered taking their own life. I'll be the first to admit that I'm certainly not the first person to go to campus police after having extremely dangerous thoughts of suicidal ideation and being that close to acting on them,...
April 27, 2018
The arrest of two black men in a Starbucks in downtown Philadelphia spurred protests that will reform...
Victoria Blanco, News Editor/Opinion Editor
March 27, 2018
Filed under Opinion
Demonstrators protested the fatal police shooting of unarmed 22-year-old Stephon Clark at the Golden 1 Center Thursday night, prompting police to close off admission to a Sacramento Kings game. That same night, demonstrators also protested on Interstate 5, disrupting traffic.
Protests continued on Friday as the crowd walked...
March 14, 2018
Every year, between the months of February and March, there is a traditional holy day that occurs on...
March 12, 2018
The Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is one of the most well-known festivals in the United States....
February 6, 2018
As a die-hard San Francisco 49er fan, I grew up watching the dynasty built by Bill Walsh, Joe Montana,...
November 22, 2017
For many people, Thanksgiving is a time for families to come together and celebrate a special and imp...
November 6, 2017
Following the allegations of sexual assault and harassment from Harvey Weinstein, the hashtag “Me To...
November 5, 2017
On the evening of July 1, 2015, 32-year-old Kate Steinle was walking on Pier 14 with her father in San Franc...
November 1, 2017
The Day of the Dead is a national holiday that is celebrated in Mexico, and it’s a day for people to ...
Elizabeth Rodriguez, Staff
October 3, 2017
Filed under Current Affairs, Most Recent, Opinion, Top Stories
Upon searching the keywords “millennials are destroying,” a variety of search options appear on the screen: banks, the economy, golf; the list goes on. This topic has developed traction on social news outlets, from sites such as Buzzfeed and The Huffington Post. They emphasize these claims comically, from how millennials...
Steven Bryla, Staff
April 19, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Opinion
When you want to see a change in the world and people are in desperate need of help for donations, you can get the support of other people’s money if you make a GoFundMe account.
This differs from the hard-earned money of a young child selling lemonade in the hot summer sun in front of a driveway attempting to sell a gla...
Justin Cordero, Staff
April 5, 2017
Filed under Current Affairs, Opinion
With political tensions rising across the country, people within the Golden State of California have already started to speak up and encourage the idea of seceding from the United States.
According to the Merriam Webster dictionary, to secede means “to withdraw from an organization.” But historically, and ev...
April 5, 2017
After a snafu of a year, 2017 was given the expectations of being the messiah. It would rise from the...
Justin Cordero, Staff
April 5, 2017
Filed under Breaking News, Current Affairs, Opinion
It is a phrase almost everyone has heard at least once in their lifetime, in reference to the one thing we are all made to drink in the first infantile years of our life. But as people grow up, should adults still be asked the question “got milk?”
As you grow up, you’ve probably already heard the list of reasons why m...
March 27, 2017
It is impossible to ignore the impact that we as humans have on our environment, whether that be obvious, like c...
