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Maroon 5 Playing At Super Bowl

Jesus Aguayo-Cerda, Writer October 12, 2018

Football and the NFL have been a staple of American culture for at least 30 years and with this comes the Super Bowl. The Super Bowl itself contains an equally significant event, the halftime show, one...

Album of the Week: Cher’s Dancing Queen

Nathalie Sibal, Co-Copy Editor October 10, 2018

After playing Ruby Sheridan in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Cher covers ABBA once again with the release of Dancing Queen on Sept. 28. The album features 10 well-known songs such as “Chiquitita”, “The...

BTS Takes the World by Storm

Francesca Ortiz, Writer October 10, 2018

During the month of Sept. popular K-Pop band BTS travelled to America to promote their new album Love Yourself: Answer. Toward the end of their visit, the group stopped by UN event to represent their country....

This is America

Makayla Riley, Writer May 29, 2018

Known for hit songs like “3005” and “Redbone,” Donald Glover, under the alter ego Childish Gambino, has came back with another . “This Is America” recently premiered May 5 on an episode of...

Allison Mack and NXIVM

Alexis Gutierrez, Writer May 21, 2018

Actress Allison Mack, most known for her role as Chloe in Smallville has been arrested on April 20, under allegations of sex trafficking. She has been recruiting women and young actresses to join a “self-help”...

No Tears Left to Cry

Victoria Arguello, Writer May 21, 2018

Ariana Grande made her grand return to the music world with her upbeat single “No Tears Left to Cry” on April 20. The singer followed up the premiere with a gravity-defying, Inception-like video and...

Stay Gallery Presents “Dogbite”

Corey Ocasio, Writer May 21, 2018

The Stay Gallery, an art mecca located within the heart of Downey, has blossomed from just starting off as the small-scale space it was in 2012 to an outlet where people of all ages can express their creativity...

Death of Avicii

Hector Diaz, Photographer May 21, 2018

Two weeks ago on April 20, Swedish DJ Tim Bergling, better known as his stage name Avicii, was found dead while on vacation in Muscat, Oman. Bergling passed away at the age of 28 due to an unknown cause...

J. Cole’s “ATM” is RAD

Makayla Riley, Writer May 18, 2018

After two years since the release of his album 4 Your Eyez Only, Jermaine Cole, most popularly known as J. Cole, debuted his fifth studio album on April 20 titled KOD. Of the most notable track off the...

Song of the Week: “Not Able” by Hop Along

Dennise Reynoso, Writer May 9, 2018

Hop Along, the Philadelphia raised indie-rock band, released their fourth album titled, “Bark Your Head off, Dog” on April 6. The varied styles used on the record are all memorable in their right,...

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