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Trump Rescinds DACA

Ajla Nasic, Social Media Manager September 20, 2017

On Sept. 5, President Donald Trump officially announced he will rescind the Deferred Action on Childhood Arrivals program, or DACA. The executive action was signed by Barack Obama in 2012 and temporarily...

North Korea Restarts Nuclear Reactor

Alex Castillo, Copy Editor February 15, 2017

Ahead of newly elected Secretary of Defense James Mattis’s visit to Eastern Asia, drones have spotted activity at one of North Korea’s abandoned nuclear reactor sites. Pictures from the satellites...

The U.S. Sends Troops to Russia

Alex Castillo, Copy Editor January 23, 2017

Russia has found itself in the news once again with their disparagement of the United States’ 4,000 troops being stationed in Europe within the first few weeks of January for permanent rotations.   They...

In Memoriam Fidel Castro

Alessandro Esquivel, Co-Copy Editor December 16, 2016

Fidel Castro died on the night of Nov. 25, leaving behind a controversial legacy as de jure dictator of Cuba from 1959 to 2006. People are quick to paint Fidel Castro as either bad or good, depending on...

Rousseff’s Brazilian Betrayal

Alex Castillo, Copy Editor April 29, 2016

Brazil’s House of Representatives voted to impeach president Dilma Rousseff on April 17 amid accusations of her involvement with insider trading and accepting bribes. Rousseff has also been held for...

Steel Meets Virtuality

Brandon Guerrero, Staff Writer April 20, 2016

A new breed of roller coaster that incorporates virtual reality was announced by Six Flags sometime early in 2016, but technical rehearsals opened exclusively to pass holders on March 26 and will finally...

Panama Papers Reveal International Economic Scandals

Alex Castillo, Copy Editor April 13, 2016

Over 2.6 terabytes of data from an insider at Mossack Fonesca, a Panamanian law firm, were leaked by the staff of Süddeutsche Zeitung, a German newspaper, containing information detailing how leaders...

The Reagan Reunion

Brandon Guerrero, Staff Writer March 22, 2016

Former first lady of the United States, Nancy Reagan, died Sunday March 6 at the age of 94 due to heart failure at her home in Los Angeles. Current first lady Michelle Obama, and former first lady Hillary...

Raymond Tomlinson

Aimee-Nicole Torres, Community/Parent & Teachers Editor March 18, 2016

Raymond Tomlinson, creator of the first email, died of a heart attack in his home in Lincoln Massachusetts, Saturday, March 5 at the age of 74. Tomlinson was born in Amsterdam, New York, April 23, 1941.   Tomlinson...

Down Imperial Highway, the streets become flooded with water, making it dangerous to drive around on January 5. Passing cars would create a wave of water while driving.

El Niño Storm Strikes in Our Backyard

Lidia Rios, Public Relations Manager January 20, 2016

Californian residents have been keeping up with recent news or reading California newspapers throughout the past months, and have read or seen several stories on the “El Niño” that is headed our...

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