Human Trafficking, A Boots on the Ground Perspective
While most people have heard of human trafficking, they dismiss it as another media headline in a seemingly endless parade of negative news. Human trafficking is better described as modern-day slavery, and…
Here Is Our Stance: Black Lives Matter
It was a shot heard across the world, the death of George Floyd that is. It was a fire that ignited the frustration of thousands, even millions. And yet this frustration is…
The Voices of UCI
“Parkwood apartments after living in Stanford Court for a year. I’m a full time nursing student so I rely on loans. It really just feels unfair seeing how other students are…
The First Issue
The following photoblog sheds light on the undue housing-anxiety experienced by UCI students who lived in Irvine Company housing. March 19, 2020,California Governor Gavin Newsom declared in an executive order to shelter-at-home…
Resolving the Dangers of Food Insecurity During a Pandemic
Writer’s Note: During a pandemic, one of the lessons we learn is to value the hard work and selfless efforts of essential workers. They are truly heroic to sacrifice themselves during a…
College Students Filing for Unemployment
In the United States, there are over 30 million people who have filed for unemployment because of the COVID-19 pandemic. In California, all you need to file a claim is to…
A Cup of Coffee and A Danish
Editor’s note: This story was reported and written in the Fall of 2018. We have preserved the original story for the integrity of the piece. The Sheriffs Department of Santa Ana has…
The Time to Care
By Óscar Fernando García This article was supposed to be about the contract win between American Federation of State, County and Municipal employees (AFSCME), the union that represents the 16,000 patient…
The Effects of a Disastrous Fire Calls for a Grassroots Movement
Although COVID-19 is the focus of attention on all ends of the spectrum, it is difficult to remember what we talked about the pre-Coronavirus pandemic. Social media platforms’ algorithms have taken away…
Are Unpaid Internships Exploitative to College Students?
Written by Daisy Murguia I was browsing through Twitter one afternoon when I noticed a tweet that said, “Unpaid internships should be illegal” repeated seven times. The tweet reached over 80,000 retweets.…