The pandemic isn’t getting any better and we only have ourselves to blame
Brandon Zamora, Opinion Editor
September 14, 2020
For the last six months, the United States has been under quarantine due to the coronavirus pandemic. Day after day, we see the number of cases and deaths go up here in America at an alarming rate. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s website (CDC), a government website keeping...
Ease your hunger for new content with these five exemplary films
Oden Taylor, Feature Editor
September 5, 2020
Instead of going out to the movie theaters, this year the movies are coming straight to our homes through digital streaming services. The following is a list of five movies that you may have missed since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic that can help ease your hunger for new content.
Michelle Obama’s ‘Becoming’ is a refreshing take on personal growth in the midst of struggle
Alex Muegge, Staff Writer
May 14, 2020
At the 2016 Democratic National Convention, in response to the future harsh criticism and bullying she and her family would receive in the White House as the first African-Americans to live there, then-First Lady Michelle Obama said her motto is “when they go low, we go high.” If someone wil...
A historic pandemic like COVID-19 is leading the world into a new era
Haven Bishop, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
There have been a lot of changes since COVID-19 shut down America. The National Basketball Association has canceled the league's season. Local bars across California are no longer serving the public, even grocery stores are closing earlier than usual. The spread of COVID-19 has created a life of minimalis...
NBA rushing back to get on the court may come with consequences
Dylan Lillie, Staff Writer
May 13, 2020
The National Basketball Association was the first of the mainstream sports leagues to suspend its season due to the COVID-19 outbreak. The season ended abruptly on the night of March 11 when it was announced that Utah Jazz player Rudy Gobert had contracted the virus. He had mocked the virus earlier in...
Essential workers should not be chastised; they’re doing their best
Alex Muegge, Staff Writer
May 11, 2020
Customers and consumers that take extra measures to protect themselves against the coronavirus when they go out in public settings, should do so in a way that does not inconvenience the employees that are already implementing a company safeguard. If they truly feel employees at a certain business aren’t doin...
The CARES Act tries to ease Americans’ worries while COVID-19 exposes fractures in the United States economy. But here’s $1,200.
Clifton Bullock, Staff Writer
May 11, 2020
The detrimental residual effects of the COVID-19 pandemic has forced many to reckon with reality: people are hurting. Not since maybe the Great Recession has the global economy been in such disarray. And because of this, the United States government has apparently gone out of their way to try and sav...
We love live sports, but they’re not essential
Brandon Zamora, Sports Editor
May 5, 2020
Earlier this year, the lives of everyone in the world changed with the spread of the coronavirus and every country going under quarantine, keeping nearly everyone at home. Since then, nearly all sports and live events have been put on hold. However, the state of Florida just declared all sports as essent...
With churches becoming the center of coronavirus cases, church communities must move online
Ariel Caspar, Editor-in-Chief
May 5, 2020
The California shelter-in-place order has made our lives drastically different. Non-essential businesses and facilities have been ordered to shut down in order to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus that has killed nearly 2,000 Californians, according to Worldometer, an international statistics ...
Large fast food chains are endangering the public by staying open
Josh Ghiorso, Arts & Culture Editor
May 5, 2020
The spread of COVID-19 has caused many small businesses to shut down and larger chains to close, however there are still essential places that need employees. Essential workers are those like nurses and doctors, but also grocery store employees, fast food places and a few others. But are all of...
Why hoarding during the COVID-19 pandemic is unnecessary and selfish
Marquala Brown, Social Media Manager
May 5, 2020
During the second week of March when schools and businesses began to close down due to the health risk of exposure to COVID-19, and government officials started discussing the possibility of enforcing social distancing, many people rushed to stores like Costco, Safeway, and Raleys to stock up on items...
As coronavirus continues to spread, conspiracy theorists have a field day
Ariel Caspar, Editor-in-Chief
April 29, 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic was one of the most unexpected things to come out of 2020. Months ago, we heard about a new virus that was breaking out in a small Chinese village, but we never thought it would affect our lives in Sacramento. Many people still don’t believe it actually has. There is a...
Enrollment at CA community colleges down from 2019
September 21, 2020
Science Success Center is unable to host their 20th anniversary due to pandemic restrictions
September 21, 2020
District plans to monitor AQI levels as wildfires ravage the state
September 21, 2020
LRCCD announces spring 2021 will be held online
September 21, 2020
Students protect themselves as Covid-19 continues to be a concern
September 21, 2020
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