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Through school publications and in my internship experiences, I covered breaking news and produced stories in the features, politics, city and community, and higher education beats. 

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CALMATTERS

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A’S FOR ALL? UNIVERSITIES DEBATE HOW TO GRADE DURING A PANDEMIC

The weekend before the coronavirus-induced Bay Area lockdown, Anna Tseselsky tried to catch up on homework assignments and found that she couldn’t focus. 

CALIFORNIA COLLEGES ARE GOING ONLINE. HOW READY ARE THEY?

As math instructor Alyssa Wong drove to a recent meeting to discuss the College of San Mateo’s transition to online classes — spurred by the coronavirus outbreak — she was full of questions

MEET SEVEN COLLEGE STUDENTS RISKING THEIR HEALTH TO KEEP CALIFORNIA’S ECONOMY RUNNING

The coronavirus has remade the college experience, pushing classes online and emptying campuses. But many California college students are also workers, and for those in the most essential occupations, that hasn’t changed — even as the state has endured a months-long lockdown. 

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NBC LOS ANGELES

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LAUSD ENDS RANDOM METAL DETECTOR SEARCHES ON STUDENTS

The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted Tuesday on a motion to end random metal detector searches, or "wanding" students, which opponents say promote discrimination and a prisonlike setting in schools.

CALIFORNIA BECOMES FIRST STATE TO PROHIBIT HAIR DISCRIMINATION IN WORKPLACES AND SCHOOLS

California is the first state to ban discrimination against natural hair in workplaces and schools. The CROWN Act, which was signed into law Wednesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, updates anti-discrimination laws so that the term "race" includes "traits historically associated with race."

65-MILLION-YEAR-OLD TRICERATOPS SKULL UNCOVERED BY UC MERCED UNDERGRAD

When the nonprofit group Fossil Excavators organized a dig at a world-famous dinosaur fossil site in North Dakota, they didn't expect to find much except for some fossilized plants.

COMMUNITY AQUARIUM CLOSES AFTER 20 YEARS IN REDONDO BEACH

For more than 20 years, children and ocean aficionados could pet sharks, observe jellyfish, and view seahorses give birth to fry at their local Redondo Beach aquarium, but these landlubbers may soon have to go elsewhere to learn about marine life.

Writing Clips: The Daily Californian

TELEMUNDO 52

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EXPERTOS PRONOSTICAN FUERTES RÉPLICAS

Expertos predicen fuertes réplicas tras el terremoto de magnitud 6.4 que ocurrió en Ridgecrest, en el Condado de Kern, el jueves por la mañana.

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AFORTUNADO GIRO EN BÚSQUEDA POR MADRE PERDIDA EN ÁREA REMOTA DE CALIFORNIA

La desesperada búsqueda por una madre de Huntington Beach tomó un afortunado giro tras cuatro largos días.

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INVESTIGADORES DE LA UC SAN DIEGO CREAN INTELIGENCIA ARTIFICIAL QUE DETECTA SPOILERS

Fue su trineo. Darth Vader es el padre de Luke. Bruce Willis estuvo muerto todo el tiempo.

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THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN

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STERN HALL RESIDENTS SPEAK OUT ON LIVING CONDITIONS

With the end of spring break, Stern Hall resident Elaine Calzada left behind her cozy bed in Montebello to return to the thinly carpeted concrete floor that, since February, has been her bed at UC Berkeley.

BERKELEY FAILS TO MEET STATE GUIDELINES FOR 911 EMERGENCY RESPONSE

The city of Berkeley paid nearly $1 million in overtime pay to compensate its 911 dispatchers in 2017, revealing gaps in Berkeley’s ability to meet state guidelines when responding to emergency calls, according to a recent report.

GOV. NEWSOM SIGNS LEGISLATION REQUIRING PROMPT TESTING OF RAPE KITS

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 22 into law, a bill requiring law enforcement agencies and forensic laboratories in California to promptly test all newly collected rape kits.

UC EMPLOYEE UNION FILES UNFAIR LABOR CHARGES AGAINST UNIVERSITY

The UC system’s largest employee union filed three separate Unfair Labor Practice charges in late April alleging that the UC is taking part in negotiations to replace its employees with low-wage workers contracted by outsourcing companies.

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THE ROUNDUP

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DISTRICT’S TAKE-OUT ORDER

Less than a year after filling the void left in the vacant Pierce College Food Court, Falafelicious Catering’s contract is being terminated as the district plans to approve a new food vendor.

SHERIFF’S UPHOLD CITY SANCTUARY PROMISE

Racial and religious diversity at Pierce has long been celebrated, but the upcoming revised immigration ban, the increase in deportation and the proposed border wall has fueled the undocumented community’s anxiety.

NOBODY PUTS FREE SPEECH IN A CORNER

Pierce student Kevin Shaw filed a lawsuit on March 28 against the college, stating that not only is the Free Speech Zone too small, but the policies are “arbitrarily” enforced.

THE ART THEY SHARED

They carried clothing, watches, books or photographs of their loved ones. They carried anxiety, fear, and hope for a better life. Some couldn’t carry anything at all.

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THE BULL MAGAZINE

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CORAL TREE CAFE

In the middle of quite possibly the busiest boulevard in the San Fernando Valley, there is a rustic building that resembles an old wooden shack. Surrounded by freeways on all sides, the roads are filled with loud traffic every morning, but once inside, the hominess of a nostalgic western American cabin sets in.

KNOWLEDGE LIGHTS THE WAY

Perhaps you missed his office because it was obscured behind a brick wall with a sign reading Platform 9 3/4. Maybe you weren’t looking for a train station leading to a magical institution, but the entrance to English instructor Mickey Harrison’s office bears an uncanny resemblance to the place.

CREATING THE ODD

The exterior is painted a dull red color. The outside walls, chipping, are holding large windows together. The building is more window than wall. If one were to walk by the storefront on a regular day, they might think an abandoned building was situated between a coffee shop and a film studio. But on certain days, this dusty storefront can transform into a jungle or a dance studio.

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