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Over one hundred students attended the 29th annual and second-ever virtual CSUN Journalism Day. Students attended virtual workshops led by professional journalists, competed in media contests, met with reporters in roundtables...
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Student protesters demand a revision of the dress code that disproportionately affects young women
High school dress codes have been labeled "outdated," "sexist," and "sizeist," protests are happening all over the country and the students of Don Lugo are no exception. In the city of Chino, students are protesting to demand a dress code revision. A group of Don...
Virtual learning didn’t stop L.A. Braille Institute
What used to be a classroom full of enthusiastic students has now turned into a screen featuring boxes of students’ faces. But, the energy in the room is the same nonetheless. Since its founding in 1919, the Braille Institute has established seven centers around...
How taking an unconventional path toward postdoc gave Dr. Alnur Ali new insight into his research
Every field of study is like its own thousand-layer cake. There’s always something more intricate and specific to research, and only the most passionate minds are willing to dig so deep. After some self-discovery, Dr. Alnur Ali became one of them, a scholar who can...
Street vendors in Santa Ana bring happiness on wheels
It’s a Friday afternoon in July and the weather is scorching hot. As children laugh while they play and adults chat nearby, the sounds of horns, chimes and bells cut through the lively neighborhood. It’s a familiar jingle on Eastside Avenue. Families make their way...
After a year of social reckoning, these students took matters into their own hands
It began with four West Covina students who felt frustrated with the decisions that their community leaders were making about policing. The idea came in May 2020, and in the midst of political polarization and a national reckoning over police brutality, the students...
Column: Asian Americans and COVID-19: Combating anti-Asian hate during the pandemic
On a breezy Saturday evening, my family and I shared a meal near a sandwich shop in San Pedro. We parked beside a row of compact homes and ate in our car, conversing about our plans for the upcoming week. Both passenger windows were rolled down, and I sat on the left...
L.A. Times editor talks investigative reporting and feature writing with interns
L.A. Times city editor Hector Becerra shared reporting advice and his experience writing about his hometown of Boyle Heights with the High School Insider interns Friday. Through his reporting, he’s told distinctive stories such as “Remembering ‘the last Jewish man of...
Fireworks light up the sky across Southern California
L.A. Times journalist shares advice from his 50 year career
L.A. Times journalist Doug Smith discussed his family’s legacy at the newspaper and talked writing tips with High School Insider summer interns Thursday. From his dimly lit office room, beside his robustly decorated bookcase and video-game invested grandson, Smith...