The Sanford Education Center Opens

Richard A. Lloreda, Staff Writer

Excitement charged the air at the opening ceremony for the Sanford Education Center in La Jolla, Calif., on Sept. 18. It was the culmination of a shared effort by San Diego...  Read More »

October 27, 2014

Balboa Park Party Plan an Expensive Fiasco

Dallas Richter, Staff Writer

It started as a idea of grand proportions. The 100 year anniversary of the 1915 Panama California Exposition in Balboa Park. It would be a huge undertaking, but if the city...  Read More »

October 18, 2014

ENTEROVIRUS D68 – California Records its First Cases

Tracie Savage, Staff Writer

While Ebola is taking top billing in the news across the nation, parents need to be aware of another life-threatening illness that has already caused suffering in nearly two...  Read More »

October 17, 2014

AIDS Update: Hope at Home, Struggles in Africa

Angela Cooper-McCorkle, Editor in Chief

If Transiha Arzah did not spend her time doing peer outreach, no one but her doctor would know she had AIDS. If she did not volunteer her story, no one would know she was...  Read More »

July 3, 2014

• Legend’s Death Relights Chewing Tobacco Debate June 24, 2014
• Top Pot Shop Prospects Revealed May 13, 2014
• Barrio Logan Mural Revovation March 14, 2014

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Hollywood Costume: It’s Not an Exhibit, It’s an Experience

Richard A. Lloreda, Staff Writer

“Do it big, do it right, and give it class,” said L.B. Mayer about making a film the MGM way. Mayer’s quote must be the motto for the costume exhibit: It takes visitors...  Read More »

February 19, 2015

A Keyword Christmas Carol: My Illuminating Search for Seasonal Retail Work

Richard A. Lloreda, Staff Writer

“Hello darkness, my old friend / I've come to talk with you again.” Simon and Garfunkel got it right in The Graduate with their song about feeling stuck at...  Read More »

December 27, 2014

American Horror Story: A Scare with Style

Richard A. Lloreda, Staff Writer

“Trick or treat,” the little girl says, more a statement than a question. It is Halloween evening in Jupiter, Fla., 1952. We see what the girl sees, and like her, it frightens...  Read More »

November 12, 2014

Save a Pumpkin, Bake a Seed: Roasted Pepitas 3 Ways

Now that retailers are facing countless pounds of leftover pumpkins, take advantage of fall’s bounty with these nutritious, quick snack recipes using discounted produce....  Read More »

October 31, 2014

• Fall Fashion: Color for the Win October 29, 2014
• Getting Your Child into College is No Easy Task October 22, 2014
• Crusaders for Truth: Heart and Soul Makes ‘Masters of Sex’ More than Physical September 19, 2014
• Race to the Finish for Washington Pot Shop September 10, 2014
• Hempfest Highlights Struggles of Marijuana Seekers August 24, 2014

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Letter from the Editor: Charlie Hebdo and the Cost of Free Speech

Angela Cooper-McCorkle, Editor in Chief

This month we journalism students are studying the law as it pertains to the news business. Of course we’re focused on the First Amendment, that bedrock of our democracy...  Read More »

January 14, 2015

This Year Resolve to Support the Humane Society

Richard A. Lloreda, Staff Writer

On Dec. 14, 2014, our 16-year-old Shi Tzu died quietly in my arms after a remarkable recovery from a stroke earlier in the year. My partner and I discussed how to rebalance...  Read More »

January 9, 2015

“A Rape on Campus:” Case Study of an Epidemic

Angela Cooper-McCorkle, Editor in Chief

Journalists must cover all manner of challenging topics, but few are more fraught with ethical concerns than those involving victims of sexual crimes such as rape. Reporters...  Read More »

December 24, 2014

• Share the Wealth this Holiday Season December 23, 2014
• Game of the Century: All Blacks vs. Eagles October 17, 2014
• Underground Think Tanks, on Selling Marijuana March 14, 2014
• Branching out on Beer March 5, 2014
• What is Net Neutrality? February 26, 2014

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