Entertainment By: Jessica De Soto Sensation Star pro dancer Cheryl Burke contracts COVID-19 a day before taping. Cheryl Burke, while speaking, stated she had Covid. The dancing sensation pronounced the news in an emotional video post on her Instagram page on Sunday night. While discussing her symptoms, Burke confirmed she received full COVID-19 vaccination with the Moderna Shot. Burke is a DWTS personality and a partner for American fitness instructor Cody Rigsby's. "I have b

Education By: Jessica De Soto In today's world, most learning institutions in the United States and other parts of the world have embraced online education. Online education is preferred because it enables education flexibility it helps in improving time management skills. Also, online education helps teachers and students to attend classes from any part of the world. First, online education has resulted in learning flexibility as it depends on an individual's learning pace.

News By: Jessica De Soto What are the greatest challenges in dealing with issues of diversity in news media? Is it possible that our newsrooms in America are filled with more white people and not enough minorities? Is it because the white man is scared to touch bases with communities that illuminate diversity in our society, or is it because the root of the issue hasn't truly been solved; therefore, we keep ignoring the voices that need to be heard? The staffing of the Americ

Editorial By: Jessica De Soto Despite the unbalanced effort of collaborating with our LBCC peers to illustrate Student Life, the community scene has become a black and gray drought. Throughout the semesters, we have attended LBCC and realized the lack of relations between the students here. With 30,000 students, it seems like they are oblivious to the visible opportunities in front of them to create a more connected, balanced, and spirited school. We remembered that back in h

Opinion By: Jessica De Soto Do you believe that ethical responsibility has suffered because gathering and reporting the news has evolved (internet, social media, citizen journalism, etc.)? Yes, I do. The remaking of journalism has been a consistent battle for many years in the era of fake news, the internet, and citizen journalism. In 2013 at Long Beach City College, my professor, Pat Mckean had stated that newspapers would soon take a plunge in this new era that we are going

Health By: Jessica De Soto Michael Medina expresses that depression is a solitary state of being an orphan to live. Medina, 21, a philosophy major, was taken hostage to the mental dejection. He illustrates depression as a room with a locked door in which the darkness holds the keys. Medina said it is desperation, a choking hope, and the need to breathe but not be able to use oxygen. He said he was diagnosed with a major depressive disorder at 16. “I used to cry, sob and weep.

News By: Jessica De Soto The LBCC Political Action Coalition solicits community residents interested in running for the District Board of Trustees' positions in Districts 1, 3, and 5. While the filing deadline is not until early 2014, the coalition seeks to endorse candidates early. LBCC is undergoing major structural changes initiated by the trustees and administration. President Jeffery A. Kellogg is in charge of District 1 specializes in senior educational consultant in ed

News By: Jessica De Soto On Friday, August 16, Dominicans came together in the Dominican Republic to celebrate the restoration of their independence. Loud merengue and bachata music filled the streets while people expressed themselves with rhythmical movement as they drank the night away with Presidente beers and rum in their hands. Dominicans fashionably waved their flag as they repeated a systematic variation from side to side, along with the blaring music playing from the

Opinion By: Jessica De Soto While my fingertips kept turning the pages in the Los Angeles Times newspaper, I had found myself intrigued by a nationwide story headlining "A desperate decision on the Rio Grande," written by Molly Hennessy Fiske. Ms. Fiske strategically layered her article with enough facts and statics that covered the 5Ws and H. The "who" in this article are the migrant families stationed in Matamoros, Mexico, who seek asylum in the U.S. I felt that Fiske prese

Entertainment By: Jessica De Soto Alternative rock and blues music filled the bar atmosphere with music at Di Piazza in Long Beach on Saturday, June 29 at 7 p.m. LBCC student Marcus Chavez, 28, a music major, was the main singer for the band DoZeGuyZ that night. Chavez normally goes by his stage name Chowdy. Other students who performed were Travis Christopherson, who played the drums; Brendan Vasquez played the bass; Chris Summer was the lead guitarist and Bradon Baker, who