University Times • 3rd April 2023

BREAKING: Cal State LA student shot and killed near campus

Cal State LA student Edgar Aguirre was shot and killed on Saturday, April 1, 2023, near the Golden Eagle Apartments. Photo by Will Baker.

On Monday, April 3, a campus-wide email revealed that a Cal State LA student was the victim who was shot and killed on Saturday, April 1, near the Golden Eagle Apartments.

Edgar Aguirre, the victim of the shooting, was a 38-years-old student majoring in communications. Aguirre was a junior and was also part of Project Rebound, which “assists formerly incarce

University Times • 27th October 2022

‘Brown and Gay in L.A.’: Intersectionality, identity and immigrant sons

Attendees waiting in line to get their books signed at the Cal State LA campus on Oct. 20, 2022. Dr. Anthony Ocampo discussed his latest book, “Brown and Gay in LA: The Lives of Immigrant Sons.”

Feeling like you have to choose between your identity of race or sexuality, not knowing who you are, and the immense pressure of being a first-generation immigrant child. These are just some of the topics discussed at the “Brown and Gay in L.A.” event last week.

Anthony Ocampo, the author of “Brown and

University Times • 2nd October 2022

South Village dining employees report ‘filthy’ and ‘hostile’ work environment

For many students, and especially for those living on campus, the Cal State LA South Village dining hall is a haven of food options.

But for some employees, the dining hall is “horrible.”

Two employees and a former employee told the University Times they allegedly witnessed a number of problems while working at the dining hall, including “unsafe” and “dangerous” food preparation as well as interpersonal conflict that includes racism, nepotism and grand theft auto. They said they feel these thi

University Times • 21st August 2022

Kink, history and social media: How LGBTQ students celebrated pride

Los Angeles Pride Parade was considered the world’s first permitted pride parade, which occured on the one-year anniversary of the Stonewall Riots in New York City on June 28, 1970.

Most people think of rainbow everything and Weho pride parades when they think of pride month. For LGBTQ Cal State LA students, COVID fears kept many from doing big celebrations. Still, many found ways to celebrate being queer and honoring those that came before them.

Yuvia Martinez, a senior television, film, and

University Times • 18th April 2022

Slow to fix accessibility issues?

A sign posted to the King Hall elevator, informing students it is out of order. The South elevators were down for more than three weeks.

Broken elevators, painful trips up flights of stairs and no solution in sight for weeks on end. Cal State LA students with disabilities say these are some of the accessibility issues affecting them on campus.

King Hall, Salazar Hall and Hertzberg-Davis Forensic Science Building are among some of the buildings with frequent accessibility issues, according to f

University Times • 14th March 2022

Intersectional before its time: Cal State LA honors International Women’s Day

The Third World Women’s Alliance strives for inclusivity with women from all backgrounds, race and gender.

These are the topics one bicoastal activist organization strived to combat within Black, Latina, Asian, Indigenous and Middle Eastern women’s communities. Not in 2022 but in 1970.

The Third World Women’s Alliance (TWWA) was active from 1970 to 1980 and was the subject of discussion at a book talk co-sponsored by the UCLA Gender Studies program and Cal State’s Gender and Sexualities progra

University Times • 1st March 2022

Former Cal State LA co-ed fraternity on administrative review after facing allegations of sexual assault, harassment and hazing

A fraternity that was previously on campus was found this month to be in violation of its national office’s rules after previous allegations of hazing and harassment according to documents obtained by the University Times. As of Feb. 14, the fraternity has been placed on administrative review by the Alpha Phi Omega national office.

On Nov. 18 2021, the Lambda Mu chapter of the Alpha Phi Omega fraternity was issued a cease and desist letter by the fraternity national office’s Deputy Executive Di

University Times- Community News • 22nd January 2022

How a trans and nonbinary punk band are reinventing political music

This convergence of unfortunate events was the beginning of a trans and non-binary punk band, You Guys Suck Like Real Hard. Shut the Fuck Up. Thanks. — known as Y.G.S.L.R.H.S.T.F.U.T for short.

Artists often have strong belief systems they incorporate into their work, their lives and lately, their social media presence. For this particular band, being political comes as a priority and is unavoidable.

“Growing up as a Black kid in a small town in North Carolina, it was not really the best for m

University Times- Community News • 26th September 2021

Will homelessness increase as eviction moratorium ends and COVID-19 funding dries up?

A woman sits in front of the El Monte Access Center located on Santa Anita in El Monte, California on Sept. 14, 2021. Photo by Victoria Ivie

A silver lining for Los Angeles residents during the pandemic has been the moratorium on evictions: Even while their lives were being upended by jobs and other losses, working-class families could still evade homelessness.

But as the county’s eviction moratorium comes to an end on Sept. 31, residents covered by it in cities like El Monte worry what will h