By Grace Da Rocha & Maria Medina — By Grace Da Rocha & Maria Medina Despite being not even five years old, Tik Tok has become a staple on the phones of many younger crowds. It helped shine light on artists like Doja Cat and Pink Pantheress and saved a young woman by spreading the distress hand signals…

By Julio Castaneda, Grace Da Rocha & Noemi Rodriguez — By Julio Castaneda, Grace Da Rocha & Noemi Rodriguez When sophomore Anthony Perez went to register for his classes at the California State University, Northridge, he was shocked. CSUN had just announced their new vaccine mandate which would be put into effect starting in fall 2021. …

At 7 years old, my hips made weird noises. Not the creaking that has since caught up to me after years of competitive dancing, but choruses… — At 7 years old, my hips made weird noises. Not the creaking that has since caught up to me after years of competitive dancing, but choruses of beeps that sounded similar to a pager. My Medtronic pump, which I had finally managed to acquire for my diabetes after two years…

When a person first steps into the Matadome gym before a volleyball game, the tension in the air is thick. — When a person first steps into the Matadome gym before a volleyball game, the tension in the air is thick. Fans for both teams trickle into the bleachers on either side of the room as each group of players gets the chance during warmup to send a ball flying across…

It has been almost a year since Angel and the 20 other members in the Zoom meeting have stepped on CSUN’s campus. — An isolated voice rings out among the walls of Angel Corros’ bedroom. She leans over and taps one of the keys on her laptop a few times, increasing the volume of the lone voice, before sitting back in her desk chair. …

In middle school, with hands that barely covered the sides of my new Nikon, I ran up and down the local soccer fields trying to get the… — In middle school, with hands that barely covered the sides of my new Nikon, I ran up and down the local soccer fields trying to get the perfect shot. My descent into journalism began at my younger brothers’ soccer games, where I would attend matches with a camera dangling off…