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Dons Basketball Aims For First Place

By Matthew Salzer The Dons are gunning for a chance at the 2015 Orange Empire Conference Men’s Basktetball playoffs along with Orange Coast College and Irvine Valley College. “We are really happy

February 16, 2015

Sports

Acceptance of Others Should Extend to Trans Community

Staff Editorial The transgender community deserves our empathy and a safe space free from danger and violence. Last year, local activist and former Santa Ana College student Zoraida Reyes, a transgender woman, was

February 16, 2015

Charlie Hebdo Attack Terrorized Free Speech

By Jose Servin The shooting attack on French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo last month was not an abuse of the freedom of speech, but a brutal attack on it. That is not

February 16, 2015

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Chicano Muralist on Display at SAC’s Art Gallery

By Nashe Harley The work of artist Carlos Callejo, including one of his completed murals, is now showing in the exhibit From Paper to Wall – Conception, Formation and Construction in

February 16, 2015

Lifestyle

Transgender Actors Are Breaking Down Stereotypes

Media gives viewers a negative impression of transgender people by not accurately portraying them. By Izabella Santana An actors’ sex is assumed to align with the gender they are playing on television. In most

February 16, 2015

Lifestyle·Top Stories

Agent Carter, Empire and #TeamFifty: Hotlines Feb. 16, 2015

Agent Carter ABC By Matthew Salzer Agent Carter shows the struggles women endured post World War II with cliché-busting SSR Agent Peggy Carter. Actress Haley Atwell exudes strength as a British secret

February 16, 2015

Lifestyle

OC’s Measles Epidemic Continues to Spread

Containing an outbreak linked to unvaccinated children strains public health resources By John Olivares A measles epidemic that began at Disneyland has spread to 17 states and the District of Columbia, doubling

February 16, 2015

News·Top Stories

College Officials Support Obama’s Free-Tuition Plan

California educates 60 percent of community college students for free By Jovany Leon Education officials support President Obama’s plan to offer free tuition for two years, but are unsure how it will

February 16, 2015

News·Top Stories

Don Bookstore Launches Free Loyalty Rewards Program

By Jovany Leon The Don Bookstore launched a free loyalty rewards program at the start of the semester that students and faculty can join to earn points on every purchase. The rewards

February 16, 2015

News

Trans Community Faces More Mental Health Issues

Suicide rates are higher among the transgender community studies reveal By Joanna Meza Members of the transgender community are 40 times more likely to commit suicide than their straight counterparts, according to

February 16, 2015

Health