Kate Bustamante, author at el Don News

Swap Meets offer economical solutions to rising costs and support local vendors

Growing up, Sundays were little Nancy Santos’ favorite day of the week. Her parents had a day off, she didn’t have any homework due and she always got five dollars to spend

May 22, 2023

Lifestyle·Solutions

First President’s Town Hall of the semester

Lack of fruit trees, financial aid and food. These are just a few of the concerns that Santa Ana College President Annabelle Nery heard from students at the first President’s Town Hall

March 10, 2023

News

Internet famous “Cocaine Bear” proves haters wrong at the box office

In a world where it snows in California, a bear high on cocaine going on a drug-crazed rampage does not stray so far from our reality. So it should be no surprise

March 3, 2023

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IN PHOTOS: International Festival brings different cultures to campus

November 28, 2022

Lifestyle·Top Stories

Print our guide for the 2022 Midterm Election

IF NOT YOU, WHO? Local and state governments decide everything from what classes are offered to the sales tax you pay every day, where you can buy, or smoke weed to which

November 2, 2022

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Without safe abortion access, many will die for freedom

A draft leak of a majority opinion by Justice Samuel Alito would strike down Roe v. Wade., the court case that essentially made abortions legal in the United States and protects our

May 16, 2022

How to buy cruelty-free makeup on a budget

There’s no ethical consumption in capitalism, but even your local drugstore carries affordable beauty products that cause less harm. Testing on animals is a practice that should be considered ancient in today’s

March 30, 2022

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Print our “Back to School Cheat Sheet” zine

Our back to school cheat sheet is here! Find a copy on campus or print the below PDF on one sheet of paper (double-sided). Fold it in half, then in half again

September 8, 2021

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Orange County Gets First Vegan Vending Machine in Southern California

Santa Ana native Skyler Tanksley is bringing Southern California’s first vegan vending machine to the 4th Street Market in downtown Santa Ana. “There isn’t a level of awareness in vending” Tanksley explains,

October 14, 2020

Food·Lifestyle·Top Stories

Boca de Oro Returns to DTSA With a Night Market, Live Theater and $1 Book Bags

When Alexis Garcez started an Instagram account dedicated to showing the positive side of Santa Ana two years ago, she never thought she would be curating events for other creatives like herself.

March 5, 2020

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