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Skip Dinner and Have Fun This Valentines Day

By Emilio Rodriguez Think outside tradition this Valentine’s Day. A romantic hike ending with a picnic provides an intimate environment. Crystal Cove State Park in Laguna Beach offers an ocean view from

February 12, 2016

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Our Top 5 Favorite Ads From Super Bowl 50

By Andrew Mata With the Super Bowl Sunday came high-price commercials that companies like Heinz, Doritos, Hyundai and Budweiser pay millions of dollars per second to air. Here are my top five: Pokémon highlighted

February 10, 2016

Sports·Views

Bowers’ Latest Lecture Series Focuses on “Los Tres Grandes” Mexican Muralists

by Meghan Kliewer Bowers Museum’s current lecture series offers students an opportunity to learn about Los Tres Grandes of the Mexican muralist movement. “The series aims to build a critical understanding of

February 10, 2016

Lifestyle

O.C. Escapees Caught After Weeklong Pursuit

By R. Nicanor Santana A weeklong manhunt for three inmates that began with a brazen escape in Orange County ended Jan. 30 when a homeless man spotted a white van that authorities

February 8, 2016

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Orange County Jail Break Timeline

By John Olivares

February 3, 2016

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District ESL Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Helping Inmates Escape OC Jail

By Jose Servin A part-time employee of the Rancho Santiago Community College District was arrested on Thursday in connection with helping three men escape from Orange County’s largest jail six days ago,

January 29, 2016

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Dons Finish in Top 15 at State Championship in Fresno

By Jorge Campos The men’s cross-country team finished 12th overall at the state championship in Fresno Nov. 21. Led by freshman Paulino Sanchez, who crossed the finish line at 21:01 in the

December 11, 2015

Sports

Teachers Find Ways to Keep up with Cheaters

By Itzel Quintana From writing answers onto the face of a broken watch, to paying strangers to write papers for them, students are finding inventive new ways to cheat. But they’re not

December 11, 2015

News

STIs Among Young Adults on the Rise

By Meghan Kliewer Promiscuous adolescents and young adults continue having unprotected sex even though they are most at risk for contracting sexually transmitted infections, research reveals. “Teens and young adults may feel

December 10, 2015

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Freshman Toni Lopez is the Orange Empire Conference Champion

By Diana Viera Freshman Toni Lopez is the Dons’ first individual Orange Empire Conference champion in women’s cross-country. “Finding out that I was the first female athlete in history was pretty cool.

December 10, 2015

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