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A Grocery Store Nightmare

Once an ordinary grocery store, it had turned into a haphazard battlefield. Scattered with polymer gloves and surgical masks, the floor now posed as a deleterious minefield of germs. I readied my

June 22, 2020

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Our community is suffering, but these riots aren’t right

Saturday night was supposed to be a peaceful protest against police violence, but instead became a movement of people rampaging through the streets of Santa Ana. Our city is now among those

June 4, 2020

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Pepper sprayed at the frontlines: Saturday’s “riot” according to a student protester

*We are using a pseudonym to protect the identity of the protestor. When studio arts major John Smith arrived on the corner of Bristol and McFadden on Saturday night to attend a

June 2, 2020

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A tale of two George Floyd protests: Orange Circle and Santa Ana

George Floyd’s murder at the hands (or more accurately, knees) of Derek Chauvin of the Minneapolis Police department have sent waves of anger rippling throughout the country. From the White House to

May 31, 2020

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Quarantine diaries: Sights, thoughts and creativity from 5 el Don staffers

These last few months have made us feel crazy, they’ve made us feel uneasy and they’ve even made us feel things we’ve never felt before. But we’re all adjusting to the new

May 9, 2020

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Sports might be canceled, but they are still connecting us

I remember the play like it was yesterday, it was the 2009 U.S. Open semifinal in the third set, Roger Federer stood at the deuce side to return a serve from Novak

April 11, 2020

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Who gets to be American in the age of coronavirus?

In a recent Tweet, President Donald Trump called the novel coronavirus, also known as COVID-19, the “Chinese Virus.” His comment received backlash from many perspectives, some defending the President, and some sending

March 21, 2020

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The government’s COVID-19 response is screwing community college students

In the past week, decision-makers on both sides of the political spectrum and across the country are rushing to respond to the pandemic known as the 2019 novel coronavirus or COVID-19. As

March 19, 2020

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All I needed was beans and tampons. Then, coronavirus hit

The grocery stores in Santa Ana were just as chaotic yesterday as I feared. Imagine a mix of famine-stricken countries with long lines of people hoping to get a ration mixed with

March 15, 2020

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It’s Time to Value Freedom of Speech

Not a day goes by without hearing someone throwing around “free speech” as an excuse for verbal insults and personal attacks. But simple human decency means we should respect others and be

December 9, 2019

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