Angie Ybarra, Writer
September 26, 2023
What would you do for or because of love? Love is a very deep emotion and can be hard to navigate even for the well rounded person. If we consider what love is and what it...
Angie Ybarra, Writer
September 25, 2023
“Borderless” by Jennifer DeLeon is a young adult book that explores life in her South American homeland of Guatemala. The book follows the day to day life of Maya, our...
Ananth Prabhu, Sports Editor
September 18, 2023
"Never Have I Ever" is a Netflix-exclusive series about a first-generation adolescent Indian girl, named Devi Vishwakumar, played by actress Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, in her...
Bella Cardoza, Staff Writer
September 18, 2023
Recently, I had the opportunity to watch DC’s newest movie, “Blue Beetle". The movie follows Jaime Reyes, a Mexican American college student, who discovers an ancient...
Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief
September 2, 2023
Directed by Greta Gerwig, known for her work on films like “Ladybird” and “Little Women,” directs “Barbie,” the first live-action Mattel film since its inception...
Gabriel Gurrola, Campus Arts and Life Editor
September 1, 2023
Dedicated followers of the shark movie genre, enthusiasts of the “Jaws” series and those who eagerly anticipate the annual Shark Week events will find their cinematic...
Jason Nelson, Community Writer
September 1, 2023
“New year, same shit.” I hear this from my college friends as they trudge bravely into another 9 months of grind. I think I understand where they’re coming from....
Bella Cardoza, Staff Writer
September 1, 2023
Are you patiently waiting for Halloween this year? Have you ever visited the sights of New Orleans? If you said yes to all of them, then you’re going to love...
Angie Ybarra, Writer
September 1, 2023
The journey to graduation has been an enduring one, yet the final piece of the puzzle remains before I can stride across the stage to claim my well-earned diploma. ...
Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief
September 1, 2023
Hello to everyone who is reading this piece, As some of you might know, my name is Leslie Lozada, the Editor-In-Chief of the Independent. Since May 2023, I have...
Ananth Prabhu, Sports Editor
July 7, 2023
Smartphones have become a revolutionary piece of technology that has taken over human society. The choice of mobile operating systems is a duopoly, for the most part. Android...
Ananth Prabhu, Sports Editor
July 7, 2023
ChatGPT emerged in late 2022 from the company OpenAI. Millions of people around the world have started using ChatGPT due to its seemingly impeccable responses to any question...
April 21, 2023
I am a senior in English, graduating in a few weeks, after which I will begin as a graduate student. I am also a Teamster, Local 743. In the past few weeks, some students...
April 21, 2023
April 4, 2023
Feminist Activism Letter to the Editor
December 23, 2021
Leslie Lozada, Editor in Chief
September 1, 2023
Hello to everyone who is reading this piece, As some of you might know, my name is Leslie Lozada, the Editor-In-Chief of the Independent. Since May 2023, I have...
The Independent’s Editors Response to Student Government Association Town Hall
April 21, 2023
The Single-Ply Canary and a Lame Waddling
February 7, 2023
Tame Impala releases reimagined version of ‘The Slow Rush’ amid global pandemic
April 6, 2020