Since the ongoing pandemic began in March, live sporting events inside stadiums have been cancelled for fans in Los Angeles. However, some L.A. sports organizations have come together to repurpose their stadiums to serve as polling places. Athletes have also taken part in voter advocacy, with many famous sports stars educating communities and motivating them to hit the polls in order to participate in the upcoming general election.

The graduating class of 2020 has had one of the more somber educational experiences in recent times.

On May 7, 1955, a middle-aged Black preacher was shot and killed in his car in Mississippi.

George W. Lee was an African-American born into extreme poverty in Edwards, Mississippi. The child of an abusive father and a plantation worker mother, Lee was likely destined for the same future as many young Black men in his region as a poor agricultural worker.

At the beginning of this year, the Coronavirus pandemic put thousands of L.A. County residents out of work. With no steady income, many were left at risk of homelessness, with some eventually losing their homes.

Sorting through major-preparatory classes, general education classes and future schools can be awful, but it doesn't have to be!

Santa Monica College (SMC) has been approved by Los Angeles County to serve as a voting center for the 2020 November general election.

The Corsair: Issue 4 (Fall 2020)

The Armenian community in Los Angeles organized a protest in response to sharp escalation in decades-long conflict with Azerbaijan over Artsakh, also known as Nagorno-Karabakh. Although Artsakh is internationally recognized as part of Azerbaijan, it is governed independently as a presidential republic and operates de facto as part of Armenia.

With the presidential election less than a month away, American social media is aflame with a myriad of celebrity and corporate promotional campaigns urging people to get out and vote.

Acclaimed hip-hop artist Dom Kennedy released his 7th studio album, Rap N Roll, on Sept. 25, 2020. A behind the scenes look at his music video for the long “Bootleg Cable.”

For centuries, abortions have been a taboo subject among people worldwide. Many people have an opinion on abortions, whether they support it or not. Nonetheless, there is a deep history behind this "taboo" subject.

As an elementary school student, I frequently sat at the kitchen table and glared at my homework. For hours, I would look at it, hoping it would complete itself. As the afternoon turned into evening, and evening turned into bedtime, my homework would still reflect back at me, uncompleted. I would whine and complain, begging my mother to let me go and play videogames, but her answer was always the same: “you have made your bed, and now you have to lie in it.”

As the 2016 presidential election was nearing its final stretch, anxiety and depression crept back into Gabriel Encinas’ existence. “Trump's run for president triggered painful memories. The bullying killed my heart to the core and still does. I was devastated at the election results. Everything I am, all my rights, my own existence is being taken away from me,” said Encinas.

As TikTok continues to grow, the diversity of content on the platform grows with it. U.S. politics has become a major content topic, especially with the divisiveness of the current election cycle.

In what should come as a surprise to no-one, the first presidential debate of 2020 quickly devolved into a chaotic and cringe-worthy symbol of America’s current election climate.

On Sept. 22, the California State Audit released documents that revealed inappropriate acceptances by four University of California (UC) institutions. Over the past six years, UCLA, UC Berkeley, UC San Diego, and UC Santa Barbara have admitted a total of 64 under-qualified students based on donations and insider connections, according to the documents.

A Breakdown of the Propositions on the ballot for California for the 2020 Election.