Bobcat Fire at 15 Percent Containment
Katie Priddy, Managing Editor
September 18, 2020
Although there has yet to be one home that has succumbed to the blaze of the Bobcat fire, there are many efforts being made to help those who need to evacuate their homes and prevent the spread of the fire into the foothill communities as well as the Mt. Wilson Observatory. The fire, which has been...
Measure due to Appear on Ballot Following a Summer of Nationwide Protests
Monica Inouye, Politics Editor
September 15, 2020
Outcries this summer during the nationwide Black Lives Matter protests called for the government to “defund the police.” Now there is a ballot measure in Los Angeles County that takes a step in that direction. LA County voters will see an amendment in the general elections, also known as Measure J, which...
Demonstrators Demand DA Lacey Leave Office
Cesar Gonzalez, News Editor
September 15, 2020
The organizations Black Lives Matter Los Angeles and Bld Pwr Build Power have been holding weekly demonstrations against Los Angeles District Attorney Jackie Lacey. Kendrick Sampson, the founder of Bld Pwr, has made this particular issue of removing Lacey from office an ongoing event since the death...
Mountie Mentor Meeting to Continue Online Amid Global Pandemic
Kristen Sanchez, Campus News Editor
September 14, 2020
On Thursday Sept. 10, the Mt. SAC Equity Center kicked off its first Mountie Mentor meeting of the fall semester over Zoom with more than 100 student and faculty participants. The program began in the 2019 school year hoping to provide students with a place to connect, build community and find resources...
Change West Covina Kicks Off Series of Biweekly Town Hall Meetings
Abraham Navarro, Editor in Chief
September 11, 2020
Thursday Sept. 10 at 7 p.m. Change West Covina, a student run West Covina community advocacy group on Instagram, organized the beginning of their biweekly series of town hall meetings which was hosted through Zoom. Although their first town hall meeting was hosted via zoom on July 2, Peter Dien, 17, a...
Bobcat Fire Blackens More than 20,000 Acres
Katie Priddy, Managing Editor
September 10, 2020
On Sunday, Sept. 6, what became known as the Bobcat fire began to burn in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa. As of Thursday, Sept. 10, it is zero percent contained and has burned approximately 23,890 acres. According to InciWeb, an interagency information system that keeps track of natural ...
Student Resources for Meeting Mountie Needs
Cesar Gonzalez, Community News Editor
September 7, 2020
Pandemics, among other global disasters, can strike at any given moment. “I don’t think it’s super crucial as long as you have someone in your household who is able to acquire more resources,” Isaac Le, 18, communications major said. For those that don’t, Mt. SAC has a variety of different...
CDC Directs States to Prepare For COVID-19 Vaccine
Katie Priddy, Managing Editor
September 3, 2020
The Center for Disease Control and Prevention has informed states to prepare to release a Coronavirus vaccine by as early as late October to early November. The limited quantity of vaccines to be released would first go to frontline health workers and others who have a higher risk of contracting the...
Judge Rules UC to Drop Use of SAT and ACT for Admission and Scholarships
Cesar Gonzalez, Campus News Editor
September 2, 2020
Under a preliminary injunction issued by an Alameda County Superior Court Judge, the University of California must suspend the use of SAT and ACT test scores for admissions and scholarships immediately. The ruling cited that the use of standardized test scores are broadly biased and is unfavorable to st...
Gov. Newsom Announces Four-tier Plan for Re-Opening
Kristen Sanchez, Community News Editor
August 28, 2020
In order to help California citizens better understand activity restrictions between counties, Governor Newsom has implemented a new four-tier system of re-opening that will take effect Aug. 31. This new status system, introduced as “A Blueprint For A Better Economy,” will serve as a guide show...
Athletes Boycott Shooting of Jacob Blake
August 28, 2020
On Wednesday, NBA teams decided to boycott their scheduled playoff games in response to the police shooting of 29-year-old Jacob Blake in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Wednesday’s slate of NBA playoff games included the following matchups: Orlando Magic-Milwaukuee Bucks, Oklahoma Thunder-Houston Rocket...
Classes During COVID, What You Need To Know
Riley Martinez, Campus News Editor
August 24, 2020
Today marks the beginning of a completely online year of college classes for students attending Mt. SAC and colleges across the country. As the semester begins students nationwide are embarking on what may be their most challenging academic year. This is the case at Mt. SAC, where there are many uncer...
