Local coffee shop Arcade Coffee Roasters gave local artist and student at California Baptist University new space for a mural on its building. The coffee shop plans to expand its shop outdoors for summer and it started with a new art piece done by Arcade employee and CBU student Andrew Pirkle, sophomore applied theology major. […]
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Apple releases new emojis to represent various disabilities
In the modern world of technology, emojis have transformed from fun pictures to a form of communication and representation. As the list of emojis have grown to encapsulate users’ daily lives, Apple has submitted a proposal to Unicode Consortium to include new disability-inclusive emojis. The American Council of the Blind, Cerebral Palsy Foundation and National […]
Students participate in National Walkout Day
To mark the one-month anniversary of the shooting at Florida’s Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, students across the country and around the globe walked out of their classrooms on March 14 in a peaceful protest for gun law reform and to remember the lives lost that day. Thousands of students participated in marches through the […]
Gun permit renewals needed
Since the United States experiences 31 percent of the world’s mass shootings, stricter gun purchase requirements and a changed societal mentality of gun safety must be altered to protect our country. According to the Congressional Research Service, the United States is responsible for 48 percent of legally owned guns in the world, despite comprising 5 […]
Lancer Derby brings all the boys to the yard
Couch event creates new traditions for UP Men and Smith Hall. The men of Smith Hall and University Place Apartments gathered to compete in the first ever Lancer Derby — racing personalized couches in front of the Front Lawn. Residents competed in presentation and speed to bring honor to their halls and join in community […]
Women prisoners deserve basic sanitary rights
Following the proposal of The Dignity for Incarcerated Women Act, which requires federal prisons to provide feminine hygiene products free of charge, state legislatures are slowly but surely following in suit enacting their own state bills, but access to these necessary products remain limited to many. The bill initially introduced to Congress this past summer […]
New laws inhibit equal opportunity
President Donald J. Trump addressed the country Jan. 30 in the annual State of the Union Address with the promise to build a new, better America “with American heart, American hands and American grit,” leaving little room for anyone who did not fit the mold. After a brief mention of helping immigrants who meet specific […]
Students take advantage of selling apps
As the trend of minimalism and advancements in technology continue, students are turning to social media and apps to clean out their closets and earn extra cash. The days of Craigslist and eBay are fading as new apps, such as OfferUp and Letgo, have gained traction with users. Income for sellers has been steadily trickling […]
Previous OCC receiver becomes donor
California Baptist University’s annual Operation Christmas Child packing party hit close to home this year as CBU students served alongside one of their own, Brandon Schuster, who used to receive shoeboxes through Operation Christmas Child from a local church in Samoa. Schuster, freshman biomedical engineering major and swimmer, remembers receiving gift-wrapped boxes from Operation Christmas […]
Bakery caters to gluten allergies
Beehive Bakery Girl has catered affordable gluten-free pastries to coffee shops throughout the Inland Empire since June 2014. Tina Teets started the bakery when she noticed a lack of cost-effective treats for those suffering from gluten allergies like herself. She wanted to be able to join friends in eating pastries when they visited local coffee […]