Lucky for us, San Diego offers an array of vegan and vegetarian restaurants for anyone who is craving some plant-based foods. Here are just a few places you can visit in San Diego that offer vegan and vegetarian cuisine: Plant Power, also described as “the future of fast food,” is a strictly plant-based restaurant with a vegan take on fast-food classics. They offer burgers, wraps, salads, and shakes. With the slogan, “changing the world, one burger at a time,” Plant Power is dedicated to making

In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness month, San Diego Community College District’s SPEAK program hosted a healthy relationships’ workshop to bring awareness to their campaign’s mission. SPEAK stands for safety, prevention, education, advocacy, and knowledge. Its goal is to address sexual assault and domestic violence. The SPEAK program started around 2017 when the district applied for a federal grant to bring prevention education services and advocacy services to the campus.

San Diego County has released an update on Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, Oct. 7, showing data through Oct. 6. The county has reported 49,175 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 813 confirmed deaths since February. According to San Diego County’s state monitoring metrics, the county is currently in tier 2, also known as the red tier, with an adjusted case rate of 6.5 new cases per 100,000 residents and a positive testing percentage of 3.5%. In COVID-19 case and death summaries released by the county,

Since the beginning of the summer, protests have erupted globally over the unjust killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, and others at the hands of police officers. The general outcry of these demonstrations is the demand for defunding the police in most major cities and allocating those resources to low-income neighborhoods. Before attending a protest, it is important to properly prepare to ensure your safety and the safety of others. Protesting, in general, is already risky, b

With wildfires spreading throughout California, it is important to be prepared in the event that they spread here. Unfortunately, COVID-19 is something that we must keep in mind when preparing for a wildfire. According to readyforwildfire.org, “ If you do need to evacuate and plan to stay with friends or relatives, ask first if they have symptoms of COVID-19 or have people in their home at higher risk for serious illness. If that is the case, make other arrangements.”

SDCCD chancellor mentions it’s very likely that spring semester will be held online On August 25, San Diego Community College District Chancellor, Dr. Constance M. Carroll, released a statement regarding how classes will be conducted in the upcoming spring semester due to COVID-19. Although there are no concrete plans for the spring semester of 2021, according to the chancellor, it’s very likely that the upcoming semester will be held in an online format.

With classes being online for the remainder of the semester, many are struggling. How are culinary classes handling this challenge? It comes as no surprise that culinary students and professors are having a hard time since the transition online. With most culinary classes requiring actual cooking and baking as part of their criteria, quarantine can make that a bit difficult. According to Thomas Adams, a Mesa culinary arts professor, “The real problem is, my class is a lab class. The students c

The coronavirus has managed to bring the whole world to a stop. With almost every store and event being shut down, how are animal shelters holding up during such a rough time? In order to protect the staff and animals at these shelters, precautions have been taken to abide by the order to social distance. John Van Zantem, the Public relations director at the Rancho Coastal Humane Society, located in Encinitas, ensures that they are doing everything they can to follow social distancing guideline

It’s safe to say that the events taking place over the last few weeks are unprecedented. Schools are shutting down, restaurants and bars are closing, and lines are starting to form outside of grocery stores for basic necessities. With all these events being canceled and places being shut down, many young people are starting to feel cheated out of opportunities. With that said, all this is happening for our safety and it is important to recognize that. However, many people are refusing to take t

If one were a woman in the 19th century, they wouldn’t have basic human rights. Their right to vote, their right to own property, and their right to an education would all be taken away. It’s important to recognize the progress that women have made throughout history. The rights taken for granted today are rights that women never had in the 1700s through the early 1900s. Here at Mesa, women’s history month will not only be recognized, it will be celebrated. The right to vote has been a right t