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Monica Velez, Author

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Column: sugar vs. cocaine

Monica Velez
May 6, 2015

Eighty percent of the food in America has added sugar. Sugar is the leading cause for diabetes and obesity, a slow plague that has been hitting the nation. This, of course, isn’t new information.Burger...

Column: Remembering the Armenian Genocide

Monica Velez
April 24, 2015

Driving over the San Francisco Bay Bridge at 1 p.m. on April 20 there was something different. Having driven over this bridge many times in the past, I’ve never received a history lesson out of it.“Armenian...

Sac State squirrels take over campus

Monica Velez
April 22, 2015

Walking by the Riverfront Center at Sacramento State, trying to find a seat to get some homework done, I couldn’t help but be distracted by the antics of two squirrels. Squirrel number one was running...

Pride Center welcomes all students

Monica Velez
March 18, 2015

Walking into the gender-neutral bathroom at Sacramento State, located in the PRIDE Center in the University Union, can be an unexpected experience. No other mirror will ever present itself as clear as...

Play takes audience back in time

Monica Velez
March 14, 2015

“Twilight: Los Angeles” was more than watching a remarkable cast of seven Sacramento State students transform into contrasting gender and racial characters from themselves; it was an eye-awakening...

Theater chair inspires students to act

Monica Velez
March 12, 2015

True passion is when somebody’s language and persona can radiate energy into a room, conversation or an audience.Melinda Wilson Ramey, chair of the Theater and Dance Department at Sacramento State, is...

Professors embrace technology with caution

Monica Velez
February 25, 2015

Before Google, the only thing necessary for a road trip was a map. Before search engines, the library was the key to getting 100 percent on a research paper. Before laptops, the only thing needed to take...

Speed dating with Tinder

Monica Velez
February 9, 2015

Has technology made it possible to literally have love at your fingertips? Or are apps just another thing that help an hour break go by faster?Whichever one it is, online dating has become more relevant...

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