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The Valley Star News
Author-illustrator Primo Gallanosa debuts a middle-grade graphic novel series that combines animal rescue, friendship and life lessons as graphic novels continue to surge in popularity.By Eric SchumanSpecial to the Star Graphic novel sales in the U.S. have more than doubled since 2019, with children’s and middle-grade titles leading that growth. As best-sell
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By: Michel Melichar, Staff WriterFour mayoral candidates for the 2026 California primaries gathered in Valley’s Monarch Hall for a debate about the city’s future. Rising housing and food prices along with stagnant wages have been hot-button issues discussed during previous debates with voters eager to hear each candidate's plans to address these issues in ti
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The attack perpetrated by the group ShinyHunters led to mass Canvas outages worldwideBy Michel Melichar and Daimler Koch, Staff WritersInstructure has paid over $100 million to ShinyHunters to prevent nationwide data leaks and restore Canvas access to over 9,000 institutions before the end-of-day deadline on May 12, according to an anonymous source.LACCD per
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On Wednesday, students and faculty gathered in the VACC’s plaza to officially open the newest building on campus featuring facilities for the media arts.By: Michel Melichar and Daimler Koch, Staff WritersAs the Los Angeles sun beamed down on the roughly 200 attendees of the the Valley Academic and Cultural Center’s ribbon cutting ceremony, district officials
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The HC CAP hosted an afternoon seminar on the Iranian conflict through various lenses of Valley College professors.By: Michel Melichar, Staff WriterAround 70 students gathered on the second floor of the Valley College library Wednesday to hear five professors discuss the ongoing conflict in Iran. The event, titled War in Iran: Context and Consequences, coord
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The local organization brings together several professors and pupils to protest the Trump administration every Saturday.By: Daimler Koch, Editor-in-ChiefAt the corner of Laurel Canyon and Ventura Boulevard, amidst a throng of cardboard signs and chanting people, stood Valley College student Lauren Johnson, alongside her husband, Valley philosophy professor Z
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Over the three-day event at the Valley College Aquatics Center, the women took first place across five events and finished second overall. The men managed to take home fifth overall.By: Alejandro Garcia, Sports EditorIn the Western State Conference swim championships, Valley College’s women’s and men’s took second and fifth place respectively. The Monarchs c
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Arthur Vardanyan’s story reflects on a life shaped by migration, exploring how war not only devastates lives, but fractures identity.By: Arthur Vardanyan, Special to the StarI always had a feeling war would come. Not in a dramatic, cinematic way, but as a slow, inevitable shift that could be sensed long before anyone admitted it out loud.My father spent his
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With AI as a common academic tool, professors are faced with the challenge of regulating its use without compromising learning or academic integrity.By: Mariam Mkrtchian, Social Media EditorArtificial intelligence is quickly becoming a part of students’ daily workflow, forcing professors to confront a new academic reality and regulate a tool that is already
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