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Lara Catalano

Hi, all! A little intro to me: My name is Lara Catalano and I am a recent San Diego State University graduate with a Bachelor of Arts in journalism. I …

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Carlos Verduzco Silva

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Melanie Reiter

Melanie is a high-spirited PR student graduating in May 2020 with interests in entertainment and hospitality industries.

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Ana Laniado

Hi! My name is Ana Laniado and I'm an advertising student at San Diego State University. Here you will find some of my work for the Mesa Press, my previously-attended …

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Brandon Aurelio Quintero-Reyes

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Justin Choi

I'm a second-year college student at Mesa College. My major is journalism and I'm working towards a career in that field. I would like to display my skills though the …

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Latest Articles

The Movie of The Vampire Who Stole Spider-Man’s Girl

Marvel’s latest character release is one of Spider man’s villains Dr. Morbius. Leading actor Jared Leto plays the role of a dying doctor that experiments with the blood from wild bats trying to save his own life and others with his same condition. Something goes wrong with the test that …
By Brandon Aurelio Quintero-Reyes
• The Mesa Press

Get rich quick or get fooled by the ‘Crypto King’?

On March 30th, 2022, Netflix released a new documentary titled “Trust No One: The Hunt for Crypto King,” which instantly shot to the Netflix Top-10 showing that this documentary had sparked some interest. The documentary first dives into the world of Crypto and explains the currency that was big at …
By Johnathan Scott
• The Mesa Press

Men’s basketball team gets the whistle blown on them

With the season coming close to the end with only 5 games left to play the team has been working harder with the hopes of an even better season-ending story. Wednesday night’s basketball game could have been celebrated in victory by our Olympian players if it had not been for …
By Brandon Aurelio Quintero-Reyes
• The Mesa Press

Riddle Me This.. Riddle Me That.. WHO! is Afraid of The Big Bad Bat!?

Thursday night was the premiere of “The Batman” starring Robert Pattinson as the legendary Batman himself, while being directed by Matt Reeves who did a spectacular job. It was a long awaited film by DC & marvel fans across the world after a 5 second preview was released almost 3 …
By Brandon Aurelio Quintero-Reyes
• The Mesa Press

Charles ‘Chucky’ Price, Former Mesa College Student Athlete, unexpectedly dies.

Charles ‘Chucky’ Price, a Mesa College Alumni, died on August 29, 2021, at the age of 23. The details surrounding the tragedy have not been disclosed. Price, more popularly known as Chucky, is survived by his mom, step-dad, brothers, and many friends. Chucky was born in San Diego on July …
By Nina Ortega
• The Mesa Press

Frogs Caught Red-Legged in STEM Lecture

Conservationist and biologist Dr. Anny Peralta-Garcia discussed the importance of the California red-legged frog as part of Mesa’s Spring 2021 STEM Lecture Series on May 4. The event was widely praised by students and faculty, and garnered nearly 100 attendees. Peralta-Garcia, who with the continued help of the Baja California …
By Anasazi Ochoa
• The Mesa Press

‘Las Reinas de los Cuentos’ celebrates magic of storytelling through art of drag

Barbie Q, left, and Raquelita, right, sing the song “Baby Shark” during Drag Queen Story Time at the Chula Vista Civic Center Library on Sept. 10, 2019. The San Diego Mesa College Humanities Institute hosted a screening of the short film “Las Reinas de los Cuentos,” otherwise known as “The …
By Anasazi Ochoa
• The Mesa Press

Community activist Josephine Talamantez gives historical homage to Chicano Park

Murals decorate the overpass of the Coronado Bridge, creating the unique landscape that is Chicano Park On April 12, the Chicano/a Studies department of San Diego Mesa College hosted a virtual event in celebration of the 10th annual Gracia Molina de Pick Feminist Lecture Series. For a decade now, the …
By Anasazi Ochoa
• The Mesa Press

SDCCD releases vaccine requirement and limited back-to-campus fall plan

With questions and rumors swirling on how and when the San Diego Community College District will reopen its campuses, Chancellor Constance M. Carroll released a statement earlier this week to students and staff in an email, delivering a preliminary answer. “By fall, the goal is to have many more classes …
By Rae Zundel
• The Mesa Press

Steamroller helps Mesa Art Gallery launch new exhibition

In a Mesa parking lot on April 21, a steamroller rumbled to life, ready to press large-scale prints for an upcoming event at the Mesa Art Gallery. Not even gray skies or an earlier morning drizzle could dampen the excitement of the small group gathered there. “Heavy Duty: A Steamroller …
By Rae Zundel
• The Mesa Press

The “Recall Newsom” movement is a wolf in sheep’s clothing

The effort to recall California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a partisan GOP con job that exploits legitimate concerns about the state’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. It is a waste of time and resources, and even worse, a wolf in sheep’s clothing that packages an explicitly right-wing agenda with faux-concern …
By Andreas Loretan
• The Mesa Press

‘Judas and the Black Messiah’: This Panther portrait pulls no punches

Hollywood has a problem with portraying history on film. What we know to be real struggles involving real people, typically get washed down to trite melodrama and diluted politics. Shaka King completely subverts that expectation with his explosive new movie, “Judas and the Black Messiah.” Uncompromising in its message and …
By Andreas Loretan
• The Mesa Press