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A protestor wearing a kippah holds a Palestinian flag high at a pro-Palestine march in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.
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Valley student Alina Lysak is the founder of the Ukrainian Student Union and is the ASU Commissioner of Student Life. Classical musician plays the violin in the music depart- ments room 106. The Concert series occurs each Wednesday. (Artavazd Ovakimyan for the Valley Star)

Ukrainian Refugee Makes Her Mark at Valley

Star Lemon • October 24, 2024
Alina Lysak made her way to Valley to sharpen her skills before heading to university.
Chase Martinez displays his painting for sale in front of the Foreign Language building.

Filmmaker Makes Impression

Toby Douglas • October 10, 2024
Student Chase Martinez sells his passion paintings on campus.

Wednesday Concert Series Brings Live Classical Music to the Valley

Katherine OBrien Field • September 18, 2024
Students and the public meet kindred spirits in a packed concert hall every Wednesday at Valley College.
Newly selected Commissioner of Publicity and Social Media, Paola Guzman.

ASU’s Fall Initiatives Aim to Boost Student Participation and Voice

JC Rosa • September 16, 2024
After a long slumber, the ASU brings back the Lions Den which features foosball, pool and video games for students to enjoy.
A sign on Theatre 68’s box office window reads, “Valley Theatre and Dance, please enter through the back.”

Valley Theatre Ditches Monarch Hall for Theatre 68

Kaia Mann • September 16, 2024
The Valley Theatre Department has embraced its new fall residency at the Emerson Theatre in the Theatre 68 Arts Complex.

Valley College Uses ID System to Battle Enrollment Bots

Hillary Van Hoose • September 16, 2024
The LACCD requires new students at its nine campuses to verify their identity in order to enroll in classes.
Gallery attendees viewing the different works in ceramics, painting, printmaking, sculpture, photography, and graphic design made by Valley Art students at the Annual Art Student invitational reception.

Art Gallery Hosts Student Invitational

Katherine OBrien Field • May 20, 2024
The opening reception for the LAVC art student invitational exhibit presented student art in an elegant setting.
Portrait of Victoria Tellez, majoring in Kinesiology first year, stepping up as president for the volleyball club.

Student-led Volleyball Team is a Net Gain for Valley

Lamonta Amos • May 15, 2024

While Valley College offers a volleyball class, it lacks a competitive volleyball team. Motivated by her desire to play the sport, Victoria Tellez took matters into her own hands and started her own...

ASU Council members Jazmine Balbuena, Arely Aguilar, Allan Maldonado, Garnik Arustamyan, Gianella Urtecho, Christopher Robles-Garay, Ammy Duarte, ASU Advisor and Counselor Monica Flores, Sofia Orellana Rivas, Natalie Castillo, and Julian Serrano during their bi-weekly meeting on the secoond floor of the Student Union Building on March 12.

ASU Upgrades Tech and Constitution

Maïa Richaud • May 6, 2024
Members of the ASU discussed budgets and adopted new rules for their constitution.
Assistant Professor of French Jaklin Yermian teaches history and literature at Valley College on April 15.

Polyglot Professor Shows a Passion for Language

Hilary Van Hoose • May 6, 2024

Valley’s Assistant Professor Jaklin Yermian grew up speaking Armenian, Farsi, and French before learning English as a teenager, and has recently started learning Spanish, Hindi, and Chinese in her...

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