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The Student News Site of Los Angeles Valley College

The Valley Star

The Student News Site of Los Angeles Valley College

The Valley Star

Ad Fontes Media has tracked the accuracy and slant of information sources.
The Search For Accurate News Takes Some Digging
Angel Silva December 1, 2024
In today’s social media landscape, electronic resources put the hunt for reliable information at students’ fingertips.
A Google map of Los Angeles shows varying air quality levels from Oct. 9
Studies Say a Breath of Fresh Air Leads to Good Grades
Hilary Van Hoose October 15, 2024

Students have grown so used to stale classroom air that many overlook its impact on cognitive performance. However, improving air quality through...

A dealer in downtown Los Angeles distributes nitrous oxide balloons to buyers.
Whippets Stir Up Health Concerns
Daimler Koch October 14, 2024

A dangerous new trend is spreading across social media, where young people are using “whippets”—nitrous oxide canisters to get high. Besides...


LACCD Maneuvers Around State Cuts
Kaia Mann October 10, 2024

The LACCD’s budget for the 2024-25 school year stands at $10.2 billion, approved after Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the new budget act in June....

A protestor wearing a kippah holds a Palestinian flag high at a pro-Palestine march in Downtown Los Angeles on Saturday.
Students Still Wrestle with Gazan Conflict
Angel Silva October 8, 2024
As the one-year anniversary of the Israel-Palestine conflict passes, protesters continue to speak out.
The 6.7 Northridge earthquake of 1994 toppled over 100 of the bookshelves in Valley College’s Library. This photo was recovered from the first Valley Star paper following the quake, published Feb. 10 1994.
Increased Seismic Activity Rattles Californians
Kaia Mann September 27, 2024

Los Angeles has had an unusually shaky past few months with a record-breaking 14 earthquakes magnitude 4 or higher in the past year. With “the...

The Valley College Station on the corner of Burbank Boulevard and Fulton Avenue serves as one of the many transportation hubs for students on campus.
Valley travels with GoPass
JC Rosa September 26, 2024

Valley students can benefit from free transportation through the Metro GoPass program, allowing community college students to commute without...

Chancellor Steps Down
September 16, 2024
The district recently hired Amoroso Construction to complete the construction project by the end of the school year.
The VACC Resets its Timeline
September 16, 2024
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