Katie Priest

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Worked on 7 assignments, created 0, named on 2 bylines for The Chaffey Breeze.

By (Katie as editor-in-chief) + 2 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 3 min read

Roadmap to Debt or Degree

There has been an ongoing debate in the Twitter Space on whether or not general education requirements in higher education are necessary or not. Some students argue that general education or "Gen Ed" prolongs the process and adds to the already inflated price of higher education. While others believe that the Gen Ed requirements add to knowledge you gain in...

By (Katie as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 7 min read

Previewing the Pac-12

Pac-12 football ended the 2019 season with seven teams qualifying for bowl games. Six of those teams finished ranked in the AP Top 25. The Pac-12 will see changes in personnel going into 2020. University of California Berkeley: Going into 2020, UCB will have to adapt to losing players to the NFL Draft. This includes Pac-12 Defensive Player of the...

By (Katie as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 4 min read

Our Fascination With Serial Killers

When I was younger, my mother always had true crime shows like "Snapped" and "Dateline" on while she was cleaning around the house. Since I had nothing better to do as a kid, I would sit and watch whichever was on at the time, exposing myself to things I probably should not have been exposed to at the mere age...

By (Katie as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 4 min read

Bernie Sanders is My Choice

After surviving the last four years under Donald Trump's presidential rulings, I believe that he should not be allowed to run again and definitely should not enter into his second term. If we leave our country in the hands of Trump, I fear that he will destroy us all. I believe the man that will help restore what Trump, and...

By (Katie as editor-in-chief) + 3 others for The Chaffey Breeze - 9 min read

The A-Z of Zines

Illustrations by Alaast Kamalabadi. Zines: independently published booklets or pamphlets of appropriated text and images for limited circulation. So you’re curious about what makes a zine tick. Maybe you’re a seasoned zinester looking for inspiration or for a zine fact you’ve never heard. Maybe you’re a neophyte wondering if a zine is the same thing as a magazine. Look no...

By (Katie as editor-in-chief) + 1 other for The Chaffey Breeze - 5 min read

Halftime Show: Latino Gang

The annual superbowl championship was on February 2, 2020 that included San Francisco 49ers and Kansas City Chiefs. Not only were fans watching for the big game, but because of the halftime show that included two of the worlds biggest Latina icons. The headliners were Jennifer Lopez, a Puerto Rican pop singer and dancer, and Shakira, a Colmbian singer and...

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News roundup Tuesday

Gene-Edited 'Supercells' Make Progress In Fight Against Sickle Cell Disease Doctors are reporting that the first evidence of a safe way to treat sickle cell disease is with genetically edited cells. The cells come from the use of CRISPR, a gene editing technique. Many researchers and doctors think CRISPR could change medicine. Even though it is a preliminary trial being...