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Thrift shopping has a positive effect on the community and environment

Thrifting has become more popular in recent years and mitigates issues such as fast fashion, unemployment rates and clothing affordability for low-income households. The trend of thrifting is a ...
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Turning Point USA Chapter Rejected By ASCLU Senate

Update: On Dec. 5, The Echo confirmed that Robert Meadows, professor of criminology and criminal justice, is listed as the faculty adviser on the club’s application, according to ASCLU Senate Director ...
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Dr. Sadhwani transitions into new chapter, leaves deep impact on students

Sara Sadhwani, assistant professor of Political Science, is moving on to teach at Pomona College, but in her short stint at California Lutheran University, she has made a lasting impression. “The way ...
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Sex Before Marriage Is Not A Sin

No sex before marriage-When asked what the Bible has to say about sex, most people will have this response. However, when asked to provide exactly where this rule is listed in the Bible, the answer ...
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Enrollment Decline, Esports, New Track Announced At Cal Lutheran Town Hall

California Lutheran University administrators announced a $25 million fundraising campaign and new enrollment strategies at an Oct. 28 Town Hall for students, faculty and staff, addressing budgetary ...
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Turning Point USA disbands its Cal Lutheran chapter

California Lutheran University’s chapter of Turning Point USA (TPUSA), a national nonprofit started by conservative activist and commentator Charlie Kirk, hosted a tabling event on the spine Wednesday ...
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Thrift shopping as a trend negatively affects low income households

With an increase of thrifting trends on TikTok and other social media platforms, necessary resources are being taken away from people who can not afford other clothing stores. Thifting as a trend, ...
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Gumby throws a party for his 36th birthday

Enormous Luther, also known as Gumby, was gifted to California Lutheran University from students of the class 1964. However, the statue was not completed until 1986. Gumby is a statue that symbolizes ...
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English Professor Wins Inaugural Nature Poetry Prize

California Lutheran University English professor Jacqueline Lyons has been awarded the inaugural 2025 Nature Poetry Prize by Palette Poetry, an online literary journal, for her poem, “Fire Season: ...
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AB 736 ‘makes it impossible’ for CLU to make adjuncts salaried employees

California Assembly Bill 736, designed to grant exempt status and establish minimum salary requirements for adjunct or part-time faculty, will have no effect on adjunct faculty compensation at ...
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Sustainability At Cal Lutheran Still Has Room To Grow

There is little to no information regarding California Lutheran University’s stance on its environmental impact. Only information on the university’s Environmental Science and Studies degrees as well ...
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“Miniature Football Players”

Anita Stone, associate professor of biology at California Lutheran University specializes in the research of Brazilian squirrel monkeys. She said her research; however, started long before she ...