Katerina Portela
Investigative Student AssistantKaterina Portela is the investigative student assistant. She currently is studying journalism at San Diego State University and previously wrote for the Daily Aztec. Katerina hosts a weekly radio show at KCR.
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Parents are reporting long waitlists and miscommunications with little response from the district. -
At Comic-Con, thousands of cosplayers are expected to turn heads with their costumes. But for many, the dressing up is just the beginning. -
Skateboarding is part of the Olympic program for the second time in history. -
Name-calling, mockery, outbursts and expletive-filled tirades are now standard fare at the San Diego County Board of Supervisors’ meetings, sinking the mood and obstructing the public’s business -
Graduating seniors reflect on how events in the wider world have had huge impacts on campus life during their four years at UCSD. -
In Encinitas, local nonprofit Un Mar de Colores, meaning “Ocean of Colors” in Spanish, teaches underprivileged students about surfing.
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Some attendees and vendors said the pop culture convention benefitted from the absence of studios and celebrities.
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