As a news outlet, el Don uses various platforms to get our reporting to our audience. In 2025, information is readily available to anyone searching for it online; we wanted to ensure our reporting ...

The el Don staff covered social issues impacting their city and campus from protests to conferences organized by community leaders. Our social justice coverage includes photos, articles and social ...

Over the last three months, a group has been discovered deploying cameras on undisclosed street corners of Santa Ana in an operation meant to document the comings and goings of Santa Ana ...

I’ve always been the film critic in my household, holding veto power over what plays during family movie nights. I like all types of movies, but whenever my dad chooses another new ...

In the shadow of the Yost Theater, a man wearing rollerblades stands atop a quarter pipe with a crowd of hundreds chanting his name. He takes off from the ramp to jump onto a grind rail six feet into ...

As students and families shuffled into Phillips Hall, anticipation built up for the show to start. Concert Director Temria Airmet opened the show with a message on how dance helps people connect ...

The SAC Cafe at the Johnson Center has extended its hours to better accommodate hungry students and those in need of a caffeine boost. The cafe now operates from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. and then reopens from ...

Even with the recent presence of ICE in and around Orange County, people from Santa Ana and beyond gathered on Fourth Street to celebrate Mexican Independence Day. Attendees waved Mexican flags, wore ...

On Christmas Day, 11-year-old Lorena unwrapped a lime green Casio digital camera from under the tree. Her oldest sister finally gave her a camera, after Alvarez had begged her for one. Alvarez’s joy ...

As I step into the new Mercado Gonzalez located on 2300 Harbor Blvd in Costa Mesa, I feel two emotions. At first I am filled with happiness. The familiar sounds, decorations and people surrounding me ...

Don’t be surprised if a lot of students skip the polls Tuesday. In interviews with over 50 Santa Ana College students last week, only 15 answered “yes” when asked if they were going to be voting in ...