Brittany Cruz-Fejeran

Feb 21, 2024 | thedailyaztec.com | Brittany Cruz-Fejeran

The organization’s officers gained irreplaceable skills through an opportunity of their own making At 10 p.m. on Oct. 5, I texted the group chat for the Asian American Journalists Association at San Diego State University (AAJA SDSU). I had a crazy idea. After a conversation with our San Diego chapter president, JoAnn Fields, I wanted to go to Lahaina, Maui, to write about residents affected by the August wildfires.

Feb 19, 2024 | thedailyaztec.com | Sumaia Wegner |Petrina Tran |Brittany Cruz-Fejeran

Looking underneath the ashes of the August wildfires and into the remains of Hawaii’s lost kingdom This winter, vacationers in Maui were seen purchasing paddle boat trips on one side of the beach, while “Lahaina Strong” flags stood in front of local residential tents on the other. These makeshift shelters serve as a way of protest for dignified housing. Thousands of residents lost their homes and businesses to the deadly wildfires that occurred on the island on August 8, 2023.

Nov 18, 2023 | thedailyaztec.com | Sam Hockaday |Brittany Cruz-Fejeran |Talya Levy |Kaitlyn Donovan

The Daily Aztec, KCR and Aztec Music Group have collaborated to bring you Basement Beats, a series of intimate performances by local musicians recorded in our cozy little newsroom In this episode, enjoy an energetic performance by San Diego band Promised Paradigm, featuring Jesus Gomez on rhythm guitar and lead vocals, Felipe Uribe on bass guitar and vocals, Angel Bedolla on guitar and Victor Valle on drums.

Oct 27, 2023 | thedailyaztec.com | Brittany Cruz-Fejeran

People don’t like to talk about poop. As a representation of all things atrocious about society, feces is synonymous with a bad time, a horrible person, uncooperative technology and more. For Lilith (Lily) Astete Vasquez, an environmental engineering doctoral student, affectionately known as “The Poop Queen,” waste is a source of fascination and innovation. In the world of waste, Astete Vasquez seeks to harness the power of poop and the systems that treat it.

Oct 6, 2023 | thedailyaztec.com | Brittany Cruz-Fejeran

“This one’s for Guam,” said Jonah Hånom right before he opened for the WestPac: All Island tour, a show featuring some of Guam’s biggest local artists on Saturday, Sept. 23. San Diegans from Guam who can’t afford a $2,500 roundtrip ticket to visit the island found a pocket of home in the five-hour show hosted at the Soap Factory in Logan Heights. San Diego State University student Isaiah Artero said he felt like he’s been living in someone else’s world since he left Guam two years ago.