The men’s basketball team boasts almost an entirely new roster as they look ahead toward conference play.  By: Alejandro Garcia and Shane Hurley, Staff Writers  (Alejandro Rafael for the Valley Star) The Valley College men’s basketball team ended last year on a downward note, finishing the season with a 5-22 mark. However, the team is filled with a new roster and is hoping for better results in 2026.   After a slow start to the 2025-26 season, the Monarchs have won two of their last three...

The Trump administration’s new cost of the H-1B visa applications presents a financial barrier that will shut out skilled foreign workers, reshaping the future of U.S. immigration. By Mariam Mkrtchian and Arthur Vartanian, Staff Writers (Estefani Herrera and Arthur Vartanian for the Valley Star) In a move that further tightens its grip on immigration, the Trump administration has implemented a hefty $100,000 fee on new H-1B visa applications, forcing U.S. employers to pay for the privilege of...

Alex Garland's film about journalists investigating a war-torn America captures the political split that has gripped the US in 2025. By: Martin Romero, Special to the Star "Civil War," an A24 war film directed by Alex Garland about a dystopian America engulfed in a second civil war, feels more relevant now than it did when it was released less than two years ago. The story follows a group of journalists traveling across a fractured United States littered with bodies and raging firefights to...