In this first episode of Studio 640 student journalists discuss the punishment some students are facing for participating in pro-Palestinian protests; the panel also discusses the Presidential election and the future of the country, and finally, whether a new variant of Covid-19 could shut down campuses again with the coming school year. The panel for this episode includes Milan Rafaelov from Los Angeles Valley College, Nico Sapphire from California Lutheran University, and Jorge Montiel from Arizona State University.