By Stephanie Para |Staff Writer| Child labor on U.S. tobacco farms are having a negative effect on the working children, according to recent studies. Human Rights Watch (HRW) conducted the study, named, “Tobacco’s Hidden Children: Hazardous Child Labor in U.S. Tobacco Farming,” in which they interviewed 141 child tobacco workers between the ages of seven and 17 from the top tobacco producing states, North Carolina, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia, according to CNN. “I got heat exhaustion, vomiting, feel like my stomach was trying to come out of my body,” stated Jessica Rodriguez to CNN on her experience working on tobacco farms since she was 11. The study found that 75 percent of the … [Read more...] about Children suffer on tobacco farms
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LGBT Community at CSUSB
By Angelice Romero |Staff Writer| The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender, otherwise known as LGBT, community on the CSUSB campus is hiding in the shadows when they should be a strong and open community. This campus is relatively big, and although this is a commuter school, I believe the LGBT community should be more out there and make their voices heard. "I would like to see more LGBT couples on campus," said Gabriela Sandoval, the Graduate Assistant in the Pride Center, a safe haven for all kinds of students. Not seeing LGBT couples walking around on campus holding hands and showing public displays of affection is surprising and a bit heart breaking. This campus is lacking … [Read more...] about LGBT Community at CSUSB
Taking instant gratification to a whole new level
By Angelice Romero |Staff Writer| Our generation has become so dependent on meds that it is becoming an epidemic. To think curing your issues can be done by taking a simple pill is an antiquated process. Have a headache? Can’t sleep? Anxiety ridden? Your kid is too hyper? There’s a pill for all of that. Along with using medication as a cure all, there is a booming trend of abusing these drugs as a form of recreation. With all the medicine out there, people are not handling it properly. Gatherings such as “pharm parties” or “Skittle parties,” where they put all their pills in a bowl and take them at random, have become increasingly popular. According to the US Department of Health … [Read more...] about Taking instant gratification to a whole new level
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