By Shamce Ahmad |Staff Writer| President Donald Trump and the Office of the White House announced that they will be withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement on June 1. The Paris Agreement is an agreement within the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) that deals with greenhouse gas emission reductions, adaptation and finance towards climate healthy changes starting in the year 2020. The decision to withdraw from the agreement was largely due to the notion that the carbon reduction targets set by the previous administration were severely hurting the economic climate and job forecasts. Trump said the deal placed "draconian" financial burdens … [Read more...] about Trump Pulls U.S. out of Paris Agreement
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Fallout after Trump fires FBI director
By Daniel Urenda |Staff Writer| CSUSB professor comments on James Comey’s dismissal by President Donald Trump—a controversial decision, despite the fact that the FBI director had been facing considerable criticism from both liberals and conservatives beforehand. Comey’s dismissal happened via a letter written by Trump on Tuesday, May 9. According to the letter, Comey’s dismissal was due to the Department of Justice’s judgment that he was not effectively leading the FBI. According to a statement from the White House, Comey’s termination was due to recommendations from Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Attorney General Jeff Sessions. However, some believe that Comey may … [Read more...] about Fallout after Trump fires FBI director
Vote of No Confidence for Morales
By Janet Curiel |Staff Writer| The Faculty Senate voted on a resolution of no confidence of President Tomàs Morales on May 9. The meeting space was filled with observers including students, faculty, and staff. A year after the Faculty Senate conducted a campus climate survey, which surveyed 750 faculties, and staff on employee morale, leadership, shared governance and decision making, the resolution holds Morales personally responsible for not handling the grievances to their appeasement. When Senate Chair Karen Kolehmainen, began the proceedings, Senate Member Dwight Sweeney, attempted to object to the vote and be discussed, calling for a 2/3rds vote to continue. A … [Read more...] about Vote of No Confidence for Morales
California Gun Laws
By Saeed Villanueva |Staff Writer| People are split on the issue of gun control in California after the recent shooting at North Park elementary. The recent school shooting in which a teacher and an 8-year-old child lost their lives is just another incident in which gun violence has affected the community. The perpetrator, Cedric Charles Anderson, used a high caliber revolver and had a history of domestic abuse, weapons arrest, and drug possession, according to police reports. According to state law, any person who has had a prior misdemeanor charge receives a 10-year ban from purchasing a gun and a lifetime ban for convicted felons. California is one of the more strict states … [Read more...] about California Gun Laws
Senate uses ‘nuclear option’
By Daniel Urenda |Staff Writer| Earlier this month, Republicans deployed the 'nuclear option' to push Neil Gorsuch through to the Supreme Court, leaving CSUSB students and faculty not entirely sure what this means for the future. Gorsuch was confirmed on Friday, April 6, 2017 with a final vote of 54-45. On the following Monday morning, he was officially sworn in as the newest Supreme Court Justice. With the need for 60 votes now gone, majority parties will no longer need to nominate judges that appeal to both sides. Though this is seen by many as a controversial series of events, Republicans have cited the Democratic party’s usage of the ‘nuclear option’ in 2013 as a precedent … [Read more...] about Senate uses ‘nuclear option’
Equal Play v. Equal Pay
By Maylyne Togafau |Staff Writer| The U.S. Women’s Soccer team have finally reached a consensus with the U.S. Soccer Federation on the terms of their new collective bargaining agreement (CBA). Major terms of the new contract include a substantial base-wage increase, better travel accommodations, and some licensing and marketing rights for the United States women’s national soccer team (USWNT). In a joint statement, U.S. Soccer and the United States women’s national soccer team players’ associations announced their excitement to “continue to build the women’s program in the U.S, grow the game of soccer worldwide, and improve the professional lives of players on and off the … [Read more...] about Equal Play v. Equal Pay
Culture Jamming and “Missing” Representative: What is the Point?
By Jarrod Walley |Staff Writer| Dr. Thomas Corrigan, assistant professor of Communication Studies, talked to faculty, staff, and students about the organizing and activism his local Indivisible group been involved in resisting the Trump agenda. He argued that such grassroots organizing can be seen as an "experiment" in communication studies, and he pointed to his group's #whereispaulcook campaign as an example of one such experiment. The event was organized by CSUSB's University Diversity Committee as part of the Yotie Talks lecture series. The goal of the event that took place on Wednesday, March 1, was to educate the audience about the multiple indivisible grassroots organization … [Read more...] about Culture Jamming and “Missing” Representative: What is the Point?
New National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster
By Jarrod Walley |Staff Writer| Lieutenant General H. R. McMaster selected to replace Michael Flynn as President Trump’s national security adviser. McMaster is more than qualified for the job with a military background spanning over three decades per the statement released by whitehouse.gov and arcic.army.mil. He has served in the Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq. McMaster also has an impressive educational background as a graduate of the United States Military Academy in West Point, New York. In addition, he received a PhD in military history from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has also written an acclaimed book titled Dereliction of Duty. He is currently … [Read more...] about New National Security Adviser H.R. McMaster
Freedom of Speech vs. violence on university campuses
By Arturo Brooks |Staff Writer| The riots at University of California, Berkeley earlier this month have brought forth concerns on college campuses throughout the U.S. in regards to federal funding, campus security, and freedom of speech. Milo Yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak on Feb. 1 at UC Berkeley, until a riot broke out and caused his event to be canceled. Yiannopoulos is infamous for speaking against feminism, the black lives matter movement, extremist leftists, and extremist LGBT members, despite Yiannopoulos himself being a gay, Jewish immigrant who claims he "only dates black guys." A peaceful protest was planned to denounce the Republican speaker. Not only by students … [Read more...] about Freedom of Speech vs. violence on university campuses
OPINION: Defunding Planned Parenthood does not defund abortion
By Lost Girl Planned Parenthood defunding threats from the Republican Party are growing and people are not happy. Threats to defund Planned Parenthood (PP) have grown more serious, now that the party controls both the Senate and House. During a CNN Town Hall meeting in January, Speaker of the House Paul Ryan made comments regarding his stance on PP. “We don’t want to commit taxpayer funding for abortion, and Planned Parenthood is the largest abortion provider,” said Ryan. Now let’s get factual. PP does receive federal funding. The $500 million collected a year, comes mostly from Medicaid and Title X, but by law, federal funding cannot contribute to abortions. “The … [Read more...] about OPINION: Defunding Planned Parenthood does not defund abortion