Holidays empower people to celebrate religious events, cultural traditions or significant events. They bring the participants together. Nowadays, with every holiday, marketers align sales or events with them. Are festive celebrations becoming heavily commercialized? Everyone understands the best time to do shopping is during holidays. There are always sales or special promotions during holidays and celebrations like Valentine's day, Easter or Labor Day. This month's big celebration is the Lunar New Year. Lunar New Year, the year of the pig, is the longest Chinese holiday. There is no set date but it runs from January 28th to February 19th this year. It is the one celebration that … [Read more...] about Celebrating Lunar New Year
ASI Welcomes Dr. Cornel West to CSUSB
Love has different meanings to people, but many can agree it has an impact it has on us. Personal strength can be rooted from some kind of love or support a person gets. Love can be fuel for empowerment and social justice. Dr. Cornel West, a respected professor, philosopher, activist and author of 20 books, emphasized the beauty and significance of love in his discourse on social justice during A Conversation with Dr. Cornel West, a forum hosted by Associated Students Incorporated at Coussoulis Arena on Jan. 25 Dr. West explained that love is the key to social justice, freedom and democracy. He started out by explaining how his love from and for his parents made him who he is. He … [Read more...] about ASI Welcomes Dr. Cornel West to CSUSB
New sbX Saturday Service
As of Jan. 12, OmniTrans sbX bus riders can commute quickly on Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. OmniTrans is a suitable eco-friendly quick fix for getting to destinations because of its fast, pleasant and low-cost option to avoid traffic. The economic bus gets passengers where they need to be in a safe manner. The Federal Transit Administration has gone as far as extending the road on an existing highway specifically for buses. The FTA guarantees their projects will have the least negative effects on the surrounding communities. The transit service departs from the university bus stop on University Parkway every 20 minutes and makes multiple stops … [Read more...] about New sbX Saturday Service