Mothers Cruelest of Mothers Your heat burns our land Your cold freezes every strand You are unforgiving One mistake results in a whipping One misstep leads us closer to death Oh, Mother, Why do you hate us so? Why choose our brethren That want us all dead? Mother, How could you? Kindest of Mothers Your water heals our wounds Your light guides us to our mounds You are loving When we fall we receive a lifting When we are lost we get a guiding Oh, Mother, We love you so. You chose brethren That want us safe. Mother, Thank you … [Read more...] about Mothers
Our first “Women Writers Unite”
For the first time ever, the Women’s Resource Center hosted a "Women Writers Unite" event on November 5, 2019, from 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. The event had three women writers speaking in the panel about their experiences as writers, as well as the issues they had been faced with in terms of getting published. The three authors appearing at the panel were Pakistani-American Sehba Sarwar, author of Black Wings, Latina Elisa Grajeda-Urmston, author of Soundcheck, and Isabel Quintero, author of Gabi and My Papi has a Motorcycle. During the panel, the authors provided their insight into the difficulties in writing and getting published. “It isn’t talent that gets you where you want to … [Read more...] about Our first “Women Writers Unite”
Productive campus community blood drive
By Daniel Escamilla In addition to the blood drive on October 20 this fall quarter, a couple of lifestream blood banks were seen throughout the campus for the community blood drive that again took place on November 5, 2019, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Participants consisted primarily of staff and students having their blood drawn for donation. Lifestream blood bank's recruitment representative, Erica, helped with student's paperwork before getting blood drawn. On November 5 at Cal State San Bernardino, student Kendrix Mangayat occupies herself with her phone while she waits to have her blood taken. CSUSB Administrative employee, Carlos Ramirez, … [Read more...] about Productive campus community blood drive
Faculty Senate meeting addresses power outage
On October 29, the Faculty Senate held a meeting that discussed the concerns and issues about the power shutoffs. The President was not present in this meeting, but one concern was whether or not the campus would receive generators to generate power during power shutoffs. Solar power was brought up as a potential solution to future power shutoffs, but that notion was dismissed due to solar power being tied to the grid that SoCal Edison controls. Furthermore, solar power would not be enough to support a building. The Senate promoted visiting the Internet to receive updates in regards to emergencies. When decisions are made regarding the campus, Blackboard is used to send out texts … [Read more...] about Faculty Senate meeting addresses power outage
Eye witness account: three days without power and a stitched up knee
Monday, October 28. Day One of the week-long power outage. I was in the middle of my linguistics class, where I sat in the front with my right leg propped up on a chair ahead of me, listening to my professor, when the lights suddenly turned off. Everyone was confused, including my professor. He stepped outside for a moment to figure out what was going on. When he returned, he resumed the lesson for an additional fifteen minutes before dismissing us. The power in the building had not returned and I was on the second floor, crutches under my arms, and stitches on my right knee. If it weren’t for the kindness of two strangers, I don’t know how I would have gotten down the flight of … [Read more...] about Eye witness account: three days without power and a stitched up knee
The Handmaid’s Fail: how the shift to streaming is tweaking storytelling in television
By Diana D'arcangelo More than a decade ago in the mid-aughts, there was no greater constant in my life than my Saturday morning routine. Still in my pajamas, I would wake up by 9 am, grab my bowl of Cinnamon Toast Crunch, and sit in front of the living room TV to watch the newest episode of Yu-Gi-Oh, dubbed into child-friendly English from its original Japanese. Unless I pestered my parents into buying me a VHS copy of my shows, and since we normally couldn’t afford cable, Saturday mornings were my only brief window into this captivating world of color, dialogue, and narrative. Dramatic arcs would be laid down brick by brick, week after week in 22-minute timeslots, culminating in … [Read more...] about The Handmaid’s Fail: how the shift to streaming is tweaking storytelling in television