By Rhejean King-Johnson |Staff Writer| (May 29, 2016) UFO in Ohio A military base in Dayton, Ohio captured an image which appeared to be a UFO. Whether or not it was a UFO, the internet was flooded with the controversy, according to Fox & Friends. The 13-minute YouTube video supposedly shows an object hovering near Wright-Patterson Air Force Base but it’s still undetermined whether it’s a UFO. (May 30, 2016) Mary Jane for Vets The House of Representatives accepted a proposal to allow Veteran Affairs to use marijuana on their patients. In the past, this measure wasn’t successful but this time it passed with 233-189 votes, according to military.com. Currently, 24 states … [Read more...] about cc briefs
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Blood drives saving lives one drop at a time
By Kevin Schaefer |Staff Writer| In honor of national blood donor month, LifeStream will be taking donations on campus Monday, Feb. 11 in front of the John M. Pfau Library. According to the American Red Cross, more than 44,000 blood donations are needed every day. The truth is that more than 500 donations of life saving blood are needed each day to meet emergency and ongoing patient needs in Southern California. In fact, every three to four seconds of every day, someone needs a blood transfusion. But, only about 37 percent of the U.S. population is eligible to donate blood. Unfortunately, only 5 percent actually do so. Locally, in Southern California, only 3 percent of … [Read more...] about Blood drives saving lives one drop at a time
Bleed and lead: donate blood
By Emerald Collins |Staff Writer| LifeStream urges people to donate blood to continue to accommodate patients in need of blood. The organization strives to supply blood to local patients within the Riverside, Los Angeles and San Bernardino County area, including Loma Linda’s Children Hospital cancer patients. The local blood bank of San Bernardino and Riverside county focuses on helping people locally, but “only a range of three to five percent of eligible donators are only donating for those patients in need,” said Don Escalante, Lifestream’s public relations specialist, “There is at least 40 percent of local citizens who are eligible to donate.” Their mission statement reads “we … [Read more...] about Bleed and lead: donate blood