By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Dressing "put-together" has been part of my identity since I was little—I always had my hair done, my clothes ironed and shoes cleaned. Growing up, I started to wear makeup and heels, not to conform to beauty standards, but because I liked how I looked when I had the dark circles under my eyes covered and how a certain outfit is pulled together with a cute pair of shoes. My mother, being a seamstress, when I was a toddler, is the reason fashion has such a large influence in my life. I would sit around her while she worked on beautiful gowns and ask her to make my dolls and I matching dresses. The process of finding my style was not … [Read more...] about Me, Myself, and fashion
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Update on $1 Million Scholarship: EOP and the Renaissance Scholars Program
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Early in May, CSUSB received a million dollar scholarship to help Foster Care youth and those children with incarcerated parents go to college. So, what happens next? Olivia Rosas, Associate Vice President of Enrollment Management at CSUSB, is in charge of recruiting new students to attend CSUSB. "We go out to promote California State University, San Bernardino. We do promotional events, not specifically target towards Foster Youth or kids with incarcerated parents, but for all students," explained Rosas. In terms of this scholarship, CSUSB wants to reach students starting from the ninth grade and guide them towards attending … [Read more...] about Update on $1 Million Scholarship: EOP and the Renaissance Scholars Program
The DEN: fighting food insecurity
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Food insecurity is a topic that is rarely brought up, often excused by the thought "not happening to me, so it must not be happening." But it's more common than we think. According to the California Association of Food Banks, one out of eight Californians suffer from food insecurity, that's 5.4 million people that do not know where or when they will be getting their next meal. The DEN is CSUSB's very own food pantry that provides students who are going through food insecurity with food and hygiene products. “Our food bank is unique in that it is almost exclusively stocked by the campus. When we look at other campuses, they have external … [Read more...] about The DEN: fighting food insecurity
$1 Million Scholarship
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Give Something Back (GSB) presented a $1 million check to CSUSB in efforts to grow the college attendance rate. The money will be geared toward helping San Bernardino children coming from households with one or both parents incarcerated or who are in the foster care system. With this scholarship, students will be selected from ninth grade and have to take college preparatory classes, while maintaining a minimum 3.0 GPA. If a student falls off course after committing to the program, GSB will still help them get into community college and continue their education after high school graduation. GSB is an organization that helps children from … [Read more...] about $1 Million Scholarship
Ending Student Hunger on CSU Campuses
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| College can be—and is—expensive. Students often have to sacrifice certain things in order to afford their education, but food should never be one of them. Assembly Bill 453 (AB-453) was presented to CA Legislature to fight student hunger among California State Universities by requiring campuses to implement a meal plan donation program on April 25. AB-453 was introduced by Assembly Member Monique Limón after Assembly Bill 214 (AB-214), a bill that "would express the intent of the Legislature to enact legislation to reduce the incidence of hunger and homelessness among college students in California [...] provide definitions of “on-campus … [Read more...] about Ending Student Hunger on CSU Campuses
More scrambling around for increased tuition
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| The California State University (CSU) Board of Trustees approved a $270 tuition increase to take place fall 2017. According to a statement released from the CSU Office of the Chancellor on March 22, the tuition increase will “generate $77.5 million for student success initiatives.” “If our advocacy efforts do not result in adequately funding the trustees’ budget request, the revenue generated by this increase will allow us to add faculty, courses, advisors and other resources to improve students’ opportunities for success,” said CSU Executive Vice Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer Steve Relyea. At CSUSB, students have felt the impact of … [Read more...] about More scrambling around for increased tuition
Student earns NYC internship
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Jacquelyn Green, graduate student and teaching associate of the Communication Studies Department, will join a competitive multi-cultural program at a public relations firm in New York City. She first found out about the Multicultural Advertisement Internship Program (MAIP) last fall through a Twitter conversation. “When I was first told about this opportunity, in my mind I was just like, ‘Okay, I’ll just browse the website and let it go.’ But then I thought, what if I was placed somewhere outside of California, then there's no harm in trying,” explained Green. Although she's never visited The Big Apple, Green is excited about the opportunity … [Read more...] about Student earns NYC internship
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
Immigration raids in SoCal
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Immigration raids have increased following President Donald Trump's executive order to crack down on immigration, causing nationwide uproar. Arrests took place across the nation, with 13 of them occurring in San Bernardino. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested over 680 illegal immigrants with records of criminal activity, over the second week in February. "It's disturbing. From a historical standpoint, nobody in America is technically a true American," said history minor student Joanna Barry. For some, these raids were disheartening. “I felt heartbroken when I heard about these raids,” said student Loida Ramirez. “Yes, … [Read more...] about Immigration raids in SoCal
Boys wear makeup too
By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Famous makeup brands are incorporating men as their brand ambassadors to promote inclusivity. CoverGirl announced 17 year old James Charles, a YouTube beauty guru, as the new face for their campaign titled 'Lash Equality' on Oct. 11, 2016. The campaign also included women of different ethnicities. People were happy to see diversity taking center stage in an industry considered to be predominately women-oriented. "I think it is cool because now they're representing everyone, not just one particular race or gender. It's good for them to meet the needs of everyone," said student Jasmine Turner. Maybelline New York announced that Manny … [Read more...] about Boys wear makeup too