By Carlos Solis |Staff Writer| Hide your kids and hide your wife because they’re hacking everybody out there. “Hacker is a term used by some to mean ‘a clever programmer’ and by others, especially those in popular media, to mean ‘someone who tries to break into computer systems,’” according to techtarget.com. I don’t think hacktivists are criminals. I believe they are doing a service to society by exposing the real criminals and spreading valuable information. “Hacktivism is the act of hacking a website or computer network in an effort to convey a social or political message. The person who carries out the act of hacktivism is known as a hacktivist,” … [Read more...] about Anonymous hacktivists bring social enlightenment
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By Robin Alcantara |Staff writer| Alumnus shoots Florida State University students in quiet library (Nov. 20) Students in the library Florida State University (FSU) of hid where they could as sounds of gunshots disturbed the quiet building. The gunman, 2005 FSU graduate Myron May, shot three students before he was shot and killed by police. CNN reported the injured students were taken to Tallahassee Memorial Health care and the possible motives are yet to be reported. Thief caught on Facebook (Nov. 22) Stolen firearms were found a year after they were reported missing when the thief posted photographs of the guns on his Facebook page. The firearms … [Read more...] about Chronicle news briefs
Police aggression getting out of control
By Janeth Jaimes |Staff Writer| Across the nation, many individuals from different demographics are being treated aggressively through unnecessary excessive force by police officers. African-Americans, Hispanics, and other minorities are more likely to be physically attacked by authorities, according to the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights. I believe the use of unnecessary force by police is unjustified. Recent cases of unnecessary violence by a police officer include Michael Brown, Ezell Ford, and Eric Garner. Micheal Brown, an 18 year old African-American, was pursued by officer Darren Wilson, and instructed to get on the sidewalk. Wilson held Brown … [Read more...] about Police aggression getting out of control
Coyotes unable to keep up with Tritons
By Anthony Morales | Staff Writer| This past Wednesday the Coyote softball team lost both of their games against the second ranked team in the nation, UC San Diego Tritons with a disappointing loss of 8-0 in the opener and 8-2 in the second game. During the first game senior infielders Alyssa Flores and Monica Ferguson and sophomore outfielder Victoria Lievanos were the only players to have base hits in the opener. Unfortunately their efforts weren’t enough to put the Coyotes on the scoreboard and they were left scoreless at the end of the fifth inning when the game was called to an end. The Tritons, on the other hand, came in strong since the start and scored four of their eight … [Read more...] about Coyotes unable to keep up with Tritons
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