By Cecilia Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Title IX was produced to protect students and allow a helpful network of educated individuals in supporting victims of sexual discrimination, harassment and violence. Title IX was first enacted in 1972 to promote gender equality in athletic law and has since grown to incorporate discrimination on the basis of sex in all aspects of education, and its jurisdiction on and off campus. This means that if a student is sexually assaulted off-campus, they are still protected under Title IX. The Obama Administration has created a White House Task Force to extinguish violence on college campuses. This is the main goal for all Title IX coordinators, and … [Read more...] about Title IX and Gender Equity wants to support students
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Seeking justice through video recording
By Ariana Cano |Staff Writer| The importance of video surveillance in this day and age can become a way of taking justice into your own hands. We should use our electronic devices to record harmful incidences for the intent of providing useful evidence in pursuit of justice. When witnessing an assault, it is one’s responsibility to speak up whether it’s through contacting the police or recording evidence on a smartphone for possible court use. This is not to be confused with WorldStarHipHop (WSHH), a site where people publish recorded fights and allegedly abusive content for entertainment purposes only. “I go on WorldStarHipHop just to waste time,” said third year CSUSB … [Read more...] about Seeking justice through video recording