By Erika Aguilar |Staff Writer| Six out of eighteen California propositions are due to affect the community, students, and schools near San Bernardino in the upcoming November election. Proposition (Prop.) 51 relates to providing bonds for schools. It would allow California to borrow $9 billion in bonds and thus the money would go to K-12 public schools and community colleges for improvement in overall education, according to BALLOTPEDIA. If successfully passed schools will benefit greatly from this proposition because it will improve education by focusing on construction projects and will expand community colleges allowing more students to attend. Classes would be reduced, … [Read more...] about Six out of eighteen propositions to vote for
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Social justice warriors not all bad
By Brittanie Gutierrez | Staff Writer | The average person pretends to know what they are talking about but in reality know only shallow surface points of the social issue or topic they are arguing. Cue the social justice warriors (SJW), those passionate social issue advocates who start blogs, webpages and petitions to persistently "enlighten" people who either do not care or do not know about certain social issues like feminism or abortion. Often times these individuals are ill-informed about the issues they are advocating or raising public awareness about. According to Urban Dictionary, a SJW is "an individual who repeatedly and vehemently engages in arguments of social … [Read more...] about Social justice warriors not all bad
CFA vs CSU still in labor negotiations
By Alexis Figueroa |News Staff| The California Faculty Association reportedly walked out on negotiations on May 7 without giving a counterproposal, because the California State University’s offer did not meet the CFA’s standards. With the CSU system not meeting the CFA’s demands; they are not backing down. The CFA has been going through negotiations and hope to come to an agreement that guarantees improved treatment by the CSU administration and improved job security. Also included in the CFA’s demands is better quality of education for students and a fair distribution of money received from budget cuts, according to the CFA website. The CSU and the faculty union came to an … [Read more...] about CFA vs CSU still in labor negotiations