By Gloria Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Sexual assault and violence on college campuses is now an issue that has caught the White House’s attention. President Barack Obama has launched a task force in efforts to focus on these issues. The task force is made up of White House administrative officials including, Attorney General Eric Holder, Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius. Its purpose is to create proposals within a 90 day period that raise awareness as well as help prevent sexual assault and violence across the colleges of the United States. Last Wednesday, the White House Council on Women and Girls released the report, “Rape and … [Read more...] about Sexual assault task force issued on CA colleges
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CSUSB finds relaxation at The Body Shoppe
By Desirae Contreras |Staff Writer| The Body Shoppe is here for you. It’s a one-stop shop for relaxation and rejuvenation. The shoppe is open Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m.–5 p.m. and offers 5–30 minute chair massages in a spa-like room to CSUSB employees and students. The massages are given by certified therapists and only cost a dollar per minute. According to Valerie Merrow, Admin Support assistant, the chair massages are given by the certified “Hands on Medical Massage School” therapists in Redlands whom are linked with the Wellness 2 U program at the Loma Linda Hospital and now service us here at CSUSB. All of the massage therapists are under a contract with … [Read more...] about CSUSB finds relaxation at The Body Shoppe