By Joshua Adamson |Staff Writer| Protests erupted in El Cajon after the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black man last month. Alfred Olango, 38, was shot and killed by police after his sister had called the police to assist in subduing her brother. These protests in El Cajon are the latest of a series of demonstrations against recent police shootings of unarmed black men, following similar protests in other states like Louisiana and New York. Brian Levin, director of the CSUSB Center for the Study of Hate and Extremism, stated that hundreds of civilians have been involved in fatal interactions with police in 2016. "So far this year over 700 civilians have been killed in … [Read more...] about Protesting and rioting moves west
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Racial inequality causes college campus protests
By Marco Montoya |Staff Writer| Recent protests at college campuses across California and the country have sought to bring awareness to racial inequality. In recent events, University of Missouri (Mizzou) has shown to be a campus with a headstrong support system in order to bring an end to recent racism on campus. After many reported cases of demeaning slurs, threats and overall unwelcoming vibes towards ethnic students, protests began to bring awareness to the issue, according to the San Bernardino Sun. Students were concerned that the president of Mizzou Tim Wolfe had more than one chance to put an end to the hatred and went around the problem … [Read more...] about Racial inequality causes college campus protests
Anonymous hacktivists bring social enlightenment
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
Open carry policy deadly
By Alejandro Cardenas |Staff Writer| Across the United States, protesters have been supporting open carry laws that protect people who walk around with unconcealed weapons. I am against the policies that the protesters are advocating because guns can lead to the deaths of innocent people. Currently, there are six states including California that completely ban people from visibly carrying weapons in public. Alternatively, there are twelve states that allow people to openly carry their weapons without a permit or license. The rest of the states have varying degrees of rules for carrying an unconcealed weapon. People have been forming protest groups, such as the “Ohio Open … [Read more...] about Open carry policy deadly
Abercrombie and Fitch undergo fire from public protest
Kandyce Hall |Staff Writer| Clothing line Abercrombie and Fitch received heavy scrutiny May 13 after a controversial interview with CEO Mike Jeffries resurfaced in the media, claiming to market to an exclusive audience. “We go after the cool kids. We go after the attractive all-American kid with a great attitude and a lot of friends. A lot of people don’t belong [in our clothes], and they can’t belong. Are we exclusionary? Absolutely,” said Jeffires in his interview in 2006, according to The Huffington Post. Jeffries continued by saying, “That’s why we hire good-looking people in our stores. Because good-looking people attract other good-looking people, and we want to market to … [Read more...] about Abercrombie and Fitch undergo fire from public protest
Occupy Wall Street Protests reach Riverside
By Monica Gallegos |Staff Writer| The protests of Occupy Wall Street have inspired similar “occupations” in local areas such as Riverside, which have become known as Occupy Riverside. Occupy Riverside is a part of the leaderless resistance movement, that consists of protesters staying at Main Street Mall on Main and University Streets in Riverside. “We’re occupying our lives here, it’s not an invasion,” said protester James Williams. “We’re acting out against our government.” This occupation is a branch of Occupy Wall Street, which began Sept. 17. It’s protesting social and economic inequality in America. Their slogan is “We are the 99 percent,” referring to the difference of … [Read more...] about Occupy Wall Street Protests reach Riverside
CFA deserves raises
By Nicole Maldonado |Staff Writer| All workers should be protected under unions. Unions that support the interest of workers are essential because they fight for the worker’s rights to fair wages, benefits, retirement, and against disparity of treatment. A current issue involves the California Faculty Association which has a contract with the CSU system. This contract was in effect from July 1, 2007 until July 30, 2010. The CFA put in proposals and negotiated for their contract raises because they did not receive contractual raises the last two years of service. According to Marcia Marx, who is president of the CFA on our campus, Chancellor Charles B. Reed, who is a part of the Board … [Read more...] about CFA deserves raises
Tom Morello joins Wisconsin protests
By Jennifer Peters Staff Writer Rage Against the Machine guitarist, Tom Morello will now be aiming rage at Wisconsin courthouses as he will be delivering support to aid protesters in their fight to protect labor unions. He will be supporting the cause by giving a free concert Feb, 28 2011 organized by the labor unions on the ground. There have been protests for the past few weeks outside the statehouse in Madison Wis. fighting for protection of labor union rights. The protesters do not want the bill proposed by Gov. Scott Walker to be passed. The underlying force unifying the protesters is music. “Wisconsin statehouse has had a background soundtrack of … [Read more...] about Tom Morello joins Wisconsin protests
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