By Brittanie Gutierrez |Staff Writer| Activists and protesters gathered in the streets of Downtown Los Angeles to take part in the historic Women's March on Jan. 21. Los Angeles was just one of many cities that held the march, which originated in Washington D.C. The march started from Pershing Square and would have lead up to City Hall but due to the amount of protesters, the march split up and took over many blocks in the City of Angels. According to the Women's March LA Twitter page, an estimated 750,000 people attended. Women's reproductive rights, immigration, LGBTQ support and human rights were some of the motives behind thousands of people walking. "I've always been … [Read more...] about Women’s March in Los Angeles
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By Daniel DeMarco |Staff Writer| Oct 18: UN Security Council seat rejected by Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia was elected as a non-permanent member of the UN security council and the country rejected the seat, according to Aljazeera. Saudi Arabia attributes the decision to the Security Council's failure in carrying out duties to resolve the Syrian civil war or punish the Syrian president's regime. Oct 19: 3,000 miles of Dead Ocean According to ENENews, a man sailed across the Pacific Ocean from Osaka, Japan to San Francisco, where the sailor described the sea as "dead." He reported seeing hardly any wild life, but instead saw "garbage in astounding … [Read more...] about World News briefs
Chemical weapon experts begin Syria Mission
By Daniel DeMarco |Staff Writer| Weapon experts have begun their mission to erase Syria’s capacity to manufacture chemical weapons by Nov. 1, and completely rid Syria’s stockpile by mid-year of 2014. The first week of the operation will be focused on verifying Syria’s disclosure on what exactly they have stockpiled and the various locations of them, as well as planning visits to the locations themselves. After these initial steps of the operation, a second group of inspectors will join the team for dismantling. The chemical weapon stockpiles are estimated to be around 1,000 tons each and spread across the country in as many as 50 different sites. The team was staying at the … [Read more...] about Chemical weapon experts begin Syria Mission
Diaries of a Jet Setter
By R. Anthony Diaz |Asst. Features Editor| Ever thought about getting lost? Well think again because once you step into the unfamiliar, you will have to think fast, and I am not talking about downtown San Bernardino. As college students many of us have traveled abroad or simply flown across the wondrous deep blue oceans to be fabulous, explore, sight-see and taste the wine. Well, that was me last week, I found myself lost. From one classmate to another I want to share my experience, offer some advice and air the dirty laundry. For most international flights it is more than likely you will be flying out of LAX unless you have a connecting flight. I must say that if you are traveling with … [Read more...] about Diaries of a Jet Setter