On Oct. 10, a vigil was held at the Santos Manuel Student Union Event Center to honor the life of 21-year-old Jordyn Rivera, one of the victims of the Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting in Las Vegas--the most deadly mass shooting in American history. Rivera was a fourth-year student at CSUSB in the health care management program and also a member of Eta Sigma Gamma, the national health education honor society. An estimated 400 faculty members, staff, friends, and family attended the vigil to honor her memory. Vice President for Student Affairs Dr. Brian Haynes presided over the vigil, introducing many guest speakers to speak on behalf of Rivera and the impact she made on their … [Read more...] about Vigil in remembrance of Jordyn Rivera
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Coyote community honors victims at vigil
By Emmanuel Gutierrez |Features Editor| "It may be difficult to dream when you're still bleeding," said CSUSB professor Dr. Dany Doueiri at the CSUSB vigil, honoring the victims of the San Bernardino mass shooting; but there is still hope to rise from this tragedy. Two tables, lined with lit candles, sat on either side of the podium where representatives of the Jewish, Islamic, and Christian faiths addressed the audience. Everyone rose to their feet, applauding the bravery of the first responders to the shootings. Fingers cupped around dancing flames, protecting them from the nippy winds that wished to steal the light away. And the clock tower struck for each life … [Read more...] about Coyote community honors victims at vigil
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