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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2014 VOL LXXXVIII ISSUE 6
CALIFORNIA MID-TERM ELECTIONS 2014:
BROWN WINS RECORD FOURTH TERM As midterm election results roll in, California voters choose a familiar face. BY CAREESA CAMPBELL NEWS EDITOR
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Governor Jerry Brown, 76, democrat, wins a historic fourth term as California’s governor in the 2014 general election Nov. 4.
The 2014 California general election results came in Nov. 4, and as of press time, here is how it all shook out. Incumbent Jerry Brown, 76, democrat, and challenger Neel Kashkari, 41, republican, were vying for the governor’s seat. Brown beat Kashkari for a historic fourth term in office with a
Health Center Hosts Marijuana Forum BY CAMERON WISDOM EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
56.2 percent vote with 1,281,553 votes. Gavin Newsom, democrat, won against Ron Nehring, republican, for lieutenant governor with a 53.5 percent vote. Republican Pete Peterson, candidate for secretary of state beat challenger Alex Padilla, democrat, in a close vote with 50.9 percent against Padilla’s 49.1 percent. Democrat John Chiang defeated republican Greg Conlon with a 55.3 percent vote for treasurer.
up for vote. Proposition 1, which passed with a 68.2 percent vote yes, would allow California to use $425 million in approved bonds and sell an additional $7.1 billion in bonds to pay for local and state projects for the improvement of state water systems. In order for the state to repay the bonds, it would cost about $360 million a year for 40 years. Those opposing the bill said taxpayers’ money would be shifted from local projects and education, whereas those supporting the bill S E E ELEC T ION • PAGE 5
REELING IN THE MIDDLE CLASS
State financial relief is in store for thousands of middle class students attending California’s public universities thanks to a new financial aid program aimed at families that earn an annual income of up to $150,000.
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& EVAN SOLANO
STAFF WRITER
MANAGING EDITOR
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The Citrus administration conducted the first of several planned informational workshops concerning cannabis use in the campus community on Nov. 3 in the library fishbowl. Mika Chandramohan, 23, a graduate social work intern from the University of Southern California, led the discussion on the “Do’s and Don’ts of Marijuana.” Chandramohan was approached by the administration and student health office to better inform the community about various legal matters pertaining to marijuana use on school property. “They were experiencing an issue where a lot of students were coming on campus smoking or using marijuana,” Chandramohan said. “That became something that they needed to nip in the bud.”
Candidates for attorney general included Kamala D. Harris, democrat, and Ronald Gold, republican. Harris brought in 51.1 percent of votes against Gold’s 48.9 percent. Dave Jones, democrat, and Ted Gaines, republican, ran against each other to be the state’s insurance commissioner. Jones was voted insurance commissioner with a 51.3 percent vote against Gaines’s 48.7 percent. Marshall Tuck and Tom Torlakson were the candidates for superintendent of public instruction. Torlakson beat Tuck with a 53.8 percent vote against 46.2 percent. There were also six propositions
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aunched in the 20142015 school year, the Middle Class Scholarship made many of its initial awards in September, when nearly 73,000 students were notified that they would receive some form of financial aid. Some legislators were concerned that the initial $107 million appropriation would be insufficient to fund the projected 150,000 UC and CSU students expected to apply for the MCS. However, so far only half that number of students have applied and been deemed eligible to receive MCS. The MCS is available through
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the California Student Aid Commission, the same agency through which students may file the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, each year. The scholarship is another component of FAFSA. It does not require a separate application. To qualify for the MCS, a student must be a California resident, be a permanent resident or have attained AB 540 student status, according to the CSAC website. Students must also be attending a University of California or California State University school and must meet certain income and financial aid standards while maintaining satisfactory academic progress, including taking sufficient units and meeting GPA S E E F IN AN CIAL AID • PAGE 5
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The year the “Citrus Collegian” became the “Citrus College Clarion”