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El Niño reigns the streets of Cal State LA Super storm brings high amounts of rain, but how much did it affect students?

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On Tuesday, Jan. 5th, Cal State LA received their first major downpour of rain from El Niño.

Students were struck with heavy rain and deep puddles around campus including the main walkway.

Many students weren’t prepared for the heavy rain and were left trying to avoid it for the rest of the day. Bryan Matamoros, a third year Mechanical Engineering major explained the headache the rain brought him.

“When I was walking toward my classes, my shoes and pants got soaked because of the huge puddles that formed on campus,” Matamoros said. “I had to walk from Salazar to King Hall completely wet.”

Bryan wasn’t the only one to get drenched from the rain.

Many students reported sharing umbrellas with those who didn’t have any on social media group pages like CSULA FAQ’s.

Many areas around campus had pretty deep puddles but there were some to take note of for the next big storm. Salazar Hall had a huge presence of collected water outside of the building and on the walkway towards the Physical Science building.

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Along the main walkway exiting the bookstore there was also a collection of water streaming downwards. Although this pocket of water was deep, the water was streaming down into a drain.

Other locations included the Library walkway, outside of King Hall and the eastside walkway from LACHSA and parking lot 5.

Also, in the parking lots 5 and 7 there was a lot of standing water.

some students, others were simply excited to see it and weren’t bothered by it at all.

Although the rain affected

With this being the first of a

“The rain didn’t affect me at all and I was happy to see it since we are going through the drought right now,” said Janney Nguyen, a third year Kinesiology major.

“I didn’t have any problems but there was a lot of standing water in the Salazar Hall parking lot.”

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series of storms coming from the El Niño phenomenon, Cal State LA did not report any big issues from the storm. There were renovations done in the summer including the roof of King Hall in preparation for El Niño. However, there were water leaks confirmed by a member in facilities, but in an attempt to confirm with Assistant Director/Grounds and Custodial Manager Michael Rodriguez, the University Times received no response.

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The area that was affected the most seemed to be above parking structure B between Salazar Hall and the Physical Science building, where sandbags continue to be present. With this being the first storm, there is no telling if further rain would affect infrastructure more in the future as many meteorologists warned that this was just the beginning.

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New year, same parking problems Parking permit line waiting period reaches 3 hours.

Nico Triunfante Copy Editor

Since its stressful beginning in the fall 2015 quarter, the ongoing issue of parking dramatically escalated going into the New Year.

The University Times scouted the seemingly infinite line with ASI President Ejmin Hakobian, where students were waiting down the stairs toward parking lot B and curving to the far side. Last quarter, ASI acquired over 2,000 signatures to grab President Covino’s attention of the seriousness of the lack of parking.

Paula Xiao, a transfer student and Graphic Communications major, expressed her impatience in this regretful situation.

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“I’ve been waiting in line for 2 plus hours,” Xiao said. “I’m tired and I don’t want to be here. I wish I had just [purchased] it before this quarter, but I wasn’t thinking. It wasn’t like this last quarter.”

major, felt that the lack of parking along with the city of Alhambra’s decision to regulate street parking created a trap for students. This past week Alhambra officials gave over 100 warnings for cars without a city permit along this immediate area.

Cynthia Naya, third-year History

“It’s not fun, and the way the city’s

been making these regulations on the street is making it way harder for students,” Naya said. “Right now I have a class at 4:20 and I’m not going to be able to stay in line for this, nor will I be able to make it after class.”

When asked if students were utilizing the online capabilities of purchasing parking permits, several students in line, who wished to remain anonymous, claimed that although they had no reason to avoid the online transaction, the permits took a week to arrive in the mail, which was still inconvenient for those who waited for their financial disbursements in order to purchase the permits.

Though simply purchasing the permits via online would cut down the 2-hour waiting period for many students, the absence of available parking spots remains problematic. The University’s response included the off-site parking lot in Fremont.

According to Chief Rick Wall, the off-site lot receives about 150 cars on average per day.

When asked about the off-site parking lot, Matthew Gonzalez, 20, Communications major, saw this move by the administration as an excuse for their incompetence in student admissions.

“I think the off-site parking is just a sloppy excuse for an admissions error in which they enrolled more students than they should have before the switch to semester began,” Gonzalez said. “Calculating parking was not an issue towards administration because they were too focused on enrollment instead of the consequences of what comes along with it.”

Although the winter quarter permits are offered at $50 for the off-site lot, Carol Kan, 26, Science of Counseling major concluded that purchasing a permit specifically for the Fremont lot is an inconvenience.

“I heard it was around $50,” Kan said. “It’s a little bit more easily accessible for the on-site lots, and I don’t want to wait for the shuttle to come by. I’d rather pay the extra $50.”

This ongoing problem of parking seems to only be getting worse, and students feel that the moves that the administration are making is not helping them whatsoever. Students can only hope that the upcoming summer becomes a time for change and for some serious improvement of parking before the semester comes kicking in for fall 2016.

Ringing in the New Year with a $10 minimum wage “On this campus, a lot of us come from working-class families, and we don’t have the option of not working,” Osoy said, “It’s a necessity for us, it’s our livelihood. Growing up in South L.A., growing up poor, I know the struggle. I also know that I’m not the only one on this campus who doesn’t just work to work. We work to live.”

California’s minimum wage increases to $10, and its impact on student workers.

Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter

Beginning in September 2013, the path of minimum wage in California was greatly impacted by Governor Jerry Brown’s approval of AB 10, a bill that promised to bring the minimum wage from a measly $8 an hour in 2013 to $10 an hour by January 1, 2016. That bill reached its final destination this month and, as Cal State LA students rang in the New Year, many student workers received the gift of a slight addition to their paycheck.

“The student employment program had about 200 students, out of 1,200 student employees total, earning less than $10.00,” said Brenda Aguilar, the Student Employment Coordinator for the Career Development Center.

While questions of raising the minimum wage have led to heated positions in the presidential election, notably among candidates such as Bernie Sanders, the wage increase occurred rather quietly at Cal State LA, without any major financial or technical obstacles presented thus far.

The relative ease of this process was largely due to the preparedness and cooperation that took place in the administration. According to Aguilar, the student employee program has long been preparing and planning with other offices on campus to assist with the increase.

Dr. Christopher Lenz, the Career Center Director, had eight students working in the Career Center and noted the smooth transition of the wage

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increase in his own department.

“It’s a smooth process,” Dr. Lenz said. “The actual mechanical process is done by human resources and payroll. They go into the system and find all student workers and automatically bump them up, so there wasn’t even any paper work for us to do.”

Daniel Osoy, a member of Students for Quality Education (SQE) at Cal State LA, believes that this increased wage, while seemingly small, is an important beginning to the multi-campus organization’s broader student labor movement.

“This shows that people are really starting to recognize that wages are incredibly low,” Osoy said. “We know that there is money, it’s just not being distributed to those at the bottom. So we’re really excited about the fact that we’re starting to see those changes and that this is becoming a popular political and social topic.”

Gladys Garcia, a student worker on campus and an SQE member, believes that there is still a huge amount of progress to be made before the CSU system and the state can pat themselves on the back and call it a day.

“The wages that student workers are given are simply not livable,” Garcia said. “L.A. is not a cheap place to live in, especially with the fact that the majority of students here on campus are

commuters. So, as the state and county minimum wage increases, we need to make sure that the campus minimum wage correlates with the cost of living in this city.”

Along with their mission of educating students about tuition increases, student debt, and cuts to education while campaigning for student economic, social, and political rights, Cal State LA’s SQE chapter is working to bring wages up to the next level through organizing student unionization.

“There’s a large student population who work on campus, get paid, but are not unionized,” Osoy said. “As a result, they don’t receive the benefits of having a secure job, hours, and pay increases. It’s really critical that students unionize in a manner that really pushes for the rights and demands of student workers.”

While the wheels are turning for minimum wage politics, Osoy plans to use this momentum to communicate with student workers on campus--whether they’re working on contract or for the university itself-to begin planting the seeds of SQE’s unionization goal.

For Osoy, the specific identities of Cal State LA students make him feel especially compelled to make this happen.

Through an ordinance approved by members of the Los Angeles City Council in June 2015, the demand for $15 an hour seems to finally be forming into a reality, with city council members planning to raise the city’s minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2020. This recognition, and the increasing self-education and advocation in the student population, shows incredible progress in the dynamics of minimum wage politics and hope for a

future where poverty is not the norm among college students from working-class families.

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Cal State LA Seniors: How to Survive Winter Quarter Staying organized, finding peace, and asking questions: getting through your quarter and on to graduation.

Hannah Jacobsen Staff Reporter

As the first week of winter quarter draws to a close, Cal State LA seniors waiting to graduate in June are coming to terms with the fact that the end is almost here. Graduation applications have been turned in; the last classes have been mapped out with advisors. The finish line that seemed so far away on the first day of Freshman year is looming just ahead, with only a graduation cap and robe left to cement the reality that our time in student limbo is coming to a close.

This feeling is overwhelming.

Job applications haunt the corners of our minds, major life decisions are becoming impossible to avoid, and it is tempting to let the everyday routines of classes and homework fall into oblivion as we ponder what to do with our post-degree life.

As tempting as it may be to layback and coast to the end, winter quarter is not the time to let senioritis set in. Especially for those whom have immediate postgraduation plans set for trips, jobs, or graduate degrees, winter and spring quarters are a dangerous last leg of the journey. Many may fall off the path through mistakes in their transcripts, system delays, or failing classes.

Even after the graduation applications are turned in, it is vital for potential graduates to get familiar with their GET account and their advisors to assure that there won’t be any surprise obstacles blocking the way to their degree.

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“It is important that seniors check GET frequently during their winter quarter, especially for those students who’ve petitioned for course substitutions or are transfer students,” said Cassidy Zimmerman, the Advisor for National & International Scholarships, Fellowships, and Honors Theses for the Cal State LA Honors College. “Be aggressive and never be afraid to ask questions if you see a course or requirement missing from GET that should be showing up.”

If any requirements are not turning out the way they should be, advisors can be your best friends.

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department should begin making appointments immediately. These are the people who can help you with course requirements, discuss problems, and give you majorcentered advice on both your college and future career plans.

Additionally, be sure that you are fulfilling academic requirements in your school life. Giving in to senioritis can be deadly if your class schedule is in the grips of rigorous upper graduate classes. Even a few weeks of slacking can leave you staring at towering piles of reading the night before a midterm that may determine half of your grade.

At the opposite spectrum of slacking, many seniors find themselves biting off way more than they can chew in an attempt to squeeze out every experience they can from that last year.

Jose Trinidad Castañeda III, a senior anthropology major who is determined to revitalize agricultural health through the World Health Organization by the end of his career path, found the fall quarter of his senior year extremely overwhelming due to the sheer amount of responsibilities that he piled on.

“During fall quarter, I definitely overloaded on classes and responsibilities, and that was a lot to handle,” Castañeda III said. “I felt overwhelmed and the biggest obstacle that I faced was the lack of sleep. It’s debilitating to experience sleep deprivation.”

In order to stay on top of all the work without falling into the debilitating effects of sleep

deprivation and stress, seniors should make organization a top priority.

“Stay organized with a calendar, because appointments and deadlines are all going to continue to happen whether or not we’re ready for them,” Castañeda III said. “While we’re almost to the end, we can’t allow ourselves to get swept up in senioritis.”

Finally, do let yourself take a break. Your time in college is one full of exciting possibilities, overwhelming responsibilities, and terrifying ‘real life is finally happening’ thoughts, especially for younger graduates. Take at least an hour every day to calm down. Nap, meditate, or paint your nails. Give yourself the respect of caring for your mind and body.

“I studied under a Tai Chi master for mindful meditation, and now I go upstairs to practice in the reflection room in the Student Union, which is an amazing resource that not many students know about,” Castañeda III said. “Inside the reflection room are comfy cushions and even a waterfall, and while I wouldn’t recommend taking a nap in there, it is a great place to find a bit of peace.”

Through finding the activity that de-stresses you, keeping yourself organized, and standing up for your degree in the face of any graduation obstacles, seniors can find a sense of calm (and maybe a little sentimentality) in their final winter quarter at Cal State LA.

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The Big Short and the next market catastrophe

(John Magaro) and Jamie Shipley (Finn Wittrock), followed suit by investing all of their capital into these swaps. The story might end happily for these men who made a killing off of an unfortunate market, but what about those millions of people who suffered at the hands of the big banks?

Director Adam McKay capitalized on his opportunity with this film and concluded the story by informing the audience about how banks such as Goldman Sachs have begun trading “Collateralized Debt Obligations (CDO)” in mass again.

Unashamed Goldman Sachs reminds us of an unfortunate past.

Ani Nalbandian Staff Reporter

Making its debut on Dec. 11th, The Big Short demands audience’s attention with its compelling storyline and dramatic dialogue. Adam McKay partnered

with giants like Brad Pitt, Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling to create an informative film disguised as a cocaine infused comic book about the lead up to the housing bubble crisis and stock market crash of 2008.

The story, adapted from Michael Lewis’ bestseller, The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine, which featured the few people who foresaw the baseless housing market and capitalized on the losses. The story began

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CDO was treated as securities backed by debt, and in the case of the housing crisis, debts in the form of unregulated mortgages.

When people began defaulting on their mortgages, so did the securities, which had a ripple effect throughout the market.

with Michael Burry (Christian Bale), a successful hedge fund manager who realized that a large number of subprime home loans were headed towards default.

Burry then put more than a billion dollars of his investor’s money into credit default swaps, which are credit agreements that shift default risks onto the issuer in exchange for high premium rates.

Goldman’s CDO investing, disguised as “bespoke tranche opportunities”, rose from $5 billion dollars in 2013 to $20 billion dollars in 2014. These CDO’s, however, were backed by bonds based on Quantitative Easing measures.

Ironic how those QE measures were taken to combat the failing economy as a result of Collateralized Debt Obligations!

Investors such as Jared Vennett (Ryan Gosling), Mark Baum (Steve Carell), Charles Geller

Student Patric Gharibian expressed his frustration stating, “After the economy failed, mil-

lions lost their homes and livelihoods, it’s a shame the government didn’t even bother enacting comprehensive regulations preventing the banks from screwing us again.”

We find ourselves eight years older, in a below average economy faced with banks making the market unstable again by flooding it with securities backed by insecure credit. As students, how should we be expected to saddle ourselves with student loans and plan for a future when the economy may crumble at any moment at the hands of the same people who did it basically a fortnight ago?

When the government decided to invest in 2008, the banks were presented with a beautifully wrapped contract, which included no return on investment as well as low interest rate terms.

As if they were doing us a favor.

On the other end of the spectrum, student loans should be viewed as an important investment from a government standpoint but instead students were penalized with monstrous interest rates and unforgettable debt.

It will be interesting to see in our lifetime how many times the banks have to destroy the economy before the government decides to take action by breaking them up, regulating and taxing them.

Golden Eagle Radio expands its wings to Fullerton First Annual College Web Media Festival features Southern California Talent.

Nico Triunfante Copy Editor

On Saturday, Jan. 9th, Golden Eagle Radio (GER) expanded their network at the College Web Media Festival (CWM Fest) in downtown Fullerton.

The first annual festival hosted numerous California radio stations, including Cal State Fullerton’s Titan Radio, and Cal State LA’s very own Golden Eagle Radio.

Jasmine Salgado, the Vice President of Golden Eagle Radio, ensured that Golden Eagle Radio members used this event as an opportunity to network and enjoy some of the talent that Southern California had to offer.

“I liked the mini festival overall,” Salgado said. “It was cool to see how a college was able to utilize their surroundings to showcase talent from live bands to artwork and short films.”

Aside from being a great net-

working opportunity for these college students in attendance, it was home to a gallery of artwork, murals, and movie screenings from local and independent artists.

Musical artists of multiple genres performed at the Fullerton Ballroom. Hip-Hop performances included Southern California natives Coolzey, Osi Mac, and even Chicago underground rapper The Dread. Electronic DJs included Deftonik, Dyphekta and Glass Mask who hail from Fullerton.

GER sat down with independent bands like The Deaf Pilots and The Companies who plan to make appearances for future endeavors that the organization has in mind for Cal State LA. “As Vice President of Golden Eagle Radio it was a great way to network,” Salgado said. “We got to interview bands, artists, and the people behind the festival.

But also seeing how the event was planned out gave us ideas to possibly host an event of our own at Cal State LA.” Of course, none of this would be possible without Rudy Chavarria, the CEO of College Web Media.

For over 19 years, Chavarria started out as a marketer for Rude Records, his record company that

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was once established in the 90s.

Since it’s demolition, he worked as a marketer for several other record companies and used his passion for love, music and movies to create the festival.

“It hasn’t been easy,” Chavarria said. “There were so many obstacles and so many times that I wanted to quit and not do this at all, because there were so many people on the team, I just had a baby that’s six weeks old, and I just wanted to give up.”

According to Chavarria, it was through the constant doubt and the equally constant personal uplift that led him to continue with the production of the festival.

“It is as I expected, and honest-

ly we only had about 70 tickets being sold,” Chavarria said. “We did not have a headliner, which is a bad thing when it comes to hosting a festival. I think the universe had lined up the planets that we are where we are at this spot because it’s just supposed to happen this way.”

The festival will return next January, and attendees will have much to look forward to with a team prepared to improve what could have been better the first time around.

“We’ve had so many people in the past week come out of the woodwork and want to be a part of this. Unfortunately it was at the last minute, but as far as what

to expect we’re going to regroup after this is over with,” Chavarria said. “For the entire money of January we’re looking to plan at what we didn’t do, what we did wrong. And then in February build a team; in March make sure we have all our ducks in a row with paperwork and advertising plans and hit it again in January 2017.”

Though the turnout for the event wasn’t high as expected, the quality of the experience was surely worthwhile. Be on the lookout for events that Golden Eagle Radio may have planned for Cal State LA in the near future on their website goldeneagleradio.org.

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The Black Grandma in the Closet: Black Life in Mexico and Peru Review Rejecting your heritage won’t make it disappear.

Carlos Gomez News Assistant

For years, African Americans have been segregated and discriminated in American society. However, this is not only exclusive to the U.S., but also in other places like Mexico and Peru according to the film shown as part of the Cross Cultural Center’s Independent Visions film series.

Contrary to popular thought, African American heritage can be found in the culture of theses places. The film The Black Grandma in the Close: Black Life in Mexico and Peru, presented on Jan. 7th, reflects the lasting mark that Blacks have left in these countries, and the fact that many citizens are descendants of them as a result of the massive ship cargoes of slaves beginning in the 17th century. However, the film discussed the manner Spanish-

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majority cultures choose to reject their Black heritage and consider themselves to be different.

Jose Trinidad Castaneda III, a senior anthropology major and gender sexuality studies minor, spoke about his reaction to the film.

“This film is a must see for

those who want to work towards social justice,” Castaneda III said.

“Films like this provide so much more value to understanding who we are as a humanity.”

students a new perspective on themselves and others. This film underlined that students may have African roots, whether they choose to acknowledge it or not.”

When asked about the selection of the film, the Cross Cultural Center’s director Frederick Smith said, “We feel it’s important to show people films that can give

If you’re interested in more films like this, Independent Visions will be showing more eye opening films throughout the quarter. On Thursday, Jan.

14th, be ready to learn about the life of Grace Lee Boggs, a modern American revolutionary who lived to be 100. Her story will be depicted in American Revolutionary: The Evolution of Grace Lee Boggs, featuring a Q&A with the director of the film.

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INTERNACIONAL El Papa, innovador ejemplar

NOTAS BREVES Por Graciela López Profesor despedido por acusaciones de engaño de Sandy Hook El pasado 8 de enero, el maestro James Tracy fue despedido después de haber declarado que el tiroteo en la escuela Sandy Hook fue un engaño. Tracy publicó un comentario en la página de Facebook “Hoax at Sandy School” diciendo que la tragedia fue una farsa.

Según él, el gobierno lo planeó todo para que se aprobara una restricción en el control de armas. Tracy también manifestó que los supuestos padres que perdieron a sus hijos son farsantes involucrados en el incidente.

¡México le dice adiós a la televisión análoga!

A finales del 2015, México se convirtió en el primer país de Latinoamérica en recibir la Televisión Digital Terrestre (TDT). El llamado “apagón analógico” consistió en dejar de transmitir la señal análoga a lo largo de la nación.

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El ex educador de Florida Atlantic University cuestionó a la misma vez los atentados del maratón en Boston y el tiroteo en el Washington DC Navy Yard. repartió millones de televisores compatibles con señal digital.

Esto se llevó a cabo con el fin de que estas familias no se quedaran sin su principal fuente de entretenimiento.

El Instituto Federal de Telecomunicaciones (IFT) señaló que la transición a la era digital beneficiará a los televidentes.

Estos podrán gozar de más canales de alta definición y al mismo tiempo reducir el consumo de energía.

Por Martha J. Orellana El Papa Jorge Mario Bergoglio sigue sorprendiendo a los feligreses de la fe católica. Esta vez el pontífice hace uso de la tecnología para comunicarse con creyentes de todas las religiones del mundo. Él publicará un video en español en las redes sociales una vez al mes.

El pasado miércoles, 6 de enero, Pablo Ordaz presentó en El País el primer video del Papa. Este video dura un minuto y medio y contiene un llamado a todas las religiones.

El líder católico pide el diálogo entre religiones para buscar la

paz y la justicia en el mundo.

El sumo pontífice comentó que “muchos piensan distinto, sienten distinto, buscan o encuentran a Dios de diversa manera. Confío en vos para difundir mi petición de este mes. Que el diálogo sincero entre hombres y mujeres de diversas religiones conlleve frutos de paz y de justicia. Este llamado va dirigido a todas las personas a unirse en oración para pedir por los desafíos de la humanidad”.

Los videos serán grabados por el Centro Televisivo Vaticano y serán distribuidos a través de YouTube, Facebook, Instagram y Twitter. Se estima que por este medio más personas tengan acceso directo a los consejos que el Papa impartirá. Las grabaciones estarán originalmente en español y se traducirán a diez idiomas.

Ordaz mencionó que el jesuita Frederic Fornos dio una entrevista a Radio Vaticana.

Fornos explicó por qué se decidió grabar los mensajes en español y no en italiano, el idioma oficial de la Santa Sede. Señaló que “es bonito escucharlo hablar en su lengua y que de ésta se harán las traducciones a otros idiomas”.

Fornos enfatizó que habría sido difícil que el Papa hubiese hablado en chino o árabe. Por esta razón, han preferido que hable en la lengua “de su corazón, de la oración, de su intimidad con el Señor”.

Sitio web del Papa http://www.radiovaticana.va Para ver el video en El País visite el sitio web http://internacional.elpais. com/internacional

INFORMATIVA NACIONAL Las primeras deportaciones del 2016 Estados Unidos continúa con las redadas masivas Por Jessica Magaña

Repartición de televisores digitales.

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Comunidad en Siria muriéndose de hambre El pasado jueves, la Organización de las Naciones Unidas (ONU) dio un informe acerca de la situación crítica que está viviendo el pueblo Madaya en Siria. La comunidad se encuentra aislada y no ha recibido ayuda del gobierno desde octubre del 2015.

Veinte personas fallecieron de hambre y se estima que este

número aumente. Madaya está bajo el control de fuerzas rebeldes. Éstas no permiten que nadie salga de la ciudad. Los aldeanos dependen tanto de la ayuda de comunidades exteriores como de lo que puedan conseguir dentro del pueblo.

Hassan Abu Shadi, habitante de Madaya, explicó por teléfono que los residentes comieron pasto y hojas. También comentó que algunas veces tuvieron que comer gatos.

El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional de Estados Unidos (DHS) comenzó este año deportando a inmigrantes centroamericanos indocumentados. El pasado 2 de enero, se iniciaron las primeras redadas del 2016. Alrededor de 121 personas fueron capturadas en los estados de Georgia, Texas y Carolina del Norte.

Este apresamiento se realizó bajo los mandatos de la directora Sarah Saldaña de la Oficina del Servicio de Inmigración y Control de Aduanas (ICE por sus siglas en inglés). Estas redadas fueron llevadas a cabo por Thomas Hornan, el jefe de las operaciones policiales para la deportación de indocumentados.

El objetivo de DHS es deportar a familias que recibieron una orden de deportación final

Inmigrantes siendo deportados a sus países.

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después del 1 de enero del 2014. Los arrestados serán trasladados a centros de detenciones a cargo de ICE mientras preparan sus documentos para ser deportados a sus países natales.

Muchos grupos defensores de los derechos de los inmigrantes muestran indignación por estas detenciones y piden un alto a dicho proceso. La defensora Kica Matos, portavoz del Movimiento por una Reforma Migratoria Justa, dice que DHS está causando terror a las familias indocumentadas. Matos explica que las familias deportadas correrán peligro en sus países debido a la violencia creada por las pandillas.

Sin embargo, el secretario de

Seguridad Nacional, Jeh Johnson, mencionó que estas detenciones “no deberían ser sorpresa”. Johnson había anticipado que aquellas personas que formaran parte de una prioridad policial serían deportadas. Esto incluye a individuos que tengan antecedentes criminales y que se consideren una amenaza para la seguridad del país.

Más de 160 organizaciones civiles, religiosas y pro-inmigrantes tratan de frenar este plan. Estos grupos mandaron una carta al presidente Barack Obama para solicitar un alto a las redadas. En ésta explican que las víctimas de deportación no reciben información sobre sus derechos migratorios.

Contáctanos en nuestras nuevas cuentas de redes sociales :

Niños de Siria pidiendo comida para sus familias.

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Jon Snodgrass

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Dr. Jon Snodgrass, 77, Professor of Sociology at Cal State LA, died at his home in South Pasadena on November 5, 2015. Jon was appointed as assistant professor in the Department in 1972, with a Sociology doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania. His B.A. (1965) and M.A. (1967) were both in Sociology from the University of Maryland. Jon had attended college on the G.I. Bill after Army service, where he was stationed in Germany. At Cal State LA he proceeded through the ranks to professor. At his retirement to FERP in Summer 2015, Jon was the longest-serving full-time faculty member on our campus. At the time of his death Jon Snodgrass was in only his first quarter of FERP teaching. He has served continuously at this campus for over 43 years. We at the Sociology Department are grateful he didn’t delay his retirement any longer, as it provided the recent occasion for awarding Jon with the well-deserved emeritus status, a recognition of which he was very proud of.

He was a gentle, quiet, and intense personality. He was fascinated with the workings of the mind and, in particular, the unconscious mind. Although in his later work he followed a career path closer to clinical psychology than mainstream sociology, he was still very much a part of our departmental community. Jon enjoyed social activities with his colleagues and opened his home to our holiday parties. He counseled his students with their academic and career questions and developed close professional relationships with some of them.

With colleagues he encouraged reflection on the higher meaning of our academic lives together.

We, the Sociology Department, bid Jon farewell with respect and gratitude for his contributions, professional and personal, to a department that developed around him for over forty years.

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