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On Thursday, students walked throughout the halls of campus buildings at 2 P.M., an hour earlier than organized on social media feeds, shouting “Walkout! Shut it

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down!” to oppose the presidency of Donald Trump.

Others rallied chanting “Not my president” or “Si, se puede.”

Ani Nalbandian Staff Reporter

Florida going to Trump was an early indicator that polling was probably wrong across the board.

Clinton was ahead for months in Florida and in recent polling she looked to be the favorite by a slim margin. In states like North Carolina alsol, Clinton was solidly ahead for two months and Trump took the state with a four percent margin.

The polling was off for a few reasons. For one, pollsters usually

Matthew Gonzalez Social Media Correspondant In the midst of all the anger and internal emotions that have come as a result of this postelection news cycle, it's great to know our campus’ Public Safety Department has our back. call likely voters, which are ones who voted in the last General Election; however Trump was rallying a base that did not vote for Romney or Obama. The pollsters ignored the rural parts of the flyover states which are areas where Trump got most of his fuel.

The part of the country that feels ignored since their jobs left in the 80’s were also ignored in the polling.

Once Pennsylvania fell to Trump, the election was decided. Trump currently has 290 Electoral College votes, and Clinton has 228. Michigan and New Hampshire are still too close to call, but will not

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make a difference in the election results either way. Trump lost the popular vote by approximately 200 thousand votes, which is a common result at this point for Democrat candidates because of the highly populated coastal states.

On Thursday, around 8:00 A.M.

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a white car parked inside Parking Lot 8 near Salazar Hall was reported to be on fire. Students who commented on the Facebook group “CSULA Book exchange” were there to cover the event by posting pictures and videos, demonstrating Public Safety’s urgent reactiveness to the flames.

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At 3 A.M. on election night, Trump walked on stage with his Vice President-Elect Mike Pence and his son Baron and announced that he “received a call from Secretary Clinton” conceding the race. Clinton did not speak or officially concede until 30 hours (Continued on Page 4)

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students, faculty, and staff to evacuate.

Fire crew deals with car fire in parking structure

Here’s how Donald Trump won At 10:46 P.M. on election night, Ohio and North Carolina were called for Trump, and astoundment set in. Then like a row of dominos, traditionally blue states started to fall as well. Minnesota has voted blue since they helped Jimmy Carter become President in 1976, and Pennsylvania has voted Democrat since electing Hillary’s husband Bill Clinton in 1992. Both states went to Trump with Pennsylvania becoming the deciding state for the election.

Students among the crowd pulled the fire alarms in King Hall, Music building, Biological Science, and Salazar forcing

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Campus task force seeks to combat food and housing security

Administration introduces new efforts for food insecurity and homelessness Anthony Karambelas Staff Reporter

Everyone knows their basic needs for survival: food, water, and shelter. It may be surprising to find out that a significant portion of CSU students lack these basic amenities. A study recently published by Dr. Rashida Crutchfield, showed that 1 in 10 CSU students are homeless. Both shocking and appalling, this problem was quickly addressed by the Chancellor’s office.

This past summer Cal State Long Beach held the first Califor-

nia State University Conference to Best Meet the Needs of Housing Displaced and Food Insecure Students. At the conference representatives from all 23 CSU campuses learned more about the issue at hand and discovered innovative ways they could make changes on their campuses.

Following the conference, the idea for the Food Insecurity / Displaced Students Task Force on campus, chaired by Dr. Stephen Fleischer and Dr. Jennifer Miller, was introduced. Currently, the Task Force is working on creating a food pantry for Cal State LA students. Before they begin, however, they need approval from the Cal State LA Environmental Health and Safety board and from the University.

The Task Force expects the

food pantry to be up and running within the next year. “The idea is that since it’s a University initiative, it will come through eventually,” said Zitser, a student representative serving on the Task Force committee.

Zitser currently serves as an Associated Students, Inc. (ASI) representative for the College of Natural and Social Sciences and as a member of the Environmental Policy committee.

This past summer, he attended the housing displacement and food insecurity conference at Cal State Long Beach. Upon his return, ASI recommended him to serve on the Task Force. “Homelessness and food insecurity, in general, are nationwide issues.

In the college setting, they’re just more localized and affecting us,”

said Zitser.

According to Zitser, a recent Task Force initiative proposed

by Dr. Jennifer Miller and Leticia Gomez looked into the use of CalFresh grants to produce student internships. These internships would permit students to work at the Task Force food pantry, engaging fellow students one-on-one.

Another proposition for the food pantry would be to hire fully trained staff to run the operation.

Before then, however, the Task force must work out ways to restock food supplies. They are considering partnerships with companies for food shipments or with local food pantries.

While there are no student positions at this time on the Task Force board, students are en-

couraged to fill out the Food and Housing Security survey sent out by the Vice President for Student Life in a campus-wide email.

This information helps the Task Force profoundly, giving them the necessary information to make more informed choices.

“Every student should have gotten an email already. They just have to fill out the survey and then we use that data to see what students need, whether it’s better food options or better housing options, or maybe both. Or maybe our campus is unique and doesn’t need any of that,” said Zitser.

Zitser also encourages students to donate food and volunteer at the food pantry when it finally comes rolling into campus.

Students complain about rear-in parking tickets online

Rear-In parking ticket policy being reconsidered Ani Nalbandian Staff Reporter

The CSULA Book Exchange Facebook page, originally intended as a platform to swap books between students, has evolved into a campus wide medium for discussions, complaints about the school and selling miscellaneous items. Recently the University Times came across complaints from students regarding parking tickets being given out for rearin parking. The reasons for the complaints were because Parking Services had never given out tickets for rear-in parking in previous years.

A Cal State LA student, Guadalupe Bustamante posted on the Book Exchange Facebook page, “I was exiting my parking spot and one of the cars came into the structure dangerously fast because someone was leaving their spot facing outward and he proceeded to ticket him…This is going too far with this rule of parking facing in.” Given the overwhelming feedback online, it is clear students are furious that they are getting parking tickets when having valid permits.

I got to sit down with Sergeant Jerry Dodd of Public Safety to ask him about the policy change for rear-in parking on campus.

Dodd explained that the policy of head-in parking had been in place long before he got to the school, however they didn’t make an issue out of it until the problem of parking on campus hit maximum capacity. “The laws are on the books and the signs are posted,”

he continued.

However Fidel Izquierdo on the CSULA Book Exchange says different. Although the signs exist, they are not at every parking structure, said Izquierdo. Fidel writes, “I went to every parking structure on campus. As of right now [October 20] only Structure A and Structure C are park head in only.” Fidel posted a picture of each structure entrance sign on campus, and again it only shows the rule, “Vehicles must be parked head-in only,” at parking structures A and C. Another student, Josee Vega posted a comment on the CSULA Book Exchange page regarding the posted signs. “I was walking to my car right now [October 20] and saw a couple cars get tickets and he said it was because you have to park facing in, as it states on the sign outside Structure A.” Sergeant Dodd explains that parking enforcement is something that the Department of Public Safety does “in addition” to their many other responsibilities and is considered a “necessary evil”. Their only aim is to make traffic flow smoothly and prevent students from parking where they shouldn’t. “We’re trying to do everything we can to make spaces available to anyone who needs one,” said Sgt. Dodd.

Dodd and the Department of Public Safety heard student concerns online and have decided to reconsider their newly enforced policy. “We want to make sure to enforce in the areas where the spaces are slanted and as for the other areas, we’re not going to cite anyone there,” said Sgt. Dodd.

The reason rear-in parking causes much more traffic and lack of spaces is because in certain slanted spaces, students park inconsiderately and leave no room in the spaces next to them. It also takes a significantly longer

amount of time to park rear-in to the slanted spaces, making traffic slower and students late to class as a result.

Although they will continue to ticket rear-in parkers, they will only do so to ones parked in slant-

ed spaces, and will allow in the spaces perpendicular to the curb.

With the considerable amount of traffic around the campus, it is imperative that everything move smoothly, and the Department of Public Safety believes this will help.

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(Continued From Page 1) were blocking students and faculty from reentering the buildings due to the fire alarm.

While others pulled doors open when classes were in session and shouting them to join the walkout.

Students peacefully gathered outside the green area of King Hall for the second time this week holding signs that read: “Don’t wanna be an American Idiot”, “Immigrants belong! We all belong!”, “Make America gay again”, “Love”, “Black and Brown in solidarity”, and “Black Lives Matter.”

Few bold students were yelling at the protesters saying, “What’s the point?”, You’re paying for this loss of class time”, and when protesters were trying to persuade students to join they responded, “I’m expressing my First Amendment not to [referring to their participation in the walkout].”

With sirens wailing in the background, protesters stopped along the Salazar plaza to address those who joined.

In one incident, while students shouted “Keep the peace” there was an altercation between two students, one of which identified himself as a Trump supporter. The situation was quickly diffused but many shouted “you’re at the wrong demonstration.” One man shouted into the crowd, “the

people did not vote Trump into office. We don’t want a pimp and a hoe.”

In another altercation, an undocumented student who held a preference to Trump, but did not vote because of his status engaged in a shouting match with other passionate students.

Students who didn’t participate in the walkout, but looked on discussed their hesitance to join. ”This campus is filled with hypocrisy. They say all opinions matter, but it only matters if it’s aligned with theirs,” said a third year Communications major who agreed to speak in anonymity.

Her friend interrupted to add, “They're making this issue an allor-nothing. Our campus is very liberal, no denying that, but when we discuss our views it quickly becomes a mob rule where they are screaming racist and stuff.”

Half of students began to disperse themselves from the walkout as the demonstration went off campus and into the 10 Freeway, fearing traffic issues and personal safety, as a result of the protest.

Local Stern Mass high school students mixed into the crowd as the protesters made their way to Photo by Robert Ellsworth

the Westbound 10 Freeway.

Once students went into rush hour traffic, California Highway Patrol temporarily shut down the 10 and began dispersing the crowd away from the freeway around 3:45 P.M. Several demonstrators walked onto oncoming traffic blocking all lanes temporarily and backing up vehicles.

Cal State LA sent a mass text

update that access to the 10 freeway near the University had been restored at 5:03 P.M. Multiple students have been arrested, as reported by NBC 7. No word on how many were arrested and on what charges.

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(Continued From Page 1) after voting began.

There was significant voter apathy, with 1.5 million fewer voters this year than in 2012.

Clinton could not hold onto the Obama coalition because those voters were being ignored. No one wants to stand in line all day to vote against someone.

It was Clinton’s responsibility to inspire the electorate to fight for her mandate, but instead she opted for a negative campaign, encouraging disenfranchised voters to go against her opponent.

making her seem dishonest and someone who obscured relevant issues from the public.

lead to a right-leaning Supreme Court and that will affect our country for generations.”

Students on campus have been reeling in pain since the election was called. A significant portion of Cal State LA students would be considered low-income minorities, with much to lose with a Trump Presidency. Senior political science major Patrick Gharibi expressed his concern stating, “I’m scared for the direction of this country and the rollback of Obama’s progress for our society.”

On October 5, the one and only California Senate debate was hosted at Cal State LA between Kamala Harris and Loretta Sanchez. The content of the debate was overshadowed by Sanchez when she “dabbed” on stage at the end of her closing remarks.

Sanchez was significantly and consistently behind in the polling since the June primaries and was desperate to make up a Harris’ 20 point lead. With 63 percent of the vote, Harris was chosen to replace Barbara Boxer for one of two state Senate seats in California.

Scandals leading up to the election made voters feel like they had no good options, and decided to stay at home instead of voting for someone they did not believe in. Trump’s “Grab ‘em by the pussy” audio recording that was released disturbed women all across the country. Clinton’s email scandals also did not help,

The Senate and House also became Republican dominated, leaving a bad taste in progressive’s mouths.

(Continued From Page 1) out the fire and make sure there was no further damage.

Structure 8 expressed concerns by numerous students thinking this was an act of rioting against Trump supporters, since the blaze occurred on the same day as a peaceful anti-Trump protest on campus.

Since President-Elect Donald Trump won the 2016 election there have been protests nationwide across major U.S. cities and college campuses demonstrating their opposition to his victory.

Multiple news and social media sites have reported vandalism and fires from the civil disobedience of anti-Trump protesters.

The fire within Parking Lot

Sophomore political science major Maritza Gonzalez was most concerned about the Republican dominated House, saying “…with a majority in the House, this will

TVF major Oscar Alanis thought it as an attack against Trump supporters. “Supposedly, there was a Trump sticker on the back of the car. That's what I overheard by some people in my class,” said Alanis.

The Republicans took 51 seats in the Senate, effectively establishing a majority. Louisiana is still up for grabs, with the election being too close to call; there will be a runoff on December 10. With one seat pending, However, the noted Trump sticker rumor seemed to have originated online with no supporting evidence. The conspiracy stems from the fire coincidentally occurring a day after nationwide protests against Trump took place.

Robert Lopez, Executive Director for Communications and Public Affairs said the fire was under control.

“The preliminary fire within parking structure 8 was caused by

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that leaves 48 Senators for the Democrats. This election had majority Republican incumbents, providing a significant opportunity to flip the Senate. For the next midterm election, more Democrat incumbents will be on the ballot.

Congressional results were an even bigger bloodbath, with the Republicans taking 239 seats and the Democrats taking 192.

That leaves 4 seats that still need to be determined in a runoff election. The electorate had the opportunity to speak, and it screamed populism at any cost.

The Cal State LA campus has been in an uproar since the election results, and #Notmypresident protests have been spreading across cities on both coasts. The Department of Public Safety put out a campuswide bulletin on November 10 at 3:18 PM that read, “Due a portable battery charger with no results of students, faculty or staff getting injured. However, there is a report of one campus Public Safety officer being hospitalized for the excessive smoke insulation he inhaled. He is being treated and is safe and uninjured,” said Lopez.

However, student Brian Meen wrote on the Cal State LA Book Exchange forum that the fire started differently. “Apparently he had some flammable stuff in the trunk and accidentally caught

to ongoing protests on and off campus, the 10 freeway has been shutdown in both directions near the Eastern and State University Dr. access points.”

Due to student outcry, professors and administrators alike have been stepping forward, helping students cope with the election results. President Covino sent out an email on Wednesday stating, “Cal State LA is committed to the fair and equitable treatment of all members of our community, and to a welcoming and inclusive campus. For support and assistance, resources are available for students, faculty and staff who have concerns or fears.”

To watch the video statement given by CSU Chancelor White regarding the election, you can visit https://www2.calstate.edu/ csu-system/media-center/Pages/ Joint-CSU-CSSA-Statement-onthe-Presidential-Election.aspx. on fire. Some people are saying he had an external battery that was leaking.”

Despite the considerable size of the fire, no damage was dealt to the surrounding area.

The occurrence of the blaze demonstrates Public Safety's effective communication and collaboration skills to contact local fire departments when in need of assistance.

Students react to the 2016 presidential election Election Day Fest predicted victor doesn’t go as planned Marcela Valdivia Staff Reporter

Last Tuesday marked a turning point in American history with another presidential election.

Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Republican candidate Donald Trump played their last cards on a decisive day for the United States. To celebrate Election Day, the Center for Student Involvement (CSI) hosted an Election Day Fest at the student housing with music, food, and raffles.

Many Cal State LA students became involved for the first time in the 2016 presidential election voting process. Students shared hopes of low cost tuition, equality, an end to police brutality, justice, and a better educational system for the future of the United States. Some of the crucial issues students thought were important to this election included immigration, foreign trade, education, economics, and global warming.

“For my first time voting experience I felt really liberated and I felt I could actually make a difference about this election,”

said Anthony Richardson, Theatre major. “I feel like in some ways it is opening our eyes in a whole new level to learn about different mindsets.”

from where she lived. Luckily, she found a polling place only ten minutes away from Cal State LA where her roommate could take her.

Several students were first time voters, and they were not satisfied with the candidates running for office. The most common words students used to describe both candidates this election were hectic, embarrassing, insane, ridiculous, crazy, and stupid.

“I'm disappointed with the candidates, but you have to work with what you got,” said Mickayla Claffey, music major. “I voted for Bernie in the primaries, but I voted for Hillary this time.

However, I have friends that said vote for the third party and ruin the system, but I can't do that.”

“I feel both the candidates are not the greatest candidates, but I still chose my right to vote because it is my civic duty,” said Shannon Burghardt, Liberal Studies major. “As an African American living in the United States, people fought for my right to vote and I just cannot sit down and not vote, so I exercised my right to vote.”

Other first time voters that moved to Los Angeles to attend Cal State LA encountered difficulties looking for a polling place. Mickayla Claffey, Music major, shared that her first time voting experience was an interesting process. Over the summer, she had no complications voting in her hometown San Diego for the primaries. However, when she moved to Los Angeles to attend Cal State LA she had an issue finding a polling place because they were extremely far

Nicole Fisher, social work major, shared that her first time time voting was a great experience. She was particularly interested in learning about the propositions because, growing up, she would constantly see countless commercials about propositions during election season. Nevertheless, she did not know what the propositions were about or what they meant at that time. As a college student, however, she did a lot of research and used the voter guide to make the best decision.

“They are both imperfect, but I feel for me and what I believe for, I must stand for Clinton. She had my vote and what she stands for,” expressed Mekayla Berringer.

At the end of the night, the Election Day Fest took an unexpected turn as Donald Trump took the lead, winning important electoral votes in crucial states.

A majority of the students shared their disagreement after Donald Trump became the 45th president of the United States.

“The truth is out, as a collective national society, we have put all the importance on how we look and what we represent in regards to race, religion, and ethnicity,” said Danny Mora, Communication major. “I believe in full equality and love for all, which is what the United States allegedly claims as their values, but last night racism, discrimination, and hatred won.”

Countless students were shocked to see the map of the United States colored a sea of red, serving as symbol of Trump’s Mekayla Berringer, victory. His stunning win induced Kinesiology major, voted for the fear in many students as they first time through mail because considered the uncertainty of she registered in her hometown. what could happen in America.

As a result, she felt in order for her vote to mean something, “I thought Hillary Clinton she needed to vote at a polling was going to win the election, place in her hometown with her but I'm just really shocked that community.

Trump won,” said Linda Lu,

Communication major. “I am scared for our future because it is in his hands. I'm not exactly sure what is going to happen the next four years, but hopefully things are alright because we have each other and hopefully that will be enough.”

After the results, students realized they underestimated the potential President-Elect Donald Trump had in his hands to win the elections. The wave of surprise from students when they announced his victory broke all the odds.

“The election did come as a surprise because I didn't expect a person who said and did many disturbing things to become president. I don't feel comfortable with the result, but I'm curious to see how this played out,” said Mariely Pozuelos, communication major.

Donald Trump ended his acceptance speech by saying: “We’re going to get to work immediately for the American people, and we’re going to be doing a job that hopefully you will be so proud of your president; you’ll be so proud. Again, it’s my honor, It was an amazing evening.

It’s been an amazing two-year period, And I love this country.”

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CSI: Cal State LA Behind the scenes look of a homicide situation Joseph Delgado Photo Editor The University's California Forensic Institute did not fail to prepare students for their future careers by offering an interdisciplinary mock crime scene simulation at the Gerontology Institute on campus on Monday.

Undergraduate criminal justice, journalism and graduate forensics students, as well as members from the University Times, were invited to participate in a whodunnit-like crime simulation by applying the multiple skillsets of these varied majors.

Experts from the Los Angeles Police Department Detective’s Unit, past and present, attended to assist journalism and criminal justice students throughout the simulation, by providing advice, information and guidelines. The detectives also shared stories of their past experiences during the debriefing with the journalists of their career so far and also provided further insight into their morbid work in the field, including discussing how they cooperate with the press in order to solve ongoing homicide cases.

allowed to speak to the victim’s neighbors, allowing total freedom to ask any questions regarding information on the victim and if they have any word of possible suspects. The victim’s neighbors were posed in a realistic way to react with the press by giving each neighbor a unique personality and different attitudes toward the subject, ranging from introverted to assertive mindsets. Many of the neighbors had little information, but few provided descriptions of having seen and heard a loud group of male suspects visiting the victim’s house. After speaking to each neighbor, the journalism students were allowed a break to formulate questions and possibly put pieces to the homicide puzzle together before attending a mock press conference.

In front of the bright lights were the criminal justice students who acted as the investigators and allowed the journalism

students, or press, to ask them a speed round of questions regarding the homicide case. The press was advised to aggressively ask questions in order to get the criminal justice students to divulge responses they were not to permitted to say.

Once the press conference was wrapped up, the facts of the homicide were then revealed to the journalism students by stepping inside the working crime scene and gaining information about the murder. From illustrators sketching the area where the perpetrator had murdered the victim to investigators noting evidence and taking samples of blood to possibly track the suspect’s DNA, the working crime scene simulation provided a realistic perspective of what is to come when journalism, forensics and criminal justice students enter the career field.

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The simulation started at the beginning of any homicide case where there is a report of a missing person or concerns regarding a specific person. In our case, it regarded a female person whose mailbox was overflowing with letters until the mail man asked her neighbor to inquire of her whereabouts. It was then that a report was noted to the authorities to investigate the crime scene.

The members of the press in the simulation were given the chance to observe at the crime scene only briefly behind the yellow crime scene tape; passing the tape would be considered trespassing.

The criminal justice students had to preserve the crime scene from any potential contamination of evidence, which included pushing back the rowdy press, and wait for the arrival of the forensics team.

With the crime scene tape up, members of the press jotted down notes of the incident by carefully observing with what they were allowed to from their limited vantage point. Making close observations such as blood prints on the door knob and attempting to look through the window of the residence were important indicators to the journalism students so they could formulate questions. After, journalism students had the opportunity to speak to criminal justice students playing the role of investigators to acquire official statements.

After making quick but efficient observations, the press was

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Cal State LA lecturer honored by L.A. County TVF Lecturer and President of Media Done Responsibly (MDR) accepts John Anson Award from the LA County Commission on Human Relations

Erron Franklin Contributor

On Wednesday, Professor Shaunelle Curry, a lecturer in the Department of Television Film and Media Studies accepted the John Anson Ford Award presented to Media Done Responsibly, a non-profit organization in which she is both the founder and president.

The commission aims to honor “exemplary change-makers and innovators for their contributions towards transforming prejudice into acceptance, inequity into justice, and hostility into peace within the communities of Los Angeles,” the County and the Commission said in a statement.

Media Done Responsibly was the award recipient for county district one, the area in which Cal

State LA is located.

The organization was birthed out of a few incidents Curry witnessed upon her arrival in Los Angeles. While working in South Central Los Angeles, a fight broke out and a student whom Curry was working with, was eager to see what had transpired outside the student's home, because such violence was the norm on television programs he watched. The student’s mother, who was raising two young children on her own, was thinking of a much better life for her son.

Curry said that during her commute that same day, she took into account the concerns of this single mother she had encountered in regards to listening to music on the radio, which continuously objectified women. The lyrics dealt with the concept of women’s body parts and it was very misogynistic.

In 2007, she began contacting colleagues and started the conversation about a day that was dedicated to honoring women. In essence, the organization started as a media justice campaign, “Mother’s Day Radio.” A petition was started to make that day recognized and students got involved in the movement. Students were

continuously looking for ways to bring the issues within media to the forefront and from that, Media Done Responsibly was born.

In 2009, Cal State LA’s Community Engagement Office connected Curry with a few professors who wanted their students to participate in the Media Done Responsibly program. The program was interdisciplinary and worked with the Psychology, Communications, Social Work, Pan African Studies and English Department.

some deep stuff because it’s a safe and open environment,” she added.

In looking forward to what’s next for the organization, they are “In the process right now of working with another partner on taking this to a national level. We are going to be incorporated into their curriculum which is a very evidence-based national curriculum,” Curry said.

The partners program has been

In the fall of 2016, Curry joined the Cal State LA faculty as a lecturer in the Television, Film and Media Studies Department and Media Done Responsibly Curriculum became a core piece of the curriculum taught in TVF 1000 “Media in Everyday Life,” a course required of all students in the Department. Students in the course become peer mentors and create workshops that focus on Media Literacy, Media Production and Media Advocacy.

recognized by the U.S. Department of Education and is listed as one of Obama’s approved agencies, which will provide Media Done Responsibly with more opportunities to form university partnerships.

Developing a new website is in the works of the organization and Curry’s goal is to extend its national reach and to improve access to Media Done Responsibly tools and resources in an online format.

Photo courtesy of Media Done Responsibly Instagram

The organization is staffed by a few, but makes a huge impact through its student interns and aims to “Deal with some very serious issues,” Curry said. “We have had [High School Students] really share and open up about

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Take your nap to the next level with ‘Napflix and Chill’ Naps. Kids hate them, adults just wish they had time for them.

Alina Ogle Contributor

This is the stuff siestas are made of, or at least that is what the new website Napflix.tv believes. The half Netflix parody, half genius site curates different genres of the most dull videos on YouTube to possibly help those that have trouble falling asleep, and send them on a trip to la la land.

“I tried it last night, and at first I wasn’t about it, but I put on rain falling and it really helped me fall asleep quicker than usual,” said sophomore Deney Martin. She added, “ I usually fall asleep to Netflix or TV, but because I’m interested in watching the show, it’s hard to let my mind fall asleep; this helped.”

The National Sleep Foundation also reported that too much light right before bedtime may prevent you from getting a good night sleep. Scientists have found that the light from electronic devices sends alerting signals to the brain, making it harder for someone to get proper rest.

In particular, blue light 460-nanometer range of the elec-

tromagnetic spectrum is the light given off by electronic devices.

Cell phone makers have tried to avoid this problem by equipping smartphones with a “night mode”; this setting changes the colors of the screen, projecting hues of yellow rather than blue.

“I try not to fall asleep with the TV or anything else on, but I tried Napflix with the screen off and

just listening to it, and it actually worked. I don’t like having any type of light on when I fall asleep, so listening to it was better for me and I was surprised it worked,” said senior Saul Marquez.

Whether this helps people nap more effectively or not, there is now a place to collectively enjoy curated-monotonous entertainment.

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This streaming site is the brainchild of Victor Guiterrez de Tena and Francesc Perez, and has different genres, varying from sports religion and everything in-between. Boring math lectures?

Check. Domino tournaments?

Check. A documentary on the wonderful world of Tupperware?

Check.

“When I first saw the site, I was just laughing at all the boring videos. Some of them were interesting; like there were royal weddings on there,” said junior Alexis Borna.

A recent poll conducted by the National Sleep foundation found that 95 percent of people use some type of computer, video game, or cell phone at least a few nights a week within an hour before bed.

Peter Molyneux, brings the epic frontier to life on your cell phone.

Trendy new app The Trail will take you on awesome journey Cristian Velez Contributor From the rise of Virtual Reality, to the popularity of Pokemon Go, many of us play games on more than one device, essentially changing the way the world thinks about gaming. One game aiming to further entice mobile device gamers is The Trail - A

Frontier Journey.

What makes this app/game different from other games? For one, it is designed by legendary gamer Peter Molyneux. Molyneux’s previous games include Theme Park, Dungeon Keeper, Fable, Populous, and Godus.

Carter Dotson of gaming news outlet “TouchArcade” described the game, writing, “[The Trail] It has you walking along a trail to collect resources and to make it from camp to camp without tiring yourself out by traveling

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too fast and running out of energy. At camps, you can complete objectives you've been given, craft new items, and barter for goods. It's an interesting mix of familiar elements with a game that's seemingly about traveling through a gorgeous landscape.”

Could this game be the next mobile game everyone will obsess over?

Even though Pokemon is a huge 90’s favorite, it came as a surprise when the app, Pokemon Go, did so well. People were hesitant at first to play, as the mobile

gaming app was not the norm for a video game. When you think of video games, you picture sitting in front of a TV screen for hours, not excitedly walking around your neighborhood and beyond, hunting digital creatures. Rick Broida of Cnet.com described Pokemon Go as people’s “first taste of augmented reality.” Broida added, “Augmented gaming is game content overlaid on real-world images as displayed on your phone.”

Pokemon Go seemed to be revolutionizing gaming, as it got people off the couch and out into the real world. Now games like Peter Molyneux’s The Trail want to keep things simple. With a name like, The Trial, one can assume there might be walking. It has similar features as Pokemon Go. You just take away the Pokemon and replace them with treasures. Treasure you can trade.

So the more you walk around in the game the more you progress, while in contrast to The Trail, the walking is all done in the game.

Key components of The Trail gameplay include the “beautiful”, “relaxing”, and “make a

fortune” features. The “beautiful” feature allows you to walk through different virtual landscapes, “ relaxing” allows you to swipe and drag with your thumb to move along “the trail”, While “make a fortune” has you travelling to a new world to make your fortune. While you don’t have to do actual walking in The Trail.

There is still much to explore.

Unlike Pokemon Go, The Trail is full of activities and objectives to keep it from becoming too dull. In Pokemon Go, catching the same kind of Pokemon can become unsatisfying. In The Trail you play explorer who sets off from home to settle down in the revered “Eden Falls.” Very similar to Pokemon Go where you pick a team, and set out explore and catch Pokemon. The gaming industry is always growing. “Ambitious design, big ideas and bold visions are what propel the games industry forward,” said Tadgh Kelly of “TechCrunch.”

The Trial is available for iPhone and Android users. Download The Trail and start building your community.

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NOTAS BREVES Notas breves de literatura Por Claudia Landeros

“El laberinto de Octavio Paz” será exhibido en 44 países

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Los californianos dicen sí a 3 proposiciones educativas La educación de los estudiantes podría mejorar Por Lissete Flores La semana pasada, los californianos apoyaron una vez más la educación de los niños y jóvenes, se votó a favor de las proposiciones que mejorarán la educación en los próximos años.

Dos de las propuestas ayudarán a mandar más dinero a las escuelas y la otra restablecerá la educación bilingüe en todas las escuelas públicas del estado.

La prop 55, es una continuación de la propuesta 30 aprobada en el 2012 que obligaba a cobrar más impuestos a los californianos ricos. El pasado martes este periodo se extendió, lo cual significa que los contribuyentes que ganan más de $250 mil y las parejas que ganan más de $500 mil tienen que pagar el 10.3% de impuestos en sus ingresos hasta el 2030.

Se espera que con la ayuda de estas propuestas se recauden entre $4 mil millones a $9 mil millones del 2019 hasta el 2030.

Este dinero iría a la educación K-12, a colegios comunitarios y otra parte a programas de salud de bajos recursos.

Otra de las propuestas aprobadas en las votaciones del pasado martes fue la Prop 51, que dará $7 mil millones a escuelas públicas para mejorar

la infraestructura de kínderes, secundarias y preparatorias.

También, otros $2 mil millones serán distribuidos a los colegios comunitarios para mejorar sus edificios.

Al haberse aprobado la Prop 51, el estado de California se comprometió a vender $9 mil millones de bonos para mejorar las instalaciones de todas las escuelas públicas alrededor del estado.

Por último, con la proposición 58 regresa la educación bilingüe a las aulas. Esta nueva medida revertió la prop 227 establecida en 1998, que obligaba a las escuelas a ser monolingües. La nueva ley busca que los estudiantes que no entienden inglés por ser su segundo idioma, reciban parte de las clases en su lengua natal y otra parte en inglés.

Otro de los beneficios de esta nueva norma es que se establecerán programas de inmersión dual, que consisten en que los estudiantes reciban parte de sus clases en otro idioma que no sea el inglés para impulsar el bilingüismo.

Una vez puestas en vigor las proposiciones, se espera alcanzar las metas de mejorar el sistema educativo público en California con miras a que los más beneficiados sean los niños y jóvenes.

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Es un filme sobre el poeta mexicano y nobel de literatura Octavio Paz producido por el Instituto Cervantes. El documental tiene la finalidad de exponer la obra literaria completa del autor y animar al público a que lo lea. El rodaje comenzó en el 2014, justo en la celebración

del centenario de Paz, bajo la dirección del guionista y director, José María Martín. Se realizaron 25 entrevistas a reconocidos escritores y personas importantes del mundo literario en México y otros países de habla hispana con el fin de tener un compendio de la trayectoria del poeta. El

documental ya fue estrenado la semana pasada en la sede de Madrid y en Francia, le seguirá un recorrido por 83 ciudades en 44 países diferentes, pasando por supuesto por el país de origen del poeta aunque aún no tiene fecha de estreno.

Lista de libros más vendidos en México en las últimas semanas

La lista de libros más buscados por los lectores mexicanos mantiene las obras de ficción a la cabeza de las preferencias.

La novela de Julio Cortázar “Rayuela” se posicionó en el primer lugar, siguiéndole a éste “1984” de George Orwell y el libro de Odín Dupeyron “Y colorín colorado este cuento no se ha acabado: la vida se acaba... hasta que se acaba”. Otros en la lista son “El diario de Tita” de Laura Esquivel, “Persona Normal” de Benito Taibo y “La chica del tren” de Paula Hawkins.

En la categoría de no ficción, “Harry Potter y el legado maldito”

de J. K. Rowling, Jack Thorne, y John Tiffany ha revivido la euforia de los fanáticos. Además, todo indica que a pesar de los años siguen cautivando al público “Los 7 hábitos de la gente altamente

efectiva” de Stephen R. Covey y “Padre Rico Padre Pobre” de Robert Kiyosaki. Lo importante es cultivar el hábito de la lectura y encontrar el placer en hacerlo sin importar la categoría.

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PERSONAJES HISPANOS 30 años en televisión Jorge Ramos celebra su trayectoria periodística con Univisión Por Marcela Valdivia Al principio del mes de noviembre, el periodista y presentador Jorge Ramos cumplió treinta años de trabajo para la cadena Univisión. De acuerdo a la revista Times, Jorge Ramos se encuentra entre “los 25 hispanos más influyentes de Estados Unidos” por su talento y dedicación al periodismo.

En 1986 comenzó en Univisión como conductor del “Noticiero Univisión” en los Estados Unidos junto a su colega María Elena Salinas. Después, en el 2009 conduce su propio programa semanal de política y opinión de nombre “Al Punto.” Su logro más reciente fue cuando en el 2013

comenzó un programa llamado “America with Jorge Ramos” por Fusion TV. “Este maravilloso oficio del periodismo ha sido mi boleto al mundo” dice Jorge Ramos.

Al término de su programa usual “Noticiero Univisión”, Jorge Ramos fue recibido con aplausos, felicitaciones y mariachis para la celebración junto a sus colegas.

El periodista se mostró contento, muy posiblemente por estar en un medio que le permite desempeñar el trabajo que a él le gusta. Luego, él mismo aseguró que no se equivocó de profesión porque ha conseguido grandes logros. “El único sentido que tiene trabajar como periodista en la televisión es que la gente crea lo que dices y que vea lo que haces” expresó Jorge Ramos.

A lo largo de su exitosa carrera, Jorge Ramos ha entrevistado a

figuras importantes en el mundo de la política, tales como Barack Obama, Fidel Castro, Enrique Peña Nieto, Bill Clinton y Hugo Chávez entre otros. Además de periodista, Jorge Ramos también es autor de varios libros. Su libro más reciente se titula “Sin miedo, lecciones de rebeldes” donde habla sobre algunas de las entrevistas más destacadas durante su carrera. Su éxito ha conseguido que Jorge haya ganado ocho premios Emmy por su desempeño en el periodismo.

“Ser periodista es hoy tan intenso como lo era cuando comencé, y me entusiasma poder hacerlo todos los días. Durante 30 años he conocido a las personalidades más interesantes de todas partes del mundo. Cada una me ha enseñado algo, acerca de mí y acerca del mundo en el que vivimos.” Dijo Jorge Ramos.

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‘Game of Thrones’ Season 7 predictions and spoilers Hodor! Testing out fan theories for the upcoming season of ‘GoT’ Jacqueline Quiroz Contributor When we last left Game of Thrones, two bastards battled it out, the king of the Seven Kingdoms jumps off a balcony into his death and Winter has finally arrived to Westeros.

With such an exciting ending to season 6 and unanswered questions fans had no other choice but to speculate on what is going to happen in season 7.

Twenty-year old House Stark fan was blown away by the last season, Nataly Manzo, Child Development major lets us know how she was caught off guard. “It was an unexpected season, it was one of those seasons that just threw all these curveballs at you and you were left wanting more,” said Manzo.

This year the show was a popular hit at the Emmy’s.

Jimmy Kimmel made quite the entrance arriving with Daenerys Targaryen on her dragon ‘Drogon’ to the awards.

Nominated for 24 awards that evening, HBO along with the cast walked away with 12 awards, some of them being, Best Drama Series, Visual Effects, and Sound. According to the Emmy’s website, Game of Thrones has been nominated a total 106 times, winning 38 of the nominations. Not in agreeance with the number of wins of the show, twenty-fouryear-old Engineering major Kassandra Gonzalez, said, “I wouldn’t doubt that they had all those wins, I’m a little shocked it isn’t more. It’s one of the best shows in my opinion and everything is on point, visuals, sound, and the locations are phenomenal!”

With season 7 undergoing filming in locations such as Ireland, Spain and Croatia fans

are hoping to see similar scenery for the next season. Daniel Perez, Psychology major, and enthusiast of the locations said, “The creators of the show have excellent taste in the location settings and what angle to shoot at. It really adds spice to the scene, it’s like Westeros is a real place I can go visit.”

With the new year right around the corner, speculations of the show are at an all-time high. Fans let their imaginations run wild, twenty-two-year-old Chris Sanchez, Business major, has an idea of what may happen to the fictional land, “I have a feeling that for a while, Cersi may lay off to recuperate and gather new ideas to be prepared for Jon or Dani’s arrival. While Dani along with Tyrian are trying to ‘break the wheel’ and Cersi will come back with the Mountain stronger than ever and come for revenge on those who wronged her.”

While other fans are ready for

the fight with the dead. Angel Fernandez, Criminal Justice major said, “I’ve been a fan of Walkers since the beginning, now that Winter is finally here, we get to see the bigger battle between Jon and the Night Walker king. Bran is getting stronger with his visions, maybe somehow, Bran can help his brother Jon fight the Night King.”

David Benioff and Dan Weiss the masterminds behind the show have been known to play a couple of tricks with the fans.

For a previous season, a few ‘fake’ scenes were orchestrated to get the paparazzi’s attention in hopes to leak it to the media. Soon after, websites added photos of the scene and speculated that one of the characters will be making a return. Unfortunately, fans got to realize that the character didn’t make the appearance and caught on to the directors’ teasers. Shocked by the news was Fashion major Joslyn

Morales. “That’s crazy, I had no idea that they would do something like that. In a way, I like it, its keeping us at the edge of our seats, anticipating what’s to come in the season.”

This time around, few photos were leaked to the press. One that has fans excited is a short video of Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) making his way towards Emilia Clarke (Daenerys Targaryen).

Could this be another teaser?

Or are they trying to confuse fans with letting them think it’s a teaser, but it’s not? Characters of the show have jumped in on the fun too, Jason Momoa (Khal Drogo) and Kit Harrington (Jon Snow) were spotted in Ireland and Jason posting a photo saying, “I prepare for the north,” giving fans a hope for his return. Either way, it has fans anticipating the return of Game of Thrones and whatever comes their way, fanatics of any house will be glued to their TV screens this upcoming summer for season 7.

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Go from zero to hero with Disney internships You don’t need to wish upon a star for a magical Disney internship

Kyle Frizol Intern

The magical world of Disney may be closer than you previously thought. On Thursday, November 10th, from 3:00-4:00 p.m., Cal State LA’s very own Career Development and Advancement Centers hosted Disney’s Professional Internship event.

With over two dozen internship opportunities, students have a vast plethora of skillsets and experiences at their disposal.

As with each internship program offered through the College of Business and Economics, CCOE, NISFeP, Cal State LA Career Development Center, the Disney Professional Internship promises the same quality of opportunity that is expected from students.

If chosen for an internship with Disney, individuals have the ability to practice and hone their skills relevant to their major and contribute to a $52.46 billion valued company whose influence stretches beyond borders and transcends worldwide.

When it comes to internships, students have many questions and concerns in mind. These range from the geographic location of the internship, if it is paid or unpaid, the duration of the internship, the responsibilities and duties required, and even the expected hours that the company

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requires of each student. With this in mind, figuring out just where to apply and which internship to accept in the spring becomes a critical decision that will affect the schedule, experience, and overall benefit that a student has come to expect. The answer to this question is subjective, but of all internships currently available, Disney’s expansive offering provides students with many doors that they can decide to go through.

According to Disney, positions are posted throughout the year. This means that even though a majority of internships are filled during the spring and summer, students can still apply and receive scholarships that can benefit them in the fall and winter. Unlike many other companies which have strict deadlines, Disney allows students to intern when and where they want.

As a Disney intern, students are paid and are often provided with housing or relocation assistance. According to US News’ study last year, they found that students who had paid internships had nearly a 100% increase in job offers compared to their unpaid counterparts once graduation came around. Though these statistics are speculative and can be taken in a number of different ways, the fact still remains that students who are paid to intern are in better positions than those who work for free.

vironment, Financing, Law, Engineering, Marketing, and even Real Estate just to skim the surface. The opportunities provided by Disney through its internship opportunities remove the cookie-cutter approach of nailing a specific demographic of student, and replaces it with a more creative and individual approach. With the individual’s interests at heart, Disney constructed its internship program to gather the most outgoing and creative students, filtering them into a company that will help them bloom and not conform within a static environment.

If you’ve already secured an internship, it is still wise to look at the options that are available and assess the true value of

the opportunity that you will take part in next spring and summer. Though Disney’s Professional Internship program was physically present on November 10th, their resources are available online, on the phone, and in person at their offices.

As students prepare for the cold winter months ahead, accompanied by the stress and responsibilities of finals, it is easy to downplay the importance of securing an internship opportunity for the following semester. However, many companies are offering accessible and valuable opportunities that offer students both pay, a productive environment, and the infrastructure and influence of companies that are widely regarded worldwide.

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Providing students with livable wages allows them to focus more on their internships, whereas unpaid internships leave students with a necessity gap that takes up more of their waking time and effort.

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Students battle with opioids Personal Experiences from Cal State LA Students Katelin Petersen Contributor Addiction to opioids have been swept under the rug and ignored for years. Opioids like heroin, morphine, and prescription pain relievers have become such a serious worldwide epidemic, affecting an individual’s health, social life, and economic welfare.

The National Center of Addiction and Substance Abuse talks about the rising epidemic of alcohol binge drinking, marijuana dependencies, and substance abuse with prescription drugs. Studies have shown that 1 in 4 college students suffer from one, if not all of these dependencies.

“I never really thought about pain medicine as an addictive drug because it was prescribed by my doctor after I broke my leg. Six weeks later, I was addicted to Vicodin,” said Joseph Lee, SOC major.

Many individuals, including young college students, have absolutely no intention of becoming addicted to a drug, yet after the prescription is finished, many find themselves with the urge for more.

Other individuals have received unprescribed drugs through friends or classmates. This can lead to a dangerous spiral as the addiction worsens and an individual tries to obtain off market prescription alternatives.

“I got a few Oxycodone pills from a friend once because I was having severe back pains. Just a few can get you hooked. Not having a prescription for the medication myself, I would ask around daily seeing where I could find more. It’s a dangerous road,” said another student, David Lopez.

The FDA and Pharmaceutical Companies are doing everything they can to tighten the reins on addictive prescription drugs, making it more difficult for doctors to prescribe patients with on-going refills of opioids. Even with more strict guidelines, those suffering from addiction will still

find a way to get that personal ‘high.’ This alternative road leads many down the path of illegal drugs, such as heroin, since it can be cheaper and easier to acquire.

My husband, my brother, three close friends in college, and my father have faced, or are currently facing, addictions to opioids. The addiction almost ended my parent’s marriage; it nearly killed my brother, and has made my husband lose everything. My husband is doing whatever he can to achieve a sober lifestyle, but he has been facing addiction to pills for nearly six years now. “I don’t want to feel like I need pills to function and live my life. I hate it. I don’t want to be an addict,” he said to me. Two of my three friends are in rehab and the other I worry about everyday. The last time I saw one of my friends before rehab, she said, “I never knew a prescription from my doctor would ruin my life.”

As a student who is very sensitive to the topic of prescription drugs and abuse, I am bothered when I encounter other young adults talking about prescription drugs with excitement. It breaks my heart to see

young adults in college, working toward their future, and taking these risks.

Another abused drug that has not been taken off the market by the FDA is Imodium. Imodium is an anti-diarrhea medication containing loperamide, which is used by many opioid dependents as a self-treatment to help with opioid withdrawal. When taken in low doses, it does as desired; helping stomach problems from the bad greasy food you may have eaten a couple hours prior. In high doses, it can be used to shield from withdraws and supplement a high and euphoria that can be fatal.

Drug administrations have linked poor student academic performance, depression, anxiety, suicide, property damage, and fights to many dependency cases with young adults and students. Don’t let substance abuse and dependency alter your path to success and reach out for help now.

Feel free to visit the LA County Department of Public Health for more information on prevention, treatments, and recovery. http://publichealth.lacounty.gov/sapc/

How to return to normalcy after an insane election

Return back to Normal Alejandro Ortega Contributor

As of now, The sad truth is that we can never go back to normal. I apologize if the headline is misleading but it’s the reality we all have to live with and accept. The United States experienced a shift in consciousness as Donald J. Trump was elected president on Tuesday.

I am not here to preach to anyone. I respect everyone’s opinion and if you were one of the few that took the time to go out and vote, I commend you. Many chose to sit out during one of the most important elections in history. We did have to choose between the two most unpopular candidates of all time, but everyone's voice mattered in this election.

Most of you, like myself, don't agree with his policies, his approach towards minorities and foreigners, and his treatment of women. Once the announcement was made, people of all backgrounds hit the streets to protest the results. Universities around the country, including Cal State LA, demonstrated their anger and frustration.

Guillermo Ochoa, a 23-year-old sociology major, took part in the first rally that took place on campus the day after the election. “I can’t believe we elected a racist into office. I never thought I would see this in my lifetime. I’m extremely sad.”

As you read this, it may seem grim and hopeless. Don’t be discouraged. Here is some advice to help you return back to ‘normal’, to some degree.

1. Love one another.

There is a lot of hate running rampant around the country on both ends of the political spectrum. Trump supporters are thrilled with the outcome and are not afraid to show their excitement. This has to public discrimination and hatred towards people of color, as reported by numbers of people on social media. For people that are against Trump, protests and rallies can suddenly turn violent at any moment's notice. It can even affect people that are fighting for the same cause. “We all have to come together during these uncertain times. A divided na-

tion is not going to get us anywhere,” said Laura Jimenez, a 21-year-old Music major.

Be respectful to one another.

2. Take control of the things you actually have control over.

A lot of what's happening is out of our control now. Donald Trump is the president of the free world. However, there are many things you do have control over. Finish school. Get your degree. This might be the most important thing you do in your life.

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“I’ve realized that my education means everything. We [students] are the future of this country. We’re not going to allow this country to go down the drain,” said Michael Gomez, a 20-year-old Latino student. We need educated people to stand up against hate and bigotry. Spend time with your family and friends. Live the life you want to live and succeed. Don’t be part of a bad statistic.

3. Quit fearing the “worst”.

This might be hard for some. And that’s completely understandable. As a country, we have gone through hard times in the past. Remember, we still live in the greatest country on Earth. Appreciate the liberties that we have and cherish them. Look back at all the influential people that have made this country great. Follow their example.

4. Stay Informed.

This election has served as a wake up call regarding the importance of civic education. It can become easy to forget about the issues, locally and nationally. Go about your daily life, but be aware of what’s happening around you. “It was important for me to stay informed. I wasn’t going to be the one that voted blindly. I’m staying in touch with everything from here on out,” said Mary Quiroz, a 22-year-old Communications major.

These are only a few suggestions I have for you. I find these to be only the tip of the iceberg. I am going to live my life without fear and truly hope for the best for this country. I have no hatred in my heart for anyone, no matter who you voted for. We are all one nation. Be kind to one another.

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