January 29, 2013
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VOLUME 99, ISSUE 61
Equal rights given to disabled athletes
FIDLAR crafts its frustration into golden hooks to chant not only on the record, but whenever your job sucks. Trainer spotlight, page 6.
Abayneh Adefris, center, practices with the Evergreen Soccer Club at Kasch Park in Everett, Washington, November 2, 2009. Athletes such as Adefris will be given greater equality with the recent directive by the U.S. Department of Education.
Alicia Chavez Staff Writer
The U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights issued a directive last Friday, which clarified the equal opportunities students with disabilities are guaranteed concerning extracurricular activities. The new guidelines offer more details as to how schools should provide opportunities for students with disabilities in sports programs, including interscholastic, club and
intramural sports—even creating the possibility of having their own leagues. Schools are encouraged to pursue other opportunities, such as wheelchair-based teams. Student athletes with disabilities who want to join traditional teams for their schools can do so if officials make “reasonable modifications” to accommodate those disabilities, according to an article published by The Washington Post. “This is a landmark moment for students with disabilities,” Chief Executive of Active Policy Solutions Terri Lakowski told
The Washington Post. “This is a game changer. I firmly believe this will do for students with disabilities what Title IX has done for women and girls.” The Rehabilitation Act of 1973, specifically Section 504, deals with the rights of disabled participants in activities, which receive federal money. The new guidelines have been clarified by this law. Before the directive was issued, students with disabilites were denied equal access to health and social benefits of playing school sports, according to a 2010
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report by the U.S. Government Accountability Office. Recently, 12 states have passed laws which require schools to include disabled students in sports and other extracurricular programs. The guidelines clarified last Friday reinforce these laws. U.S. Department of Education stated no student with a disability is guaranteed a spot on an athletic team for which other students must try out. However, schools must give qualified students with disabilities an equal opportunity.
Australian Coffee Hour unites cultures
campus
Jessica Marin Staff Writer
Every week, the International Student Center at San Diego State hosts a free International Coffee Hour, in which a culture or country is presented through music, dance and food, allowing international and domestic students a chance to learn about one another. Last Friday’s Coffee Hour, organized by Australian international students, was a full house. “It’s a good way for them to show their culture to other students and a good way for them to feel connected to the campus,” ISC program coordinator Luísa Orticelli said. The event landed on Jan. 25, the day before Australia Day. Australia day, a national Australian holiday celebrated on Jan. 26, where Australian history and accomplishments are celebrated. While no formal presentations were made, Australian music was played throughout the ISC as students Coffee Hour continued on page 2
The little things people tend to forget are often the most influential factors of getting into shape, such as sleep.
Facebook faces lawsuit for content abuse national
Tara Millspaugh News Editor
Facebook users who received an email last weekend about a class-action lawsuit may have a chance to make $10. Many users thought it was a hoax and pushed the delete button, but Facebook is in fact facing a lawsuit. In the recent case, Angel Fraley v. Facebook, Inc, the social media giant is being called out for unlawfully using profile pictures, p h o t o g r ap h s , likenesses and identities of Facebook users to advertise through Sponsored Stories without their consent. Sponsored Stories, lessa chung Associated art director as defined by the proposed settlement, “are a form of advertising that typically contain posts which appeared on facebook.com about or from a Facebook user or entity that a business, organization, or individual has paid to promote…” Twenty-year-old Sarah Irving said she received the email
I guess I’m just a bit jaded by social media privacy, or lack thereof.
The International Coffee Hour board inside the International Student Center at SDSU. Every week foreign students get the chance to meet locals at the free Coffee Hour.
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