Alleged gunmen who chased two CSUN students through the University Park Apartments property on March 11 have been identified and later arrested, but the deputy city attorney will not prosecute. “The case did not merit criminal prosecution (because) all suspects denied having a gun or using a gun during the incident,” said Anne Glavin, CSUN chief of police.
A former CSUN student who was arrested for setting off five fire alarms and cited for vandalism received his third postponement at San Fernando Superior Court on May 5, after his defense attorney who has been retained by the suspect’s family made the request.
What caused gunmen to initially chase students at the CSUN dorms during March remains in question because there are conflicting details of the incident, two of which are given by the CSUN Police. Campus officials and Christina Villalobos, assistant to the chief of police, said that it was a disagreement between two groups of people that resulted in the display of a “firearm” and ended in “housing.
A message system implemented to alert the campus community in the event of an emergency failed to do so in March when alleged gunmen chased two students at the CSUN dorms. Connect-Ed is the broadcast system being using to send out campus-wide alerts simultaneously to phone numbers and e-mail addresses of all students, faculty and staff on file.
The California Senate passed a bill making it illegal for California high school and college administrators or school boards to “retaliate” against employees for defending students’ First Amendment free speech rights in a 35-2 vote on Monday. Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) said he authored Senate Bill 1370, the “Journalism Teacher Protection Act,” after his office received several statewide reports of journalism advisers, teachers and professors being “removed” from their positions for refusing to comply with administrators’ demands to censor stories or stop critical coverage from publication in student newspapers.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted April 8 to pass a bill that would make it illegal for California high school and college administrators or school boards to “retaliate” against employees for defending students’ First Amendment free speech rights. Senate Bill 1370, titled the “Journalism Teacher Protection Act,” states it will prohibit “an employee from being dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or otherwise retaliated against” for trying to protect students’ First Amendment rights.
Photos and interviews by Kari Thumlert
After four or more grueling years of blood, sweat and tears, the payoff is finally here for more than 7,000 senior and graduate students who are participating in commencement ceremonies this spring. Nine colleges will host graduation ceremonies from May 19 to 22 to commemorate and offer congratulations to the students on their achievements.