A Chicana/o studies instructor asked his classes to join Occupy CSUN Thursday night and camp with protesters, making the total number of participants over 80. Gerard Meraz, Chicana/o studies instructor, said students need to stand up to the hardships and crisis their families continue to face on daily basis. “We have our own occupy,” Meraz said. “It is part of our history and time and (we) need to be aware of what’s going on even if they haven’t been on… Read more

Sex can be rough. It seems like though our society condemns sexual promiscuity, it tells us that sex is also the key to happiness and fulfillment – if you can’t find sex in your city, go become a hermit and live in a cave. If you are happy not getting any and you have no desire to get lucky, tell people who pressure you to get laid to go screw themselves. Having no sexual attraction toward others does not have… Read more

CLARIFICATION, Nov. 17, 5:03 p.m.: Associated Students President Amanda Flavin was reported as having said students can “use of the rooms available to them to communicate their thoughts,” but rather said “they can use one of the avenues available to them” to demonstrate effectively. Flavin said SQE was not mocking Associated Students’ elections or comparing them to the CSU’s search process. Representatives from the student group were unavailable at the time of this posting, but are being contacted for further… Read more

When I, Katherine, first saw news reports of civil unrest and violence in Syria when the “revolution” broke out in March, I was terrified for my family living there and in turmoil over the country where I was born. In May, I decided to visit my home country of Syria to witness for myself what was taking place. As the captain announced our approach to the capital, Damascus, I peeked out the window thinking I would see the sparks of… Read more

Over a hundred people marched the streets of Downtown Los Angeles Saturday for the 16th National Day of Protest to Stop Police Brutality, Repression, and the Criminalization of a Generation, demonstrating their anger and grief with the violence they feel police continue to perform unjustly towards minorities across the country. Protesters of varying ages and part of different organizations gathered at Pershing Square to show their support to people who lost relatives due to police violence. Bryan Avila, a 17-year-old… Read more