Court proceedings against student protesters halted
February 17, 2011
The city has resolved to not continue pursuing criminal charges against five students arrested during March 4 demonstrations against budget cuts, due to new findings in the discovery process. Under a legal agreement called “informal diversion,” CSUN students Jose Gomez, 22, Justin Marks, 22...
Protesters head to court to support CSUN students arrested during March 4 walkout
January 23, 2011
Students arrested last March during a protest against education budget cuts appeared in court Friday. CSUN students Jonnae Thompson, Justin Marks, Anthony Garcia, Jose Gomez and Los Angeles Valley College student, Angel Guzman, face charges ranging from battery to failure to disperse. The defenda...
Student activist speaks at Civil Discourse and Social Justice lecture
October 11, 2010
When Jonnae Thompson woke up on the morning of March 4, 2010, she didn’t know how, but she knew her life was about to change. “I woke up that morning with my mind focused on educational freedom,” said the 23-year-old English major. “At the time I did not realize that a mind s...