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The Unwanted International

Martin Hardenberger

80 hopeful students have taken the seats of classroom 1180 in the Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) library. Even though the audience's attention was wandering off for a few minutes during the opening of the orientation, everybody's focus is now on Christine Hamel. She laughs and says, with a French accent, "Americans are stupid."

Collaging College

Gabriella Castaneda

Many students get their perception of what the "college experience" should be like from movies like Animal House, songs like Asher Roth's "I Love College" and popular culture.

Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde

Fanny Shives

Ending the cycle of violence in an abusive relationship is an uphill battle for individuals being battered, and the odds are especially stacked against young women. According to The Red Flag Campaign, an alliance against sexual and domestic violence, "Women age 16 to 24 experience the highest per capita rate of intimate partner violence." For this reason, the Red Flag Campaign sponsored a workshop at Monterey Peninsula College (MPC) on April 28, which was aimed at raising public awareness on domestic violence.

Associated Students

Jared W. Roberts

The time of year has come for the next Associated Student Government (AS) to be chosen and for new members to be elected for the next year by their student peers. April 25 was the day of inauguration speeches, farewells to members of the quickly-concluding school year, the establishment of new policies and promises.

"Turn It In" Software Fights Plagiarism

Martha Kirby

In Fall of 2010 Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) faculty voted to reinstate the plagiarism detection program Turnitin.com. It began in the late 1960s when researchers from UC Berkeley sought to put an end to the common reusing of research papers among students. According to the company's website, the researchers, along with others from the scientific community, eventually started the iParadigm company which led to the creation of the first online resource of its kind, Plagerism.com, known today as Turnitin.com.

Green Collar Jobs

Fanny Shives

Graciela Tiscareno-Sato was at a crossroads. She just learned the trucks distributing her books were making multiple unnecessary trips across the country. As the author of Latinnovating: Green American Jobs and the Latinos Creating Them, a book detailing the leading Latin innovators in the green economy, Tiscareno-Sato is conscientious about saving energy.

Salvemos los Estudios Étnicos

Aquellos maestros que hablan sobre el legado de César Chávez, introducen la literatura del Realismo Mágico y alientan a los estudiantes México-Americanos a pensar críticamente, no son bienvenidos en el sistema de escuelas públicas de Tucson.

Save Ethnic Studies

Fanny Shives

Teachers talking about César Chavez's legacy, introducing Magic Realism literature in the classroom or encouraging critical thinking among their Mexican-American students are not welcome in the Tucson public school system.

Only in Arizona

Just 20 days after Arizona passed the SB 1070 Immigration Law on April 23, 2010, that to many legitimize racial profiling, Governor Jan Brewer signed a new law, HB 2281, which bans ethnic studies in the Arizona curriculum. This new law targets high schools in Tucson, Arizona that teach Mexican-American Studies.

Alcohol Day

California State University of Marijuana and Beer is a frequent joke said by the students, but the idea may have a large amount of truth to back it up. Budweiser, zinfandel, vodka, whiskey, choose your poison, from Four Lokos to Cape Cods many college students are frequently drinking. No matter their legality, students at Cal State Monterey Bay (CSUMB) are consuming alcohol at a high rate.

Sustainable Seafood

Karissa Lessard

Living along the Monterey Bay has its advantages: close proximity to the Pacific Ocean brings us temperate beach weather, beautiful vistas, and the freshest access to seafood. But when it comes to the delicacies of the sea, the state of ocean wildlife and seafood is in a dire place. The once vast populations of fish and other species have shrunken to unstable proportions due to advances in commercial fishing and environmental impacts. Scientists estimate that we have removed as much as 90 percent of the large predatory fish such as shark, swordfish and cod from the world's oceans.