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The Ice Bucket Challenge: fun or controversial? by jennifer schlueter Have you asked yourself why so many of your social media friends and people like former president George W. Bush, LeBron James, and Oprah Winfrey recently have been pouring ice buckets over their heads? Not only in the United States have people joined this trend where you donate to the ALS Association if the chilling thought of ice water does not appeal to you: Thanks to challengers nominating three other individuals, the ice bucket challenge has quickly gone viral all over the world, and the ALS Association has received over $30 million as of August 20, according to the official website. Compared to the same period of last year, from July 29 to August 20, donations amounted to $1.9 million. According to Slate, the Ice Bucket Challenge was not an invention of Pete Frates, an ALS patient, or the ALS Association, but of a few pro athletes, who were dared to contribute $100 to a charity of their choice, if they declined an ice bath. Proving this are videos by Matt Lauer, Martha Stewart, and others, who predate any videos mentioning the ALS
five, or graduated from a community college with a at least a three point zero. “This program offers a wonderful opportunity for students who would be shut out of higher education despite their academic successes, qualifications and financial needs,” Cal State San Bernardino President Tomás Please see page 4
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allenge, as it is referred to online, have expressed their concerns about the dare being a bandwagon trend. Today’s web narcissists join to collect “likes” or because they feel peer pressure. The challenge was supposed to help charities by donating money to them; however, more people seem to enjoy freezing their brain cells Please see page 2
Cal State San Bernardino offers scholarships to undocumented students from private funding by Vickie Vértiz In addition to 19 other colleges and universities across the country, Cal State San Bernardino has now joined a privatelyfunded scholarship program TheDream.US for undocumented students. One of the program requirements is that students must attend one of the 20 participating institutions, which in California include the University of La Verne, Mt.
San Antonio College, California State University Long Beach, Long Beach City College, and now Cal State San Bernardino. According to the TheDream.US website, eligible students must be enrolled at a participating college or university, demonstrate financial need, and must have graduated from high school with a cumulative grade point average of at least two point
Landmark $400 million film and television job creation act passes final committee, headed to Senate floor The long saga of AB 1839, the California Film and Television Job Retention and Promotion Act of 2014, continued by passing its final committee barrier, clearing the Senate Appropriations Committee by a 5-0 vote. The legislation, authored by Assemblymen Raul Bocanegra (DPacoima) and Mike Gatto (D-Los Angeles), contained numerous amendments today which represent the culmination of nearly a year of research and negotiations and would expand and significantly improve the state’s current program to keep production jobs in California. The most anticipated amendment to the bill expands the program’s allocation to $400 million a year. Other changes include: allowing big-budget blockbusters – which create the most jobs – to qualify for the incentive; spending requirements to protect jobs and wages for below-the-line workers; creating certainty for television series by guaranteeing credits if the show is renewed; and providing larger incentives for film and television productions that move to California from out of state and those that film outside of Los Angeles.
Pete Frates, ALS patient, linked the Ice Bucket Challenge to the ALS Association. -Facebook Photo
Association. Frates, 29, however, initiated people donating to the ALS Association should they refuse his Ice Bucket Challenge. The non-profit organization is committed to research the fatal nerve disease ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), or “Lou Gehrig’s Disease,” with which former baseball star Frates was diagnosed. Critics of the #icebucketch-
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