San Bernardino Press MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 2014 - SEPTEMBER 28, 2014
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VOLUME 1, NO. 21
Safer roads for bicyclists in California Inlandia thanks to mandatory 3-feet buffer zone Institute by Jennifer schlueter creative writing workshops at the Feldheym Central Library
“‘How come you’re moving all the black people around?’” Bell was reported saying. Yuson allegedly said, “Because I want to move all the n-----.” Bell said he left class immediately to report the incident to the school administrators. According to Bell, his teacher said, “‘Go ahead and tell them.
The Inlandia Institute is pleased to announce the launch of the newest Creative Writing Workshop in partnership with the Feldheym Central Library in San Bernardino. Upcoming dates and times for the free workshop this fall are from 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm on Tuesdays; September 23, October 7, October 21, November 4, and November 18. These writing workshops will continued to be offered seasonally every fall, winter, and spring. The Feldheym Library is located at 555 West 6th Street in San Bernardino. The workshops will be held in Kellogg Room A. Led by professional writers and writing instructors, the Inlandia Institute Creative Writing Workshops are designed to meet the needs of writers working in all genres at all levels. Andrea Fingerson will be leading this new and exciting workshop in San Bernardino. Each workshop series is approximately 10 weeks long, meeting every other week. Workshops are free and open to the public, but registration is required. Please RSVP to cati.porter@inlandiainstitute. org. Registration forms will be emailed prior to and/or distributed during the first session. While these workshops are free and open to the pub-
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Until last week, drivers were required to keep a “safe,” but unspecified, distance to bicyclists. However, this law didn’t protect bicyclists enough, because, for example, in 2012, data from the Cali-
fornia Highway Patrol found that “more than 150 cyclists were killed in car collisions in California”, according to the Los Angeles Times. Additionally, “in Los Angeles County, nearly 5,000 cyclists were killed
or hurt in traffic that year” and the number of bicycle collisions has increased 25% since 2011. Becky Garrow from the Sacramento Bicycle Advocates Please see page 4
Alleged teacher uses the N-word at Cajon High School by Vickie Vértiz According to an article from the San Bernardino County Sun, a Filipino teacher at Cajon High School was put on administrative leave after a student accused her of racist comments. According to the family of the student, Bernadette Yuson, a math teacher, used a racist slur in class while referring to black students. San Bernardino City Uni-
fied School District officials later confirmed in a statement that an unnamed teacher had used “inappropriate language” and that “disciplinary action” was being taken, reported The Sun. LaRue Bell is the senior student who reported the teacher. During the seventh-period math class on September third, Bell said Yuson was rearranging student seats.