Belmont Beacon
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2014 - OCTOBER 5, 2014
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VOLUME 1, NO. 22
Governor signs ban of Confederate flag Rep. Schiff into law calls U.S. by Jennifer schlueter military strikes against ISIL ‘significant’
-Photo by Rockwell Hunter
Because the Confederate states, which favored slavery, promoted the Confederate flag during the Civil War, it is to many a sign of racism rather than Southern pride. When the mother of State Assemblyman
Isador Hall, D-Compton, spotted imitated Confederate money featuring the Confederate flag at the Capitol gift shop in Sacramento, her son decided to introduce bill AB 2444, with which he wants to “fend off the ugly hatred of rac-
ism”. The legislation, which prohibits “state agencies from selling or displaying items bearing the Confederate flag,” according to Al Jazeera, was signed into law Please see page 4
CSULB has 2nd lowest student debt among public regionals in West California State University, Long Beach (CSULB) has the second lowest student debt among regional public universities in the West according to U.S. News & World Report in its Best Colleges 2015 Guidebook. It was also ranked the fifth best public regional university in the West. “We are always honored and proud to receive such national recognition for our outstanding faculty, student and
alumni achievement. Of particular importance is how well we do in keeping student debt as low as possible,” said CSULB president Jane Close Conoley. “We will continue our commitment to emphasizing educational excellence, great value and commitment to student success that have always been a tradition at the Beach.” CSULB also was listed as having one of the top undergraduate engineering pro-
grams in the country among engineering schools whose highest degree is a bachelor’s or master’s degree. CSULB made the top 12 percent in the country in that category. Out of nearly 400 accredited undergraduate engineering programs in the nation, CSULB is listed at No. 47 with several other programs. The rankings are based on a survey of engineerPlease see page 2
Tuesday, Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA), a senior Member of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, released the following statement after the President ordered strikes against ISIL and the Khorasan group in Syria Monday night: “Last night’s airstrikes against ISIL targets in Syria represent a significant expansion of the Administration’s efforts to degrade and ultimately defeat this new terrorist ‘state.’ The participation of Arab forces is especially important, not only to put an Arab face on the American led coalition, but also to cement their involvement in the longterm effort required to defeat ISIL. “The attack on the Khorasan group was also significant. On the Intelligence Committee we have long been aware of, and concerned with, the threat posed by this amalgam of core Al Qaeda from Afghanistan and Pakistan, the premier bomb-makers of AQAP, and abundant foreign recruits who can easily travel abroad to carry out attacks against Europe and United States. The Khorasan group and AQAP continue to be the most proximate threat to our nation. “This significant escalation of the military effort makes it all the more imperative for Congress to take up a new authorization to use force. The rationale given by the Administration, that its actions against ISIL can be justified by an authorization passed by Congress in the days after 9/11, is increasingly untenable, and Congress must not abdicate its responsibility. Congress should never have recessed with a war underway – we should take up this issue the moment we return to session.”