Event provides hope for Haiti
TUESDAY February 28, 2012 Volume 97, Issue 81 W W W.T H E D A I LYA Z T E C . C O M
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Lecturer and poet Dolores Fisher speaking at the event. | DUSTIN MICHELSON, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Earthquake-ravaged country the focus of fundraiser Edward Henderson senior staff writer Last Wednesday, the Black Student Science Organization held its this annual âHope for Haitiâ talent show in San Diego Stateâs Music Building. The event raised more than $1,000 in donations from attendees. The proceeds will be sent to The Conciliation Center, an orphanage located in the northern tip of Haiti. The self-sustainable orphanage was constructed by volunteers from the United States using recycled shipping containers. Rich Pickett, senior director and chief information officer at SDSU, spoke at the event to give students an update
about the current relief efforts in Haiti. Pickett has made more than 70 trips to Haiti since the disastrous earthquake in 2010. âThere have been some good rebuilding efforts from organizations like the orphanage we are benefiting tonight,â Pickett said. âWe need people to help to keep the attention on Haiti and find various ways to provide assistance.â Performers at the show consisted of local community acts and SDSU students. BSSO President Harmony Saunders said this event is an important way to remind others help is still needed after the earthquake in Haiti two years ago. âPeople are really good about helping when something happens, but the devastation doesnât go away a year later,â Saunders said. âWeâre going to continue to do this event as long as we can.â
Tragedy and sorrow rock Ohio town
NATIONAL NEWS
A gunman opened fire yesterday at Chardon High School in Chardon, Ohio. The gunman, reported as a juvenile, allegedly walked to a table of four students and proceeded to open fire. One student was killed and four others were wounded. The shooter was reportedly chased out of the school by the assistant football coach and was arrested by police a short time later. Though the name of the shooter has been withheld by police, another student reported to CNN the shooter was T.J. Lane, a student at the high school. U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said in a statement, âPreliminary reports
Sexual assault on Montezuma Road and 63rd Street
C R I M E B E AT
Police received a report of an abduction at a party on 63rd Street and Montezuma Road leading to a sexual assault early Sunday morning. The San Diego State and San Diego City Police Departments are investigating the incident, although at press time no arrests had been made. Reportedly, the victim was talking to three men at a house party between the hours of midnight and 1 a.m., at which time the suspects asked her to step outside with them to continue the conversation. Once outside, the suspects forced her into a car and drove her to an unknown
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Junkyard Dance Crew performing at the BSSO event last Wednesday. Many other artists and speakers participated to show their support for Haiti. | DUSTIN MICHELSON, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
âPeople are really good about helping when something happens, but the devastation doesnât go away a year later.â Harmony Saunders, Black Student Science Organization president
indicate that if it were not for the extraordinary courage of a teacher who chased the shooter out of the school, and if not for the speedy reaction of school leaders, the toll of these shootings could have been even worse.â
Romney tries to hold slight lead in Michigan The results of todayâs primary in Michigan are predicted as being a single-digit difference between presidential hopefuls Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum, polls taken during the weekend revealed. Different agencies conducted five polls with three resulting in Romney taking a two-to âfour point lead against Santorum.
location where two of the three men sexually assaulted her, according to SDSUPD. She was returned to the house she was originally abducted from. According to SDPD, she then checked into a nearby hospital, but reportedly sustained no injuries. The three suspects were described as black males, two of which were specified as being college-aged, each about 5 feet 10 inches weighing approximately 160 pounds, with fit builds and wearing white T-shirts and short pants. In a crime alert issued to students Sunday morning, SDSUPD cautioned students to âbe aware of their surroundings, avoid dimly lit locations, avoid alcohol consumption to the point of impairment
The numbers are currently hovering around 40, with Romney claiming roughly 39 percent of the vote and Santorum claiming roughly 37. Other candidates Ron Paul and Newt Gingrich trail with percentages below 15 percent. The Michigan primary is being hailed as one of particular note because of Mitt Romneyâs ties with the state. Romneyâs father, George Romney, was governor of Michigan from 1963 to 1969. However, analysts claim Santorumâs appeal to Tea Party conservatives is providing momentum within the state.
âCompiled by Assistant News Editor Kevin Smead
and immediately report suspicious activity to the police department.â Capt. Andrew Mills of SDPD also advised students to be cautious when going out at night. âAs a father of three college-age daughters, I would urge everyone, male and female, to be safe, aware of their surroundings and to drink responsibly,â Mills said. Anyone with information about the incident should contact SDSUPD at 619594-1991 or via email at police.mail@sdsu.edu. Those wishing to remain anonymous may contact Crime Stoppers at 619-235-8477.
âCompiled by News Editors Hutton Marshall
SCIENCE & T E C H N O LO GY Leave the lab coat on the hanger. At-home science is in fashion.
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