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The Drought: Contributory Negligence

Joyce Chu June 3, 2015

Imagine one day… References and Footnotes U.S. Drought Monitor, California, May 26, 2015, accessed June 2, 2015, http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/Home/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?CA. ↩ D. Griffin and K. J. Anchukaitis, “How unusual is the 2012–2014 California Drought?”AGU Publication 41 (2014): 9017–9023, accessed June 1, 2015, http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/store/10.1002/2014GL062433/asset/grl52416.pdf;jsessionid=A530D4C4830C93C967A1C30A9D6F4401.f03t03?v=1&t=iagsor5t&s=3834cf2e8fccabf5b1868fe15dc0eff07ed5827d. ↩ Betina Boxall, “New Watering Restrictions Imposed Amid California Drought,” L.A. Times, March 17, 2015, accessed June 2, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-state-officials-watering-restrictions-20150317-story.html. ↩ Mervin Field and Mark DiCamillo, “The Field Poll,” Field Research Corporation, Feburuary 26, 2015, accessed May 30, 2015, http://www.field.com/fieldpollonline/subscribers/Rls2501.pdf. ↩ Senden Totten, “Drought: The Psychology of Why Some People aren’t Saving Water,” KPCC, May 19, 2015, http://www.scpr.org/news/2015/05/19/51822/drought-the-psychology-of-why-some-people-aren-t-s/. ↩

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Police Transparency

Christopher Law June 3, 2015

Even though police… References and FootnotesJohn Vibes, "FBI Report: Americans Less Violent than Ever, Except for Police," The Free Thought Project, November 12, 2014, accessed May 27, 2015, http://thefreethoughtproject.com/prison-statistics/ ↩ Mark Thompson, "War Comes Home: The Militarization of U.S. Police Forces," Time, August 19, 2014, accessed May 27, 2015, http://time.com/3144818/ferguson-police-militarization-pictures/ ↩ Mark Alesia, "Overkill? Small Town Buys Armored SWAT Vehicle," USA Today, June 9, 2014, accessed May 27, 2015, http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/06/09/police-military-surplus-purchase-debate/10221551/. ↩ John Whitehead, "Drones, Tanks, and Grenade Launchers: Coming Soon to a Police Department Near You," The Huffington Post, November 18, 2013, accessed May 27, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/john-w-whitehead/police-military-equipment_b_4296948.html ↩ "Cleveland Police Department Agrees to Carry out Federal Reforms," BBC, May 26, 2015, accessed May 27, 2015, http://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-32887033. ↩ Randall Stross, "Wearing a Badge, and a Video Camera," The New York Times, April 6, 2013, accessed May 27, 2015, http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/07/business/wearable-video-cameras-for-police-officers.html?_r=2&. ↩ Jessica Glenza, "Body Cameras for Police Officers? Not so Fast, says Researchers,” The Guardian, December 4, 2014, accessed May 31, 2015, http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2014/dec/04/body-cameras-police-eric-garner. ↩ Martin Kaste, "Police Departments Issuing Body Cameras Discover Drawbacks," NPR, January 20, 2015, accessed May 31, 2015, http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2015/01/22/379095338/how-police-body-camera-videos-are-perceived-can-be-complicated. ↩ “Stanford Prison Experiment: A Simulation Study of the Psychology of Imprisonment,” accessed May 28, 2015. ↩

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What Ever Happened To Afghanistan?

Diane Abayan May 29, 2015

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A Memorial Day Tribute

Maya El-Darzi May 27, 2015

Memorial Day is… References and Footnotes "TAPS Fact Sheet & Statistics on Families of the Fallen Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors (TAPS)," Tragedy Assistance Program for Survivors, accessed May 27, 2015, http://www.taps.org/uploadedfiles/taps/resources/documents/factsheet.pdf ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩ Bonnie Carroll, "The Financial Aftermath of Military Loss: Helping Families Build a 'New Normal,'" The Huffington Post, June 8, 2012, accessed May 27, 2015, http://www.huffingtonpost.com/bonnie-carroll/military-death-benefit_b_1578808.html. ↩Ibid ↩“Military Families Face Financial Challenges," Al Jazeera America, accessed May 27, 2015, http://america.aljazeera.com/watch/shows/the-stream/the-latest/2014/3/5/military-familiesfacefinancialchallenges.html. ↩Ibid ↩"Inter-Service Family Assistance Committee," Joint Services Support, 2014, accessed May 27, 2015, https://www.jointservicessupport.org/Documents/ISFAC.pdf. ↩Ibid ↩Ibid ↩"The National Military Family Bereavement Study," The Uniformed Services University, accessed May 27, 2015, http://www.militarysurvivorstudy.org/information.php ↩

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Secure Communities 2.0: Broken Promises and Broken Families

Brian Chernick May 27, 2015

Communities within Los… References and Footnotes“L.A. County ends contract with ICE, then OKs future collaboration” Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ice-los-angeles-287g-20150512-story.html ↩Joseph Tanfani and Kate Linthicum, “L.A. County Ends Contract with ICE, Then OKs Future Collaboration,” Los Angeles Times, May 12, 2015, accessed May 27, 2015, http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ice-los-angeles-287g-20150512-story.html. ↩ “U.S. deportations of immigrants reach record high in 2013” Pew Research Center, October 2, 2014, http://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2014/10/02/u-s-deportations-of-immigrants-reach-record-high-in-2013 ↩ “How to improve an immigration status check” The Washington Post, March 20, 2011, http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-to-improve-an-immigration-status-check/2011/02/04/ABf93O3_story.html ↩ “Legitimacy Of Secure Communities Program Weakened,” ABC News/Univision, December 12, 2012, http://abcnews.go.com/ABC_Univision/News/legitimacy-secure-communities-program-weakened/story?id=17921778 ↩“How to Improve an Immigration Status Check,” The Washington Post, March 20, 2011, http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/how-to-improve-an-immigration-status-check/2011/02/04/ABf93O3_story.html ↩“Secure Communities,” Department of Homeland Security, November 20, 2014, http://www.dhs.gov/sites/default/files/publications/14_1120_memo_secure_communities.pdf ↩“PEP-Comm: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing?” New America Media, November 25, 2014, http://newamericamedia.org/2014/11/pep-comm-a-wolf-in-sheeps-clothing.php ↩“Legal Noncitizens Receive Longest ICE Detention,” TRAC Immigration, June 3, 2013, http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/321 ↩ “Gov. Brown signs 'Trust Act' prohibiting detaining undocumented for deportation in minor arrests,” Southern California Public Radio, October 5, 2013, http://www.scpr.org/news/2013/10/05/39668/california-gov-jerry-brown-signs-trust-act-into-la/ ↩“Civillmmi Ration Enforcement: Guidance on the Use of Detainers in the Federal, State, Local, and Tribal Criminal Justice Systems,” Department of Homeland Security, December 21, 2012, http://www.ice.gov/doclib/detention-reform/pdf/detainer-policy.pdf ↩ “Secretary Napolitano's Memorandum Concerning the Exercise of Prosecutorial Discretion for Certain Removable Individuals Who Entered the United States as a Child,” Department of Homeland Security, June 15, 2012,http://www.ice.gov/doclib/about/offices/ero/pdf/s1-certain-young-people-morton.pdf ↩ “Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion Consistent with the Civil Immigration Enforcement Priorities of the Agency for the Apprehension, Detention, and Removal of Aliens” Department of Homeland Security, June 17, 2011, http://www.ice.gov/doclib/secure-communities/pdf/prosecutorial-discretion-memo.pdf ↩“Secure Communities and ICE Deportation: A Failed Program?” TRAC Immigration, April 8, 2014, http://trac.syr.edu/immigration/reports/349 ↩“UIC: Latino Perceptions of Police Involvement in Immigration Enforcement,” National Day Laborer Organizing Network, May 8, 2013, http://www.ndlon.org/en/resources/item/791-uic-latino-perceptions ↩“Documents Reveal Pressure to Comply With Program to Deport Immigrants,” New York Times, March 26, 2011 http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/27/us/27cncimmigration.html ↩“Trust Act Passed Too Late For Sacramento Mother,” ABC 7 News, June 18th, 2012, http://abc7news.com/archive/8741313/ ↩“Domestic-Violence Victim Calls 911 And Is Nearly Deported,” ABC 7 News, May 12, 2011, http://abc7.com/archive/8128621 ↩ “Noncriminals Swept up in Federal Deportation Program,” April 25, 2011, http://articles.latimes.com/2011/apr/25/local/la-me-secure-communities-20110425 ↩

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Public Health Enemy #1

Christopher Law May 27, 2015

The California Senate… References and FootnotesTara Haelle, "California Vaccination Bill SB 277 Clears Senate - And Will Save Taxpayer Money If It Becomes Law," Forbes, May 18, 2015, accessed May 23, 2015. http://www.forbes.com/sites/tarahaelle/2015/05/18/california-vaccination-bill-sb-277-clears-senate-and-will-save-taxpayer-money-if-it-becomes-law/. ↩Jen Christensen and Nadia Kounang, "Childhood Vaccines Are Safe. Seriously," CNN, July 1, 2014, accessed May 23, 2015. http://www.cnn.com/2014/07/01/health/vaccines-for-kids-safe ↩ Max Read, "Medical Journal Calls Anti-Vaccination Study an 'Elaborate Fraud,'" Gawker, January 6, 2011, accessed May 23, 2015, http://gawker.com/5726216/medical-journal-calls-anti-vaccination-study-an-elaborate-fraud. ↩Carrie Dann, "Jeb Bush: 'Parents Ought to Make Sure Their Children Are Vaccinated,'" NBC News, February 4, 2015, accessed May 23, 2015, http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/measles-outbreak/jeb-bush-parents-ought-make-sure-their-children-are-vaccinated-n300236. ↩Dan Merica, "Hillary Clinton Hits GOP with Pro-vaccine Tweet," CNN, February 3, 2015, accessed May 23, 2015, http://www.cnn.com/2015/02/02/politics/hillary-clinton-vaccines/.[/ref] have shown support for vaccines, there is still much opposition to mandatory vaccinations. Rand Paul"Rand Paul: Vaccines Can Lead to 'Mental Disorders,'" States News Service, February 3, 2015, accessed May 23, 2015, http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-399964521.html ↩“Six Reasons To Say NO to Vaccination,” The Healthy Home Economist, May 25, 2010, accessed May 25, 2015. ↩ Bahar Gholipour, "Vaccination Has Saved 732,000 Children's Lives Since 1994," Live Science, April 24, 2014, accessed May 23, 2015. ↩ Alexandria Sifferlin, "4 Diseases Making a Comeback Thanks to Anti-Vaxxers," Time, March 17, 2014, Accessed May 23, 2015. http://time.com/27308/4-diseases-making-a-comeback-thanks-to-anti-vaxxers/. ↩Jason Beaubien, "Measles Vaccination Rates: Tanzania Does Better Than U.S.," NPR, February 6, 2015, accessed May 23, 2015, http://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2015/02/06/384068229/measles-vaccination-rates-tanzania-does-better-than-u-s. ↩