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Resource Center Brings Students' Dreams Closer To Reality

Gerardo AmezquitaStaff Reporter

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You say I'm a Dreamer, but I'm not the only one.

When it comes to academic advising on campus, students typically have mixed respons-es. Some find it difficult to make an appointment with ad-visors; others don’t even know who their academic advisors are. A UT article last fall quarter criticized academic advisors and in turn motivated general undergraduate advisor from the University Academic Advisement Center, Edgar Pa-

dilla, to clarify and explain in detail the services that advis-ing has to offer.

In the article that was writ-ten, a student complained about not knowing where their academic advisement center is. A part of this problem of students not knowing where their advisement center is are those who send students to the advisement center without specifying which advisement center to go to.

Padilla explained that there are seven advisement centers on campus for each college (Arts and Letters, Business and Economics, Charter Col-lege of Education, Engineer-ing, Computer Science, and Technology, Health and Hu-man Services, Natural and

Social Sciences, and the Uni-versity Academic Advisement Center for students that are undeclared). For departments like the college of Health and Human Services, and the Col-lege of Engineering, there are multiple advisors for each ma-jor since the majors in those departments could be a bit complicated. Padilla says, “I think, the people who are send-ing them think the students un-derstand that they should go to their specific advisement cen-ter. I think students only hear ‘advisement center’ and just come here.”

The advisement center that Padilla works for assists stu-dents on upper division GE courses, and university re-quirements. He describes that those who have already de-

Examining the Advisement Center

Angeline BernabeStaff Reporter

Advisors on campus clear up frequent questions about academic advisement.

clared a major should directly see an advisor in their specific department. He distinguishes the differences between the Academic Advisement Center, and Advisement centers for each major. If students don’t know where to go, it can cause confusion and frustration on both advisors and students.

Sharon Chun, a senior at Cal State LA majoring in Rehabil-itation Services who struggled advising in the past points out that it’s all about finding the right advisor. Chun says, “I thought advisors weren’t that helpful until I found the right advisor who cares so much for her students. It wasn’t for ac-ademic advisory, I would be completely lost.” Now that Chun is a senior, she is very grateful for the help that ad-visors have given her over the

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Cal State L.A. welcomes the inception of the newly operat-ed Dreamers Resource Center that was spawned by President Covino’s vow in September 2014 convocation. It is com-fortably located in the Student Affairs building in room 214 near the EOP office.

The Center is spearheaded by former Education Opportu-nity Program (EOP) counsel-or Luz Borjon, who describes it as a privilege and great joy to take part in running such a fine organization with a just cause. Borjon is no stranger to students with undocument-ed status because she has been working in the EOP offices since 2002. She has staffed Dreamer students to help her run the best center possible to ensure students get the neces-sary ‘information, resources, and referrals for all undocu-mented students at Cal State L.A. and the community’, as well to bring awareness and

understanding of the predic-ament of these unrecognized individuals.

A significant fact to stress is that Borjon wants to make it clear that all students are welcome to participate in their services and workshops. She wants to provide a “home away from home” to make the Center feel like a safe zone for all students regardless of sex, race, ethnicity, creed, orienta-tion, or residential status.

On the surface this may ap-pear to be straightforward to many students who associate the term ‘Dreamer’ with the Latino community. However, the term is not exclusive be-cause there is also a second majority of undocumented individuals within the Asian community. Unlike the Latino community, the Asian com-munity holds a greater stigma for being a nonresident and hold greater restrictions when it comes to applying for gov-ernment services open to im-migrants.

In an effort to showcase their commitment to become a strong influence within the campus society, they have made numerous collaborations with on campus and outside

organizations like: First Year Experience (FYE), EPIC, Ca-reer Center, Gender and Sexu-ality Resource Center, and the Immigrant Youth Coalition. These collaborations result in the construction of workshops and services for scholarships, information about the state law for license application, counseling, tutoring, FAFSA application, and ally training with faculty.

The Dreamers Resource Center has come a long way since its initial set up in the fall of 2014. Borjon thanks many current students, graduates, faculty, and administrators who have had a role in the cre-ation of the center, especially the support of Anthony Ross,

Vice-President of Student Af-fairs. They hope to maintain constant success by evolving their mission statement and expanding to the greater Los Angeles community one day through the employment of service events.

To support the cause and demonstrate your school spir-it, make sure to join in their open house on Thursday, Jan-uary 15th in room SA 214 at 3p.m. Alternatively, you can show your encouragement by adding the Dreamers Re-source Center on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/LADreamersResourceCenter

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As much as all of us want to bask in the sun on the Riviera, go sightseeing at our nation’s capitol, or even take a little weekend getaway, lets be real: we’re college students, and (for the most part) broke. Worry not though, Golden Eagles: there is a way around it, a much cheaper way.

Airbnb is a fairly new company that has recently surged with popularity onto the lodging scene. It’s an online community marketplace that connects people looking to rent their homes or a room to people who are looking for lodging. It’s basically the Etsy of trav-eling accommodations. ‘Hosts’ rent out their homes or rooms for truly decent prices, definitely affordable for a col-lege student (and we say it from expe-rience). Airbnb hosts are in 192 coun-tries worldwide, ranging from hip lofts in metropolises to modern tree houses to geodesic domes, all easily accessible

Globetrotting 101Already planning your summer backpacking trip? Here are some really efficient and cost effective options to do that!

on their website or app. Compared to hotels, Airbnb is generally cheaper to use. According to a study done by Pri-ceonomics, Airbnb apartment rentals cost 21.2% less than staying at a ho-tel. If you’re on a tighter budget, you can save up to 49.5% if you decide to stay in a private room at a host’s house instead of staying in a hotel. Whether you’re going out of the country or just heading up the coast, Airbnb is a per-fect option.

Another option getting lots of buzz from students traveling cheap is Couchsurfing. Couchsurfing is an on-line global community in more than 120,00 cities that connects travelers looking for a place to stay with hosts. These hosts make their couch, spare rooms or air mattresses available for travelers, literally letting people ‘couch surf.’ The big catch? There is none. Couchsurfing is free of charge.

Studentuniverse.com is another way

to go! It is a website solely targeted to students, providing guides, discounted packages, student deals, rewards, rail passes, hotel rates, tours, experiences and discounted airfare through student discount contracts and partnerships they have with airlines and other com-panies.

If you want to go the whole nine

yards and globetrot for free, countless options are conveniently at our finger-

tips. Something very basic as teaching English abroad at a camp or school can give you the chance to travel abroad for free, since most expenses might be already paid for by companies. Some well known companies include The En-glish Experience, LEOlingo and Camp America. World Wide Opportunities on Organic Farms is a membership chari-ty that offers farming work in a range of different countries, often providing food, accommodation and modest sti-pends in exchange for labor. Students can also seek out travel grants.

Organizations like UNESCO and the United Nations exist to solely fund traveling, with a clearly presented and

considered plan that will persuade a board of people that your trip is worth-while. Cultural exchanges and study schemes entail government depart-ments funding a limited number of un-dergraduates to go on three-week cul-tural exchange programs such as Study China and Study India. All accommo-dation, transport and subsistence costs are covered by the schemes, and home universities will often funds flights, vi-sas and vaccinations.

Students, take advantage of being

students! Opportunities are overflow-ing right in front of our eyes, and trav-eling and discovering the world is defi-nitely one of them to take advantage.

Gerardo AmezquitaStaff Reporter

Obama's Shocking Announcement

Obama's step towards universal education starting with free community college.

President Obama took a step toward complete advocacy for universal education by introducing a federal plan to make two-year tuition at community college free for more than 9 million students across the nation. This surprising announcement made on Friday, January 9th comes as an evident response to the decline in the middle class and the mediocre ranking of its educational system. While educators and parents celebrate this historical reform it may be too close to become an actual practice.

Last year in the November elections there was overarching majority of Republican congress membership resulting in a Republican controlled Congress. If President Obama wants to pass this legislation he would have to convince the other half of the partisan group to pass this incredible bill. However, some Congressmen have stroked a reluctance to support anything just yet because Obama has failed to demonstrate an official plan into the

funding of such a program. To prove the expecting opposition of this plan Cory Fritz, spokesman to Speaker of the House John Boehner, who leads the Republican party declared, “With no details or information on the cost, this seems more like a talking point than a plan.”

So what does this mean for students already in college not much but could be significant to the future generations. The program entails that any graduating high school student that demonstrates a want for higher education will be granted two years of tuition free community college, which is the equivalency of an Associates of Arts (A.A.) degree. This would grant individuals access to the middle class because individuals with an A.A. degree earn about 20% more income than just having a high school diploma, according to a recent report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

No matter the outcome of this innovative act it will definitely spark a forum for discussion into the expansion of the right to higher education. Hoping this plan triumphs in public legislation will be an achievement in itself but will expand to allow many young Americans come closer to the American dream.

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Tacos have recently been voted the number two most popular food to try upon vis-iting Los Angeles, coming in close second only to chinese food. It is almost impossible to turn the other way especially in East Los Angeles without some restaurant claiming to offer the best tacos. Which are truly the best though? New to LA or just not familiar with the best tacos just miles away from campus? Try one of the five listed below.

GuisadosTo start off, Guisados has

been ranked by multiple news outlets in recent years as hav-ing the best tacos in Los Ange-les. The small, family owned business loves to go by their appealing slogan, “Just the way Mom used to make them.” They pride themselves on their made-to-order corn tortillas, that are actually made in a kitchen next door. The menu

Tacos: The Heartbeat of East L.A.

Tierra Booker Contributor

Marking the spots of L.A.'s best taco restaurants - because it's always taco weather out here!

is simple and to the point, fo-cusing on the flavors of their strong meat.

Located at 2100 East Cesar E Chavez Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90033.

Los Cinco PuntosWith the opening line of

their website stating “The chefs at Los Cinco Puntos strive to correct the Ameri-canized image of ground-beef tacos by marinating, braising, and frying a trove of tradition-al Mexican meats,” it is safe to say Los Cinco Puntos on Cesar Chavez is is big on traditional Mexican seasonings. Known best for their “crisp edged car-nitas,” Los Cinco Puntos has received over 204 positive re-views on yelp.

Located at 3300 East Cesar Chavez Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90063.

La Estrella While it’s certainly not

known for its excellent cus-tomer service, La Estrella’s al pastor tacos are enough to bring customers back for more. A large plus is that it is open 24 hours, with a taco truck quickly serving tacos outside to avoid the long in-door wait. Looking for some-thing more than tacos? Try the highly recommended posole.

Located at 940 South Lore-

na St, Los Angeles, CA 90023.

Sergio’s Tacos Looking for a little more

spice? Try Sergio’s. 90 percent of self-proclaimed spice lov-ers on Yelp claimed to be thor-oughly satisfied with the heat. Known for it’s excellent salsa, Sergio’s has been in business for over 30 years, and now has 4 locations spread throughout Los Angeles.

Located at 2216 S Atlantic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90040.

Tacos El Korita

Last but not least, there’s a taco truck for those looking to eat late and quick. Tacos El Korita has been ranked by LA weekly as one of the best taco trucks in Los Angeles. Carne Asada is their speciality, and they are conveniently located between the 5 and 710 free-ways.

Located at Hubbard St and East Olympic; 4211 E Olym-pic Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90023

years.

Another point that was ad-dressed in the article is that it is almost always impossible to see an advisor due to long wait times or advisors being overbooked in appointments. While it is very important to talk to an advisor often, some students aren’t aware of mak-ing a habit of seeing an advisor early on while in college and often wait until the last min-ute when it is too late. Padil-la’s solution to this issue is for students to plan on seeing an advisor early as an undergrad, and booking appointments with an advisor ahead of time.

As for long lines, Padilla finds that statement false be-cause staff at the advisement center make it a point to pro-duce exemplary customer ser-vice. He adds, “With us, our customer service is great here because we don’t let students wait.”

Similarly, Gabriel Reyes, a Criminal Justice advisor for

continued from cover- the College of Health and Hu-man Services pointed out that if there are long lines, there are other ways to see an advi-sor. One would be to e-mail an advisor ahead of time, or call them to ensure a guaranteed meeting.

So, if seeing an advisor shouldn’t be a problem even if students know who to speak to, what exactly is the issue? Speaking to Padilla about the amount of advisors in each de-partment, there aren’t many. With a growing population at Cal State LA of almost 20,000 students, it can seem daunt-ing for advisors to accommo-date every student on campus. However, Padilla assures that every advisor on campus is doing the best they can despite the limited amount of advisors.

All advisors on campus make it a habit to connect with each other at council meetings every month. In addition, they also try to make it to senate meetings to know what’s hap-pening around campus, espe-cially for the 2016 Quarter to Semester Conversion.

In the meantime, Padilla en-courages students to rely on people like professors as advi-sors when it comes to planning an academic plan. While they may not be able to official-ly sign off on a desired plan, they can certainly help guide a student on what specific class-es to take. Padilla mentions, “We suggest to go to facul-ty advisors, so that’s another kind of thing we tell them to do because someone is bound to help them there. It could be the Dean, a professor, or the Chair… they should know more information.”

Overall, a portion of the problem is funding. The Stu-dent Success Fee, which is often seen as controversial to the CSU-system, funds the salaries of advisors. If not the whole portion of their salaries, a portion of the Success Fee goes toward advisors on cam-pus. With the Success Fee go-ing toward a number of things on campus, it makes it difficult to supply Cal State LA with more advisors.

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Designer of the Week: Naomi NajeraWhat was once a hobby has now become a career in Fashion Design.

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Finding a career path may not be as easy as selecting a major when applying for col-lege during high school. For some it takes participation in another major to realize that their interest lies elsewhere. Naomi Najera, senior Fashion Design major, was one of these students that had to partake in other majors to take a leap of faith into her now dream path of fashion design.

Najera’s inclinations began

at an early age. “As a little girl I loved getting dressed, picking my own outfits and over-ac-cessorizing everything,” Na-jera stated, “but it was the dra-ma club I was in during high school that really got me go-

ing on this path of fashion and design.” While in high school, Najera placed a significant interest (and time) in making costumes and sewing for the drama club, but never actual-ly thought of it as a possible career path. She continued to learn about sewing on her own and later applied to California State University, Los Angeles. While a Liberal Arts major at Cal State LA, she began taking classes for teaching. Not hap-py with what she found, she went back to taking classes of what she thought was only a hobby and took a couple of art and sewing classes. “As I took those classes I gained more in-terest and knowledge in sew-ing clothes, designing, and making textiles. After taking a couple classes I knew that this was actually what I wanted to do,” she enthusiastically ex-plained.

Over the years, Najera's

knowledge of fashion, textiles, and other aspects of the fash-ion industry has expanded, but

her love for fashion remains intact. “Fashion has always been important in my life, I have always loved expressing my diverse style through my clothes, and clothes say a lot about someone” Najera ex-plained, “and now if I want to change something about the clothes I buy, I can. If I cannot find in a store or in a magazine what I want to wear then I make it myself.” How many people could say that, for a change? Naomi Najera’s design aes-thetic has grown through the years as well saying, “My work is really stretching it sometimes. One time I’ll be making a sixties dress, and the next week I’ll be working on a sculptural boxy dress, so it always rotates, but it seems I always come back to some es-thetic of Mod.” Previous to her fashion design classes at Cal State LA, Najera’s garments would be somewhat messy and unfollowed by the proce-dure of making clothes. Now, she has found that her profes-sors have enriched her learn-ing and taught her how to rely on the proper ways of making a garment without taking away her own design voice.

In the near future, Najera would like to stay in the Los Angeles area and assist a fash-ion designer after graduating. Dreaming big, Najera longs to ultimately travel around the world finding inspiration for her own label and fashion house. Although she remains realistic to the hardships of a fashion designer in the pool of many, her spirits are high and is confident that fashion design is what she was meant to do.

Part of being successful af-

ter graduating is having prior experience in the field. Najera understands that she must find internships and any opportuni-ty she can be given to gain that experience. Naomi Najera is the Vice President of the Fash-ion Association of Design Stu-dents (FADS) at Cal State LA. Her position in the club entails assisting the president and continually thinking of cre-ative ideas to bring people to-gether and learn something at the same time. “We have done workshops in the past, and they were successful, every-one had fun, and the things we worked on were not as diffi-cult as people perceive them to be, so anyone can really come

and join and participate, and learn at the same time” Najera said, “but we also want to give our club hands on experience into the fashion world, so oc-casionally we will have oppor-tunities to volunteer backstage in fashion shows, or discuss the hardships of getting there.” As Vice President, Najera’s fa-vorite part about being in this club is the people she gets to meet, connect to, and even net-work with.

Continually motivated by

her support system by which her mother plays a grand role in, Najera finds that her aspi-rations are easier to capture. However tangled her calling has become—from changing majors, to hardships of oppor-tunities—Najera has a positive attitude and continues to fol-low her dream. What was once a hobby has now become a ca-reer in fashion design.

If you are interested in join-

ing FADS for their next meet-ing, make sure to visit FADS on Thursdays at 3:00PM in room FA 239.

Photo | Naomi Najera

With the beginning of the new year, the basketball sea-son is in full swing for both the women’s and men’s teams at Cal State LA. Both are hav-ing a tough season so far, but the Golden Eagles are trying to find a way to turn both cam-paigns around.

The women’s basketball

team, being led by the new coach Carter Shaw has been

off to a shaky start this 2015. They dropped their first two games of the year leaving their overall record at 3-7 for the New Year. In CCAA competi-tion, they currently hold a 2-4 season, but they still have a chance to get up to .500 with two games this week. They’ll be on the road facing Cal State Monterey Bay on Friday, Jan-uary 9th, and then heading up a little further north to Cal State East Bay on the 10th. The ladies are looking to get a winning season as they have for the past three years, but af-ter these two road games, they have six more road games and only two home games to go. They hope for a place in the top six to get into the CCAA Championship Tournament.

The men’s basketball team

is also trying to shake off their rough start as they en-tered 2015 with two consecu-tive losses and overall record of 4-6. They also hold a 2-4 CCAA record so far, and they too are trying to get into a .500 season as they face Cal State Monterey Bay and Cal State Easy Bay on the 9th and 10th, respectively. After these two games the team continues their season with eight road games and two more home games. Hopefully first year coach, Dieter Horton, will be able to help them find success in the second half of the season.

Both teams still have time to

finish strong if they find win-ning ways now before its too late.

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To those who argue phones are absolute distractions for students …think again. Not only your phones have saved you many times from awk-ward moments, or encounters with the person you despise most, it can be useful if you have the right apps installed

Must Have Apps When School is in Session

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Contributor

Need help concentrating on school work? Use your phone to your advantage.

on them. Here are few apps that could replace angry birds, candy crush, Instagram, Face-book, SnapChat, and Twitter when school’s in session:

1. Rescue Time: Since a lot

of students spend quite a lot of time on social media, this app will be essential for students to stay on top of their dead-lines. This app keeps track of the amount of time you spend on an app, checking emails or websites. Students can then re-alize how much time they are wasting while on their phone. That’s when another app comes in handy to help you avoid distractions.

2. Self-Control: Self-Con-

trol is a free app for Mac OS X that lets you block your own access to distracting websites, your mail servers, or anything else on the internet. You just set a period of time to block the websites by adding them to your blacklist. As soon as you hit “start,” you’ll be unable to access those sites until the time expires. Even if you de-lete the app or restart your de-vice, unless the timer expires you can’t access the websites.

3. Refme: The thought of

writing a research paper last minute could be terrifying for all students. To make matters even worse, you need to write a bibliography or a citation for your research paper that’s due

in 30 minutes. Well, you only need to scan the barcode of the book or the journal, or just type in the URL, and choose the format you need. Presto, you have your citation in the correct format.

4. Transcribe: Since not all of us are able to right fast enough to jot down professors’ lectures at a speed of light. It’s a good idea to record their voice, with their permission, and then use this app to liter-ally transcribe the lecture as a note for you.

5. Open Study: When you need to study for your exam with another person, but none of your classmates can meet

up to study, Open Study will be there. Here, you can be-come part of the study groups of the classes you take.

6. Alarmy (Sleep if you can): Some students are not only a full-time student, but also have a full-time job and a part-time internship, which ultimate-ly leaves them with no time to sleep. Students who don’t want to slack in their school work unfortunately have to wake up early in the morning to catch up. There’s only one app that will definitely not let you sleep, and it’s Alarmy. Af-ter all, it’s got the honor of be-ing titled as ‘the most annoy-ing alarm.’

Let's Organize

Taylor PrezaContributor

Some handy tips to sail smooth through this Winter Quarter!

Picture 1 | Photo Courtesy | Target

Picture 2 | Photo Courtesy | Target

After some time-off with the break, ‘Stay Organized’ may be a common 2015 res-olution for many of us. As the new year also marks the beginning of a new quarter at Cal State LA, staying or-ganized becomes a must in order for us to be on top of our game in the classroom.

It is important to start the

first couple of weeks off with a routine that will success-fully guide us through the rest of the quarter with ease and with the least amount of stress possible. Being pro-active will be your key in the process, which not only will save you from stress, but also from spending extra money.

Buying a planner is al-

ways a good head start. It is probably the best supply you could buy to ensure every-thing goes smooth in your academic life. Writing down when and where your class-es are as well as the dates for your midterms, quizzes and finals is an essential that a planner can help you with. You can also use it to plan out your social life and mark important dates, ap-pointments, office hours etc.

to ensure the optimum use of your time. Remember, you don’t need a fancy planner; an inexpensive or even a free one will do just fine.

While we are on the topic of

buying supplies, another im-portant task is to look up what books are required for your classes on your GET account. You can rent or buy your book through our school’s Barnes and Noble site and choose to have it shipped or to pick it up at our bookstore at your con-venience. If you are looking for renting books, you bet-ter act soon to ensure that the bookstore does not run out of copies. Getting blue books and scantrons for free from A.S.I. on the second floor in the U-SU would also be a great idea if you want to save them for later and avoid the lines during midterms and finals week.

If the budget is your con-

cern then Amazon would be your next best bet. For the rest of the school supplies, Target

has some really good deals! There are supplies like a Sugar Paper 2015 Daily Planner that is 10”x8” for only $7.99 (pic-ture 1), and The Board Dudes Magnetic Dry-Erase Calendar 14 in x 14 in for only $9.99 (picture 2)!

Taking a picture of your

class schedule and saving it as a screensaver or wallpaper on your phone will also help you to find your way in a rush! More importantly, a little tip like that can help you show up at least ten minutes ear-ly to class to get a good front row seat. As Chris Hakala, a psychology professor at West-ern New England University, shares on USA Today, “stu-dents who sit in the front of the classroom may find it easier to develop a better relationship with their professor” and be-come more engaged in class.

So start checking off your to-

do list, make one if you don’t have any and keep it organized this winter.

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POLÍTICA

Este pasado jueves ocho de enero, el presidente Barack Obama anunció la medida que beneficiará a miles de estudiantes a cursar gratis sus primeros años de estudio superior.

De acuerdo a la agencia EFE, Spanish international news agency, la Casa Blanca ha estimado que nueve millones de estudiantes podrían beneficiarse de esta iniciativa propuesta por el presidente, siempre y cuando los estados de la nación sean participes.

Esta medida beneficiaría a estudiantes de tiempo completo con una ayuda aproximada de 3,800 dólares por año. Para ser elegible, el estudiante deberá asistir por lo menos a un cincuenta porciento de las clases registradas. Además, requerirá mantener un promedio (GPA) de 2.5 en una escala de cuatro.

Esta iniciativa ayudará y reforzará programas que conducen a una preparación profesional de dos años de colegio. Por ejemplo, un estudiante podrá finalizar un diplomado sin tener que preocuparse por los costos de matriculación. Esto asegurará, que las personas elegibles podrán prepararse mejor en su carrera y de esta manera dedicar más tiempo a sus estudios.

Se espera que con esta medida, los colegios comunitarios amplíen y refuercen sus programas. De esta forma, más estudiantes

lograrán finalizar sus carreras obteniendo las habilidades requeridas para desarrollar con éxito las demandas en el campo laboral.

La agencia Spanish international news agency publicó un artículo en el que señala que el presidente instó a la nación, “Tenemos que garantizar que todo el mundo tiene la oportunidad de avanzar en su formación para conseguir mejores trabajos, mejores sueldos y mejores beneficios”. Además, agregó que esta medida es alcanzable y que incrementará la competitividad de los ciudadanos estadounidenses en el mundo global.

Según explicó la agencia, un alto funcionario de la Casa Blanca dijo que los fondos federales cubrirán tres cuartos de esta medida, y los estados deberán proporcionar un cuarto porciento de los fondos que propone esta iniciativa.

Se espera que en los próximos días, el mandatario dé más detalles sobre esta medida que beneficiará a miles de estudiantes en todo el país. Por el momento, Obama pidió el apoyo del Congreso. Se refirió a la nación diciendo, “Tenemos que asegurarnos de que el Congreso apoya estas medidas para que el crecimiento del 2015 beneficie

a todos y no solo a unos cuantos”.

Hace un siglo se amplió una medida similar a esta que proporcionó la educación secundaria gratuita. Por décadas, esta medida tuvo gran impacto en el crecimiento de la economía del país. Hoy, el presidente ve la necesidad de reforzar los conocimientos de los jóvenes estadounidenses y busca una medida que solucione este problema de demanda en el nivel de educación.

El avance tecnológico requiere conocimientos superiores para que un ciudadano se desarrolle con éxito en el campo laboral. Por ende, se estima que los estadounidenses necesitan ampliar sus habilidades para competir y satisfacser las necesidades que requiere la economía mundial.

Para más información consulte:

http://www.efe.com/efe/queesefe/presentacion/english/4

Suspiros de tranquilidad son los que en este 2015 la comunidad de indocumentados californianos están teniendo. Esto gracias a que después de más de una década de debate entre legisladores, se pudo alcanzar la aprobación de la ley AB 60 con cincuenta y cinco votos a favor y veinte en contra. Ley que fue aprobada en septiembre del 2013 y que este año está dando efecto.

El gobernador Jerry Brown resalta que millones de indocumentados, que residen en este estado, se verán beneficiados con esta nueva ley. Menciona Brown que ahora esta comunidad podrá manejar con seguridad y legalmente.

El Departamento de Vehículos Motorizados de California, DMV, comunica que la ley AB 60 generará mil empleos. Actualmente cuatrocientos de ellos ya han sido dados y los restantes puestos serán otorgados conforme avance el 2015, según el DMV.

La misma agencia informa que la licencia de manejo para indocumentados es limitada en su uso; es decir, no se puede utilizar como una identificación federal como lo puede hacer una licencia de manejo de una persona legal. Esta licencia es exclusivamente para manejar.

Para poder aplicar a esta licencia nueva el candidato

necesita no tener multas pendientes por pagar, mostrar documentación de su lugar de origen (como lo puede ser la credencial de elector, pasaporte vigente, acta de nacimiento o matricula consular). En caso que el solicitante no pueda mostrar estos documentos, este podrá solicitar una entrevista e investigación por parte de un agente del DMV. En dicha entrevista el individuo podrá mostrar documentos de declaración de impuestos, pasaporte expirado a partir del 2005 y/o documentación escolar.

Existen dos argumentos que se oponen a esta ley, la de los sindicatos y los legisladores. Por parte de los sindicatos, estos creen que los candidatos al registrarse para esta licencia sus posibilidades a ser deportados aumentarán al salir a la luz su información personal. Este argumento puede ser anulado temporalmente, dado que el pasado noviembre el presidente Obama utilizó su poder ejecutivo para otorgar una residencia temporal de tres años a cerca de cinco millones de indocumentados en el país. Por otra parte, algunos legisladores de este grupo creen injusta la otorgación de licencias a indocumentados, ya que entraron ilegalmente a suelos norteamericanos.

Lo que es una realidad es que la ley AB60 impartirá tranquilidad a millones de personas que tratan de vivir una vida un poco más normal y libre de temor. Para más información respecto a requisitos o información general de la ley AB60 visite la página de internet www.dmv.ca.gov .

Aunque mucha gente no le da la importancia que se merece, el maquillaje de labios es esencial en cualquier look, así que toma nota porque en La Onda te presentamos las tendencias en los labios para este 2015 .

Rojos ¡Todo un clásico!

El rojo es uno de los colores que no debe faltar en tu colección, puesto que sigue

Labios dulces en este 2015 Por Daisy Baez siendo un clásico, y al mismo

tiempo símbolo de elegancia. Sin importar tu tono de piel el rojo, te hará lucir una sonrisa más blanca y a la vez unos labios carnosos.

Morado ¡Para las atrevidas!

Los tonos morados vuelven a causar conmoción como en los noventas. Aunque es un color atrevido se puede combinar de manera perfecta con cualquier look. Este tono

labial te hará lucir a la moda y con un look “fresh”.

Nude y rosas ¡Naturales!

Los tonos rosas y nudes (neutros) nunca pasan de moda; esta temporada se usarán en todas las tonalidades, desde el más claro hasta los fucsias vibrantes. Creando un look más inocente y natural, los tonos nude se verán por todos lados.

Así que en esta temporada, ¡luce radiante y ponle color a tus labios!

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Eat This, Not ThatEating on a college student budget can be tough, but here are some easy solutions!

When it comes to eating healthy, college students find it difficult because of their su-per-tight budgets, ridiculously busy schedules and not always knowing what to purchase while grocery shopping. A college student’s meal is what-ever is the quickest, most con-venient and the cheapest, so typically anything that comes from the closest vending ma-chine. Items like, Cup of Noo-

dles, Hot-pockets, chips, can-dy, soda and sports drinks are student’s go-to meals.

The food that comes out of

the vending machines might be cheap but they are also un-healthy. For example, Cup of Noodles, a college student’s favorite meal item has 1110 milligrams of sodium in one cup. That is more that what a person should consume in one day packed into one meal! All of these snacks in the vending machine are processed, and overloaded with sodium and sugar and have high amounts of saturated fats. These items are meant to be occasion-al snacks but definitely not meant to be eaten as meal re-placements.

Eating healthy does not

mean spending more money, it means shopping smarter and eating better. Grocery shop-ping is the first step in the right direction to fueling your body with the proper nutrients. Gro-cery shopping can be intimi-dating when you are not sure what to buy and are on a tight budget. Learn what to buy and creating meals that are both affordable and healthy. Below are a few basic suggestions for

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inexpensive meals and healthy foods.

Meats: For meat eaters,

chicken is the best quality meat that won’t break the bank. A pack of chicken that costs $6 can make food for one person for about a week. With one pack of chicken breast several different meals can be made. Here are some basic ideas using any kind of seasonings that can make quick meals: baked chicken can be paired with rice; boiled chicken can be used for quesadillas, salads, and tacos. Sautéed chicken goes well with any veggies to make a simple stir-fry.

Eggs: Packed with protein

and essential vitamins, eggs make great meals. A dozen large eggs can cost about $4-$6 dollars. Eggs are not only good for you, but they help keep you full. Eggs are a great for breakfast; two eggs and a half of avocado with a slice of toast is a filling meal. You can also make omelets with eggs adding any type of veggies into the omelet of even add-ing leftover chicken. Breakfast is one of the most important meals that students neglect. Hardboiled eggs are great healthy snack under 100 calo-ries that will keep you full.

Produce can get a little pric-ey but Trader Joe’s always seems to have some of the best quality vegetables and fruits for great prices compared to the most popular grocery stores such as Ralphs, Vons and Albertsons.

Vegetables: Eating vegeta-

bles are not always on a col-lege student’s to-do list but the nutrients that come from veg-gies are so essential. Cooking with vegetables is a great way to help add flavor to meals and keep you full. Here are some veggies that are cheap and healthy that can be added to any meal and eaten as a snack: carrots, bell peppers, onions, spinach, green beans and broc-coli. You can pair raw carrots and bell peppers with hummus as a healthy filling snack.

Fruits: Apples, bananas and

oranges are the top three fruit essentials that are affordable. Apples are known to help with energy. Bananas are good for eating on the go and are loaded with potassium. Oranges have Vitamin C and students need Vitamin C to help keep their immune system healthy. Ap-ples and bananas paired with peanut butter make delicious snacks that can help fight sug-ar cravings.

White Rice: Since budget

is everything, nothing will fill you up more than rice. Rice can go perfect with just about any meal and keep you full.

Water and Tea: Water and

green tea not only are good for your body, but help with keeping your body full. Soda, sports drinks and even energy drinks are loaded with sugar and other toxic chemicals that make you hungry and bad for your health.

These are foods that are de-

licious, low budget, and easy for college life. It is all about mixing and matching different food groups that are appealing to your own taste palate. Just because we are broke college students does not mean that we have to eat heavy saturated processed foods that are bad for us. If we shop smarter, we can eat better.

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“My cellphone is my life,” says Ivette Morales, Psychol-ogy major and fourth year student, expressing something that is mutually felt among a majority of millennials. The average college student uses a smartphone for about nine hours a day according to a new study, which also suggests that such extended use of technolo-gy could become addictive.

It’s well known that people

can become addicted to drugs, such as alcohol and the nico-tine in cigarettes but what’s not so well known is that peo-ple can be addicted to behav-iors, says James Roberts, lead author of the study in the Jour-nal of Behavioral Addictions. The article The Invisible Ad-

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Did you know humans have five limbs? Yes, including their phones.

Can You Get Addicted To Your Cellphone?

diction: Cellphone Activities and Addiction among Male and Female College Students notes that approximately 60 percent of college students admit to have an addiction to their phone and some indicate they get agitated when it’s not in sight.

Robert explained that some

cell phone users show the same symptoms that a drug addict might have, such as us-ing their smartphones to uplift their moods. For some people having a dead battery or losing a phone could cause anxiety. “My portable cellphone char-ger is always with me,” says Andrew Martinez, Criminal Justice major, and never lets his phone battery die. “I use it for everything and when it dies I panic,” he added.

The study points out the

types of rewards each gender might strive from cell phone use. For instance, men use theirs for entertainment and information. Women use the phone more for maintaining social relationships. Those types of activities often take

more time, thus showing that women use their phones lon-ger each day than men do.

Robert noted that cell-

phones could be an escape mechanism for students from their classroom. Even though smartphones place an over-abundance of information at a students grasp, others op-pose because cellphones are restricting the development of students’ verbal skills and emotional intelligence. One key thing cellphones take away from them is sleep.

Using a cellphone frequent-

ly doesn’t mean you’re addict-ed. Withdrawal and excessive use are certainly two reason-able symptoms of addiction but they’re not the only two that would be required for a diagnosis.

As researchers keep asking

questions, ask yourself some, too: How much time do you spend with your phone or oth-er technologies? Can you go a week or even a day without your phone or logging onto a social media account? Keep in mind that the researchers say technology helps when it’s a tool but not when it’s an un-healthy addiction.

#QforA #CollegeLyfeEditionQ: I am a commuter, like most CSULA students,

and cannot decide where to work. I have been offered two jobs, one in downtown Los Angeles

and the other in my hometown. I’m torn because the job opportunity in my hometown offers more financial stability and I’m really close to my fam-ily, but my goal is to move closer to campus so I

can improve my grades. What should I do?

A: Dear Torn, this topic hits close to home for me be-cause like you, I am a commuter and I envy those who, I feel, live out a genuine college experience by living at the dorms or in the vicinity. That being said, it is essen-tial to take into consideration your end goal. Will having employment closer to campus benefit your daily lifestyle and the day-to-day tasks you encounter? Or make you stressed because you need to consider moving into a new city and paying bills on your own? Make time to realis-tically imagine your weekly schedule for both routes. To do this I suggest to use a pro and con list and include all aspects such as travel times, city regulations, bills, spare time, etc. Looking at your dilemma on paper will put ev-erything into an orderly fashion so you can gain a better perspective that helps you decide what decision best suits your goals. If you still cannot decide or want one more outside opinion, talk to the people that can understand your daily routine. Lastly, realize that power was just handed over to you and recognize the blessing it is to have the authority to make a decision that can potentially transform your life. Good luck!

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