October’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month has been prioritized by Information Technology Services at California Baptist University to raise awareness of the dangers of email phishing, which has affected students and faculty. Phishing occurs when scammers attempt to get personal information from victims, such as bank account information, credit card numbers and passwords. This year’s theme is […]
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Student uses video to raise awareness
Change Nicaragua video by Azucena Orozco. As the death toll continues to rise in Nicaragua where so many of her family members reside, Azucena Orozco, senior journalism & new media major and broadcast director for Lancer Media Group, realized she could not just sit by and do nothing. What started as controversial social security reforms in […]
Apple releases new emojis to represent various disabilities
In the modern world of technology, emojis have transformed from fun pictures to a form of communication and representation. As the list of emojis have grown to encapsulate users’ daily lives, Apple has submitted a proposal to Unicode Consortium to include new disability-inclusive emojis. The American Council of the Blind, Cerebral Palsy Foundation and National […]
#MeToo should represent the world
It’s safe to say that most everyone in America knows about #MeToo — a national movement to give victims of sexual harassment a voice online and throughout the country. While I fully support victims finding their voice and empowering themselves against people who have broken them, this issue is so much larger than the Americans […]
No-shave November raises funds for men’s health
Across America, No-Shave November is hairy legs, beards and facial hair all month with the purpose to raise funds and awareness for health research. At California Baptist University the goal is no different. The CBU Financial Aid Office is raising funds for men’s health awareness by participating in No-Shave November for the seventh year in […]
Female athletes need more praise
Female athletic achievements are highly unrecognized in comparison to male athletic achievements. The fight for equal representation for both genders is not a fight that stops with voting rights and job placement. This issue extends drastically into athletics. There is a huge gap between the level of recognition female athletes receive and the recognition male […]
Supporters rally for Alzheimer’s
Hundreds of people united together to raise awareness and financial support for a disease that affects 5.5. million people during Riverside’s first annual Walk to End Alzheimer’s event on Sept. 23. The event featured a Promise Garden ceremony representing reasons why attendees are walking through different color flowers. Among the various colors, purple represents losing […]
CBU generates human trafficking awareness
January is Human Trafficking Awareness Month and at California Baptist University some professors and students strive to bring as much awareness to the issue as possible. According to the National Trafficking Human Resource Center, in the U.S., there have been 4,168 human trafficking cases reported in 2015, which include cases of sex and labor trafficking. […]
October shines light on violence
Domestic violence is an issue within society in which many are hesitant to speak out against, but the month of October is aiming to change this idea through National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, which intends to bring an end to this injustice. According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, a woman is assaulted every […]