Reporting from Orange County – In just under three months, Occupy Wall Street has managed to become a full fledged movement in the U.S. and around the world. Time magazine reported that Occupy protesters have succeeded already by “changing the national conversation from a focus on the debt to one of income inequality, opportunity...
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Reporting from Orange County – When Mark West heard about a protest happening near the Orange County Civic Center, it struck his curiosity. He was informed of the Occupy Orange County demonstration when police officers knocked on the window of the truck he lives out of in the Santa Ana Civic Center parking lot. West...
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Reporting from Orange County – Orange County residents showed their solidarity with the Occupy Wall Street movement on Saturday, Oct. 15. as approximately 1,300 protesters marched through Irvine’s financial district. The planned occupation of the Irvine Civic Center’s lawn happened to fall on the same day as the “international day of action” for Occupy...
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Up until last week, I had never been on an airplane before. As part of a quarter century life crisis, I saved enough money...
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Reporting from Orange County – Jim Arambula was sitting at the bus stop at the Fullerton Transportation Center when two men in suits came up to him. The men identified themselves as officials from the Orange County District Attorney’s office. They proceeded to question him about Kelly Thomas. Thomas was a 37-year-old schizophrenic homeless...
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Reporting from Orange County – A group of Cal State Fullerton students defied the rules of their commuter classmates by spending three nights camped out on campus. On April 18, CSUF President Milton A. Gordon met with students and was presented with a “Declaration to Defend Education,” which stated that education is a right...
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Reporting from Orange County – Michael McMahon was walking his dog when he first heard the chants. He watched as hundreds protested in front of the Villa Park City Hall during the late afternoon. Some were holding signs that read “Unmask Pauly” and “Stop GOP Hate in the OC.” As a resident of Villa...
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Reporting from Orange County – Once again, community colleges and universities across California are facing drastic cut backs due to the state’s budgetary crisis. On March 14, students from a community college in Fullerton made their voices heard by staging a walk-out and protest. Making their way through the busy restaurant and bar district...
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Reporting from Orange County – On a chilly January morning, a faint chanting sound could be heard coming from Lemon Park in Fullerton. Dressed in Latin American indigenous clothing, a group of mostly Orange County residents gathered in a circle. They prayed to the rising sun before going on a spiritual run through local...
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