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Chemicals Released From SF Jail Left Nearby Children Sicker Than First Reported
Portola Elementary School students sickened by chemicals released during a training exercise at a nearby San Bruno jail last week experienced more severe symptoms than were initially reported, with some even requiring emergency medical care, according to the school district superintendent. The chemical agents including pepper spray and 2-chlorobenzylidene malononitrile,...
UCSF says letters criticizing Palestine protest response don’t reflect campus
UCSF officials said this week that letters from students, staff, faculty and resident physicians at the school calling out the university’s response to a pro-Palestinian tent encampment, as well as the demonstrators’ views, do not reflect the views of the campus community. While pro-Palestine encampments at some Bay Area colleges and universities have willingly disbanded in recent weeks following negotiations with administrators, tensions between protestors and administrators at the San Francisco graduate school have ratcheted up. ...
Q&A: University encampments, student reporters, and the limits of the AP Stylebook
A sign at the SFSU Gaza solidarity encampment reading: "For any film or photo inquiries, ASK HERE - Media" We’re in the middle of an international student movement right now. For more than a month, students at Universities across the world have set up pro-Palestinian encampments, to demand that their schools divest from companies profiting off of the war in Gaza.
Students Reporting On Students / AANHPI Seniors And Mental Wellness
College campus protests are turning away from traditional media and relying on student journalists from their schools. Today, how a new generation of organizers is redefining “good journalism.” Then, a conversation with psychologist Helen Hsu, the author of the “Healing Trauma Workbook for Asian Americans.”
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