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The University of California employees union--AFSCME 3299-- announced a strike vote on April 30 through May 2. An estimated 13,000 workers voted; the results are to be released next week.

Two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio were convicted of raping a teenage girl during an alcohol-fueled party.  The two offenders, Trent Mays, 17, and Ma'lik Richmond, 16, were tried as juveniles and sentenced time in a juvenile corrections facility. In addition to being accused of raping the girl, Mays was also charged for releasing a nude photo of the rape victim. Mays will serve a minimum of two years, while Richmond will serve a minimum of one year.

In what may seem like a series of suspensions, the Chi-Mu chapter of Sigma Alpha Epsilon (SAE) has been suspended for the Spring 2013 semester and placed on one year of probation here at UC Merced.  The suspension comes as a consequence for reported hazing from the chapter.         

Mayor of Merced Stan Thurston along with council members Tony Dossetti and Mike Murphy visited UC Merced for a town hall meeting recently this month.

The three council members answered questions from all who attended the event, which was open to all on campus and provided food and drinks to those who asked a question of any of the present city officials.

Fourteen years ago, Playhouse Merced produced the legendary rock classic “Jesus Christ Superstar” by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice, for the very first time. “Jesus Christ Superstar” is a rock musical based on the Gospel’s version of the last week of Christ’s life from the point of view of Judas, Christ’s betrayer.

The Joseph E. Gallo Recreation Center bustled with most unusual liveliness for a Thursday morning. Equipped with résumés and smiles, many hopeful students made their way into the gym sporting their most professional attire. Such a sight is indicative of only one thing--the annual Career and Internship Fair.

Inside, employers entertained dozens of students’ prescribed introductions and perfected “elevator pitches” with looks of genuine interest and delight.

On March 26, the U.S. Supreme Court will have a hearing on Proposition 8. This will be the first case dealing with same-sex marriage in the Supreme Court of the United States. Should the Supreme Court decide to strike down Prop 8, it would remove the decision that “only marriage between a man and a woman is valid or recognized in California.”
President Obama is one individual who supports overturning Prop 8. He spoke to the Supreme Court, asserting that Prop 8 serves an illegitimate purpose, and is based on “impermissible justice.”

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Kevin Rivas, a UC Merced senior, stepped up to speak about his experiences regarding the fraternity he was once interested in – and how they hazed him, dehumanized him, and literally drew blood.

Professor Elliott Campbell’s co-authored paper about the effects of mountaintop mining on global warming was selected by Environmental Research Letters (ERL) as one of the best papers of 2012.

In his paper, Campbell and his co-authors, James F. Fox and Peter M. Acton of the University of Kentucky, Lexington, write about how the practice of mountaintop mining causes places of vegetation that are originally carbon-removing to become transformed into places that are carbon-emitting.