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VOLUME 8, NO. 18
Citrus College Student with Disabilities Presents at Research Conference, Wins Award
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ith the aid of assistive technology, Elina Hughes, a communications major at Citrus College, recently became the first student with a disability to ever present at the annual Student Research Conference presented by Honors Transfer Council of California (HTCC). According to an article from the June 4, 2017, issue of Logos Magazine, Elina was born with athetoid cerebral palsy, a neuromotor disorder caused by damage to the developing brain. She has relied on specialized educators, aides and assistive technology throughout her educational career. After graduating from high school, Elina enrolled at Citrus College to pursue a degree in communications. Speech impairment, involuntary limb movement and frequent muscle cramps have made her journey challenging, but Elina has shown incredible resolve, becoming a leader in the process. When Elina submitted a paper in her honors history class about the United States government’s policy on disabled military members during the American Revolution and Civil War, her instructor, Brian Waddington, realized that her research had the potential to be accepted at
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Elina Hughes. - Courtesy photo
Orange County Law Enforcement, Angels Baseball Honor 2,000 Students for Resisting Gangs Angel Stadium will be turned into a real-life Field of Dreams for 2,000 at-risk Orange County children on Wednesday, May 1 as a reward for improving their school attendance and behavior while resisting bad influences. Players from the Angels lineup will join Orange County
District Attorney Todd Spitzer, Orange County Sheriff Don Barnes, and police chiefs from across the county to celebrate the achievements of these students and demonstrate how dedication and hard work
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FBI Arrests Riverside Man in Homicide Investigation Members of the Inland Regional Apprehension Team (IRAT) located and arrested Kelvin Trayvone Taylor, 25-years-old of Riverside, for a homicide that occurred in the Casa Blanca neighborhood in February of this year. At approximately 6:19 p.m. on Friday, February 8, 2019,
the City of Riverside’s Public Safety Communications Center received a medical aid call from the 7400 block of El Sol Way regarding an adult male who was unconscious. 22-year-old Jordan Love was
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San Bernardino County Tax Preparer Found Guilty In Tax Scheme A San Bernardino County tax preparer was found guilty of filing false and fraudulent tax returns with the Internal Revenue Service as part of a scheme that illegally generated more than $1 million in refunds. Scott Douglas Cutting
Sr., 69, of Apple Valley, was found guilty by a federal jury at the conclusion of a three-day trial. Following about two hours of deliberations, the jury convicted Cutting of six
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