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Table Contents

76 ECHOES OF SEXUAL ASSAULT

America’s “blame the victim” culture shames women into silence, perpetuating a national crisis.

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76 STAYING ON TRACK Olympic medalist Tonie Campbell never got the new track he was promised, but inspired thousands of young athletes.

82 OVERWORK KILLS AMERICANS

6 SEEKING CONGRESSIONAL STAMP OF APPROVAL

Legendary Chicano artist Salvador Barajas honors migrant labor in a series of U.S. postage stamps.

10 MESSENGERS OF HEAVEN

Butterflies help human rights activists draw attention to mistreatment of migrants around the globe.

18 LATINO VIBE FADES

Egotistical architects, short-sighted leaders strip college of its unique Mesoamerican aesthetic.

22 DEMANDING MODERNITY AT BYU

A discriminatory honor code at ‘South County’s Mormon University’ targets LGBTQ students.

34 ANTI-SEMITISM

ON THE RISE South County schools, libraries, public transit and college publications attacked by hate mongers.

44 HATE CRIMES ARE A DIRE WARNING

Multicultural borderlands communities must guard against a new wave of white supremacy.

48 SUPER BLOOM PAINTS

DESERTS Record winter rains transform arid, sandy Anza-Borrego into a tapestry of blossoming brilliance.

50 HOMELESS BUT HOPEFUL

A pair of students struggling with homelessness and poverty press on with their academic dreams.

Mexico’s Women Fight Femicide

Human rights organizations decry sexual assault and murder of thousands of women and girls each year. 66

Bending Darkness to Light

Holocaust survivor Rose Schindler was a great teacher for a new generation. 30

Homeless Among Us

Economic and mental health maladies fuel an explosion in the region’s homeless population. 58

U.S. is slow to realize that its toxic workaholic culture is unproductive and dangerous.

84 REMOVING MONUMENTS TO RACISTS Latino, LGBTQ activists fight to remove statue of former San Diego politician Pete Wilson, father of notorious Prop 187.

87 LOWRIDERS BACK ON THE ROAD National City finally repeals its controversial 1992 ban on cruising and modified cars.

92 A ROARING SUCCESS

In a rare interview, popular mascot Johnny Jaguar says he is serious about promoting fun and school spirit.

95 CORRUPTION EATS AT OUR SOULS Galling ATM theft by college administrator is the latest in college’s troubled history of graft and cover-ups.

98 ZIG-ZAG ZEN OF SKATING Road rash and bruises are metaphors for coping with life’s ups and downs.

101 NO COMMUNITY IN COMMUNITY COLLEGE COVID, construction constrict social opportunities for students starving for interaction.

102 LIVING MUSEUM FOR DYNAMIC COMMUNITY Chicano Park’s revolutionary creation story and worldfamous murals power a historic collection.

107 WOODY GUTHRIE’S FINAL SONG STILL HEARTBREAKING After 75 years “Deportee: Plane Wreck at Los Gatos” remains an angry — and relevant — protest masterpiece.