VOLUME 51 ISSUE 5 ESTABLISHED IN 1968
THE UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO WWW.THEUSDVISTA.COM
Thursday, October 10, 2013
Vigil and prayer service for immigration reform By Jackson Somes NEWS EDITOR
children travel across South or Latin entering the United States. These children, traveling without parents or guardian supervision, risk their lives The Southwest Key Programs provides children who have crossed the the U.S. USD student Denise Ambriz volunteered her time to work with the Southwest Key Programs to help the unaccompanied children currently would talk with the children held she did with the children was an icebreaker where each child announced to the group. This is a typical activity, but took on a much more somber tone that he had gone seven days without
Ambriz said, “and still so much hope.”
held on Sept. 25. On this night, USD service, a candlelight vigil and a silent walk to Founders Chapel to attend the universities all across the United States that held similar events to increase Jackson Somes/The Vista
Margarita Vargas (left) and Ernesto Reyes (standing right).
in the United States. including Georgetown University, Boston College and Loyola University express the same message. “They [the other universities] were holding either prayer services, masses,
senior, Margarita Vargas, answered the call.
Reyes said. Reyes works with University
Reyes explained his interest in
status allowed Reyes to become a U.S. citizen within one year. “I want to see those options available to other people,” Reyes said.
really passionate about the multiple
the student leaders who organized the vigil. It was these two groups who were
past and own status as an immigrant. As a Cuban immigrant he was able to achieve a privileged status in the current immigration system by seeking
and organize an event that promoted
communist regime. This enhanced
political reasons rather than economic
Vargas
currently
works
with
USD student organizations. Through events such as the vigil held on Sept. that took place on Oct. 5. On June 27 the U.S. Senate passed bill, S. 744, which promised drastic
hard to get people to care about an
law by ramping up border security while simultaneously allowing paths
government shutdown,” Vargas said. The vigil and prayer service
immigrants. The bill has stalled in momentum.
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Greek Life off campus event buses targeted by SDPD By Sarah White CONTRIBUTOR
“I think it was a rough start to the
to the bus driver, they emptied the bus.” more strict at the beach lately and seem to be giving out more citations,” sophomore Billy Anderson said, “but this bus situation seemed planned.“
when the police lined us up against the Young said, “they were asking people
Sept. 20 and Sept. 27, almost a dozen
arrived to the parking lot on the second bus that was returning to the beach
the San Diego Police Department. These citations were received both
his bus were not getting stopped, he
students saying like they may have
other bus. “I saw the cops stopping random
the Lambda Chi Alpha Bid Night event. Witnesses say police were patrolling the overnight parking lot on Mission Blvd. when they spotted the
Photo Courtesy of Courtney Ochi
USD students targeted at off campus buses located in overnight lots in Mission Beach.
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Womack said. “While the police talked
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Gamma Phi Beta, and was on the bus during this incident. not caused any problems, and that the police showed up and destroyed an event wasting money not only put into the event, but also into the buses,” Young said. worried about the cops being there, but underage,” senior Kami Shabaz said, “The cops sent the bus driver to Kinkos
risk management, but this bus driver
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Students had boarded the bus in the overnight parking lot when they say the police pulled the bus driver over to review his paperwork. “Certain licensure and paperwork
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Students who were at the incident say police then approached the bus to get a better look at what was going on. This is where they began questioning students about their ages and handing out MIC citations.
tickets,” Anderson said. The second incident happened on Sept. 27 prior to attending an
returned to the bus they would be breathalyzed.”
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