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UCR researchers make breakthrough in yellow fever AMY ZAHN Staff Writer
deeply concerned about African American youths and their struggles in relation to those in the Philippines. “Filipino youth and black youth are being targeted and murdered by the state (with) a culture of impunity — no justice for the families and no victims of state violence,” she said. “Justice for Michael Brown … is not going to be one in the courts, but in the streets and by the people.” Wearing black as a sign of solidarity, protesters also
A research team led by UCR Associate Professor of Biomedical Research Dr. Ilhem Messaoudi recently made a breakthrough in the management and detection of yellow fever, a tropical disease responsible for 200,000 infections and 30,000 deaths annually. According to Dr. Messaoudi, the goal of the project was to gain a better understanding of the mechanisms by which the yellow fever virus can lead to death, which, she says are not currently well understood. The project was accomplished through the collaboration of Staff Research Associate Flora Engelmann and Associate Professor of Bioinformatics Thomas Girke of UC Riverside, along with several researchers from various other institutions. Although the three-year project was completed at the end of 2013, the team spent several months organizing data and writing a manuscript, which were only reviewed and accepted by Public Library of Science, a literary science journal, on Nov. 20. Yellow fever, an acute viral disease primarily transmitted by mosquitos, can also be transmitted between monkeys and humans. According to the World Health Organization, the number of yellow fever infections has increased over the
► SEE PROTEST, PAGE 4
► SEE YELLOW FEVER, PAGE 2
VINCENT TA / HIGHLANDER “I have a dream” is engraved in the Martin Luther King statue in Downtown Riverside where protestors congregated during a Ferguson demonstration.
Ferguson protest fans out in Downtown Riverside
SANDY VAN Senior Staff Writer
Nearly 40 community members came out to condemn the non-indictment ruling of Darren Wilson, a white police officer who fatally shot Michael Brown, an unarmed African American man near Ferguson, Mo. back in Aug. 2014. Announced nearly one week ago, the ruling has continued to spark ongoing and sometimes violent demonstrations throughout the nation. Located in front of the Blood
Orange Infoshop in Downtown Riverside, the Nov. 26 event was organized by the Guerillera Collective Inland Empire, a community organization that provides a safe space to talk about issues of race and gender. “I believe police violence is an epidemic in this country. Innocent people, especially black youth, are targeted and killed so frequently by cops who almost never even get put on trial, let alone charged for murder,” explained second-year UCR student Arman Azedi, who was one of 176 people
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scheduled to attend, according to the Facebook event page. Starting from University Avenue and moving through parts of Downtown Riverside, the protest drew allies from various local organizations such as Anakbayan Inland Empire, a chapter of a national youth organization dedicated to educating, organizing and mobilizing members around issues that affect the Filipino community. UCR 2011 alumna and Anakbayan representative Nicole Dumaguindin felt
FEATURES
Write-off: Writers debate on the merits of the recent UC tuition raise. PAGE 6
RADAR
Campus Cope reveals the ins and outs we wished we knew before we had to get that grade.
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SPORTS
“Horrible Bosses 2” isn’t horrible, but isn’t great either. PAGE 15
Brittany Crain and the women’s basketball team stay hot over Thanksgiving break.
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