Patrick Lee Articles
  • Homelessness 101 and Eliminating Fear

    Homelessness is an issue that makes many Americans uncomfortable. Briana Stickney (City Liaison for Rock Harbor Fullerton) and Jason Phillips (leader of Fullerton ACT) have collaborated with other organizations in order to create seminars regarding homelessness, in hopes of eliminating fear. In an ...
  • Somali Women Sexually Abused and Exploited by Soldiers in African Union Mission in Somalia

    On Monday, the Human Rights Watch (HRW) posted a report about sexual abuse and exploitation of Somali women by soldiers of the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM). The report by the HRW includes interviews with victims of the sexual abuse and exploitation, all of them being young Somali ...
  • Russia's New Bill on Fines Towards Media Outlets

    On Thursday a draft of a bill regarding fines on media was posted online. According to an article by Moscow Times, the Communications and Mass Media Ministry drafted the bill. Russian citizens are free to post their opinions about the bill until September 19, 2014.
  • Ebola Outbreak Elicits a Call for International Involvement

    The World Health Organization (WHO) released information September 4, 2014 regarding the total number of cases and deaths regarding the Ebola virus in West Africa. According to the WHO, there have been about 1,900 confirmed deaths in West Africa due to this disease. The total number of those who ...
  • ISIS Threatens Putin with Liberation of Chechnya

    Recently, ISIS militants made a video directed at Russian President Vladimir Putin. The video shows an ISIS militant inside a fighter jet that he claims is a Russian aircraft. In the background there is a Russian voice mentioning the fighter plane as “Russian technology”. According to an article ...
  • Activists Claim Undercover Colors Misses the Issue

    Since January of 2014, four male undergraduate students at North Carolina State University have been developing a nail polish that changes color when in contact with date rape drugs such as Xanax, Rohypnol, and GHB. The group of four students has decided to call their company “Undercover Colors”.
  • Four Facts You Should Know About the California Drought

    The drought in California is serious, yet not hopeless. Lack of available water affects California residents in various ways that many may not be aware of. These are a few:
  • Four Men and A Woman Arrested for Attempted Trafficking in Moreno Valley

    Last Monday, Riverside police arrested four men and a woman who were involved in the attempted trafficking of an 18-year-old female victim. The victim was abducted the previous Friday and sexually abused by several members of the group.
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