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Deputies Protect Teacher After Anti-Military Rant

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are monitoring for threats against a Pico Rivera teacher who made disparaging remarks against the military and the student who secretly recorded him — both online and in their neighborhoods. “There has been a firestorm described as mean comments. No threats of bodily injury at this point,” Capt. Patrick Valdez […]

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How a 20-Year-Old Found Military Soft Spot

Twenty-year-old college student Nathan Ruser has an interest in the Syrian conflict and an affinity for maps. It’s this combination that led him to discover the potential security risks posed by fitness app Strava. On Saturday, the Australian came across a tweet of Strava’s global heatmap, which was originally published in November 2017. Ruser noticed […]

Program Offers Preparation for New Life

“I came into the military when I was 18 years old; this is my first job,” said TAP attendee Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Roane, Air Mobility Command Director of Logistics. “A lot has changed over the past 27 years. TAP helps a person like me catch up with the times of what is on the […]

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Details Scarce on Wounded Warrior Dismissal

Marine officials are releasing few details after the commanding officer was relieved of command and two staff members were placed on leave within Wounded Warrior Battalion East. Lt. Col. Chris Hrudka was relieved of command by Wounded Warrior Regiment Commanding Officer Col. Larry Miller on Jan. 29 due to “a loss of trust and confidence,” […]

D.O.E. Eyes Major Cuts in Loan Forgiveness

WASHINGTON — The Education Department’s plan to provide only partial relief to some students defrauded by for-profit colleges could reduce overall payments by about 60 percent, according to a preliminary analysis obtained by The Associated Press. The agency announced in December that it was discontinuing the Obama administration’s practice of fully wiping out the loans […]

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The U.S. Department of Labor recently reported that the unemployment rate for post-9/11 military veterans dropped to 4.2 percent in 2017 – one of the lowest rates since 2007. And while much is being done to support our nation’s most recent veterans, many steps still need to be taken to remove the roadblocks to employing […]

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LSU Sets Ambitious Online Education Goal

About a dozen years ago, Southern New Hampshire University was a private liberal arts college with a few thousand students. Finances were tough, so university leaders took a risk by investing in online education. Judged only by the campus, it’s still a small school. Yet some 100,000 students took at least one online class from […]

10 Most Popular Upcoming MOOCS

Camera Essentials School of Visual Arts via Kadenze This class will provide an understanding of the camera settings and gear that is used in professional DSLR and mirrorless video production. We will cover the basics of camera systems and lenses, including achieving perfect exposure and great color, and will also dig into lighting and camera […]

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Workplace Safety Touted as Perfect Fit for Vets

Leadership, loyalty, teamwork, strong communications skills, and technical expertise are characteristics of military veterans. They’re also, according to the American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE), characteristics of occupational safety and health professionals. ASSE is encouraging military members leaving the service to consider workplace safety as a second career. “We need to bolster the pipeline of […]

G.W. Students Want Priority in Registering

Student veterans at GW are pressing administrators to give them first pick of classes. A top veteran leader met with University President Thomas LeBlanc Thursday to request the policy change, which student veterans said would get rid of frustrations they face while trying to fulfill the credits needed to graduate. Former service members said priority […]

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Filmmaker Weaving Tale of Military Heroism

Very rarely are films about the military made by those who actually served. Joshua DeFour, a radio-television-film graduate student and veteran of the United States Marine Corps, is one of those rare individuals. DeFour has been cultivating his storytelling skills in the MFA Film and Media Production program for the past three years and hopes […]

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Teacher’s Rant About Military Goes Viral

A Pico Rivera teacher and councilman is under investigation by the school board after the release of recordings in which he disparaged members of the military. The remarks by Councilman Gregory Salcido, a teacher at El Rancho High School, have triggered a backlash in a community that local leaders say has strong ties to the […]

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