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Do the rich pay their fair share?

Ronald Slater, Contributor • May 11, 2016

The top 1 percent earn $500,000 or more — a great income. Most people only get to that level after many years of hard work, and quite possibly the accumulation of serious debt to fund their education and build their business. Of course, there are people who make more than $500,000...

Strategic plan of diversity and inclusion calls for community feedback

Jasmine Demers, Managing Editor • April 13, 2016

Campus administrators are currently asking for feedback from students, faculty, and staff on CSUSM’s new Diversity and Inclusion Strategic Plan. The need to develop a strategic plan for diversity and inclusion was outlined in the Diversity Mapping Project, which was conducted at CSUSM...

Social issues highlight differences between equity, equality

Pierson Cepeda, Web & Social Media Assistant Manager • February 23, 2016

When I hear talk of equality, people often measure its standards in terms of the United States of America and the rest of the world. Equality is not necessarily a bad ideal on which to build a country. Ideally, equality assumes that everybody has the same status, rights and access....

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