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Gifts that Make a Statement Without Breaking your Wallet (p. 11) Volume XIX. No. 101 December 2016 Fidel Castro Dead Worlds AIDS Day Health Fair (p.9) BY Michell Cabrera The fair had five main goals: raise awareness, disease.” infected. However, “it’s recommended that encourage prevention, testing, treatment for It’s very important that people know from ages 3 to 64 people get tested” says the ones who are suffering from HIV, and that there is no vaccine for this disease and Kathleen Pecinka. honor the ones who have died. they have to be very careful with their health, Prevention is the key to live a joyful life Worlds AIDS Day is an annual event once the virus gets in their immune system, without the concern of being diagnosed with that has been celebrated since the 1980s it can’t be overcome. World AIDS Day HIV. The fair had many people willing to and it encourages people to come together helps spread information to the people who give information about the ways to prevent and fight against this terrible disease. doesn’t know about the virus and educate it and what was the best options. Using HIV infections were first discovered in them about the different kind of ways it can condoms gives people a 99 percent chance the 1980s, the starting point where large be transmitted and prevented. of not being infected with the disease when amounts people were becoming infected Raising Awareness is one of the main having sexual intercourse. However, there is within the years. HIV stands for Human goal for the World’s AIDs Day Fair. People still a 1 percent chance of getting the disease. Immunodeficiency Virus and once it’s in the worldwide should be aware of this disease Being both partners tested before taking body it weakens the person’s ability to fight and its consequences. HIV and AIDS are a further step is always the best option. against infections which can surely lead to more prevalent in large poor populations. Testing can prevent people from suffering Photo Credit: www.alderhealth.org AIDS. The virus can be transmitted by sexual There is a lack of awareness of the virus from a horrible disease and live a life out of Queensborough Community College intercourse, bodily fluids, blood transfusion, and it’s very difficult for them to prevent it HIV precaution regrets. There are also drugs successfully hosted a World’s AIDS Day and by sharing needles. According to Isabel giving the fact that they may not have the that can be taken to prevent from getting Health Fair on November 30, 2016, in the Hocevar from the Health Department, “there resources. People in their productive years, infected. “Pre-exposure prophylaxis help Upper Level of the Student Union Building. is therapy, treatment but no vaccine for the from 15 to 30, are at a higher risk of getting continued on page 3 How Latinos Feel with Donald Trump As White Their New President Supremacists BY Jessica Arias in the Alt-Right With the elections over, the new 45th Find a Place in president-elect of the United States of America is Donald Trump. Since the early the Trump White morning of Wednesday after the election, many protests have been occurring. A new House hashtag #NotMyPresident was developed BY Vanessa Lewis by people against Donald Trump showing their discontent. Many Latinos feel As Americans closely watch President- critical of the president-elect, given the elect Trump fill his cabinet with high-ranking rhetoric Trump used during his campaign, government officials, the appointment of which branded Mexicans as rapists and Stephan K. Bannon as chief strategist and drug dealers and his proposal of building counselor to the President-elect has sparked a flood of outrage across the Unites States. In August 2016, Bannon became manager of the Trump presidential campaign, adding Inside the source: global.fncstatic.com another job title to his now controversial Communique a wall to seal off the border. But there are only thing immigrants want is to provide resume. Bannon’s diverse resume includes also Latinos who voted for Donald Trump wellness to their family. service in the United States Navy from because they feel he can bring something 1976-1983, holding an investment banking Jose Cando a first year QCC student Campus, pg 2 different to the presidency. who works for an organization that focus position at Goldman Sachs, working as an “We did want a change for the United on ensuring immigrants rights echoed her executive producer in the film industry, City, pg 6 States but not someone like Donald Trump sentiments. and most notably serving as executive National, pg 8 who dislikes immigrants, as if he doesn’t “We as a Latino community will keep chairperson of Breitbart News Network. know about history,” said one third semester fighting for our rights, we would prove During Bannon’s time working in the Lifestyles/Holiday, pg 11 Queensborough Community College Donald Trump we aren’t bad as he says film and media industry, he met and became Arts, pg 14 (QCC) student, Estefany Fernandez. “We we are,” Jose said. “We are hard working acquainted with writer and publisher Sports, pg 15 are all immigrants due to our ancestors who people, we want the best for our families Andrew Breitbart. Breitbart, founder of emigrated here.” that’s why we came to the United States the Breitbart News Network is known Opinion, pg 18 Estefany suppose that the protests will because in our country of origin we couldn’t for assisting Arianna Huffington in the keep occurring to let Donald Trump know do it.” creation of the popular online news site, Letter to the Editor, pg 19 that Latinos have the right of being in the Fernanda Robles, a second year QCC United States as much as anyone, and the continued on page 3 continued on page 4 2 Queensborough Communiqué, December 2016 Campus News The U.S. Versus Mother Nature: US Policy on Global Warming BY Wendy Rivera sustainable development in reducing the risk of loss and damage.” The EPA’s (Environmental Protection Agency) administrator Gina McCarthy, has worked with Barack Obama to ensure that America initiates earth-friendly actions nationally and internationally. However, due to our president-elect’s philosophies on climate change, current plans by the EPA might be subject to change. In a recent New York Times article, Donald Trump claims that, once in office, he’ll replace McCarthy with a known climate contrarian, Myron Ebell, . Ebell is a contributor in a national organization called Cooler Heads Photo credit: Gage Skidmore - Trump delivering a speech in August 2016 Coalition which is “focused on dispelling the myths of global warming The world is changing, and attacks. As of now, the Supreme by exposing flawed economic, Due to the hectic election, many scientists have proven that there Court has put the brakes on it to scientific, and risk analysis”, as stated citizens, as well as foreign allies are is no reversing the damage that have another judicial review. on their website. concerned of policies that will affect has been done to our planet. The In 2015, Obama met with over Cooler Heads Coalition claim that the nation. During Donald Trump’s place we call home won’t be as 190 countries and created the Paris coal mining and other techniques, that transition into office, climate change sustainable in the future. President Agreement. The consensus aims increase greenhouse emissions, will supporters as well as opponents, will Obama has used executive orders to to form earth-friendly policies boost the U.S. economically as well be awaiting his game plan. act against climate change by using such as decreasing greenhouse as becoming less dependent on other solar or wind power to generate gas emissions, a result of using countries’ oil imports. Many from electricity to create a clean energy burning fossil fuels for electricity, the left wing agree that “fracking” economy. With the new president heat or transportation. According will produce more jobs in states such elect, Donald Trump, questions to the Paris Agreement, developing as TX, ND, PA, CO, OK, and VA. have been raised about all kinds of countries such as China and India Fracking is a technique issues, including those involving will need financial and technological known as hydraulic environmental policies. support to transitioning from fossil fracturing, this process In 2012, Trump tweeted, “The fuels to natural forms of energy. QUEENSBOROUGH causes “the injection of COMMUNIQUÉ concept of global warming was Last year President Barack fluid into shale bed at created by and for the Chinese in 222-05 56th Ave. Obama pledged $3 billion dollars to high pressure in order Bayside, NY 11364 order to make U.S. manufacturing the United Nations’ Green Climate to free up petroleum non-competitive.” Fund (GCF). The GCF is a global resources (such as oil Editors Donald Trump’s belief of a initiative that targets low-emission or natural gas), stated Nikita Jones, Tanya Cabrera, in Merriam-Webster’s “Chinese Hoax” could potentially and climate-resilient development. Wendy Rivera boost the economy, but hurt the Many GOP members who support dictionary. The amount environment. Trump believe the Paris Agreement of water used for Copy Editor: Under Barack Obama’s will cause an economic strain for the fracking is one thing Karol Escamilla, Vanessa Lewis administration the U.S. has been U.S. GOP members have claimed but specifically, the adamant in foreign affairs to that the United Nations created a aftermath of mixing Sports Editor: Toussaint Carter counteract the consequences of scam and ultimately would want it with chemicals, climate change.