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Every 15 Minutes highlights drinking and driving dangers
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Bianca Garcia is loaded onto a stretcher by emergency personnel during Pitman High Schools Every 15 Minutes program this week, which realistically shows high schoolers the perils of drunk driving. - photo by Photo by Vicente Rosales
Pitman High School senior TJ Sullivan’s plans of attending California State University, Northridge, this fall were cut short Thursday when the straight A student decided to get behind the wheel of a car after drinking, killing three of his classmates and earning himself a sentence of 33 years behind bars. Luckily for Sullivan, both his actions and their consequences were part of Every 15 Minutes – a two-day program that shows high school students the real-life ramifications of drinking and driving. When Sullivan’s vehicle collided with another car full of his peers in a simulated car crash at PHS Thursday morning, students Sonny Uppal, Bianca Garcia and Fallon Evans lost their lives.
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Stanislaus State ranked among nation’s best colleges
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Stanislaus State’s Academic Senate voted in favor of a bill that would require students enrolled in all 23 California State University campuses to take one 3-credit unit of any qualifying Ethnic Studies course before they graduate (Journal file photo).
The Princeton Review has named Stanislaus State one of the nation’s Best Value Colleges for 2025, recognizing the University for offering one of the highest returns on investment (ROI) in higher education.
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