Here's your USD News Connect — where each week the University of San Diego media relations team offers expert voices to speak on stories impacting our community. If you're interested in the stories below, or need experts for any other topic you might be working on, don't hesitate to reach out to us at press@sandiego.edu.*
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Early Voting Has Begun: What You Need to Know Ahead of the Midterm Elections
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In San Diego County, ballots were sent to registered voters on Saturday and early voting began yesterday. Casey Dominguez, professor in the department of political science and international relations, can discuss tips for people to register to vote, what early voting looks like and share how she and USD students are working to register students to vote. In fact, 76.3% of USD students registered and voted in 2020, thanks, in part, to the work of Dominguez and the USD committee, USD Votes.
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What is the Status of DACA After Last Week's Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Ruling?
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The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals made a decision last week on a case which challenged the legality of the DACA program in Texas and other states. Tammy Lin, Esq., supervising attorney of USD's Immigration Clinic, can discuss more about what this case means for DACA Dreamers looking ahead and what could be next.
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USD's Housing Rights Project is Providing Free Legal Help to Section 8 Tenants who saw Rent Increases after AB 1482
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According to the California Apartment Association, AB 1482 became effective January 2020 and "imposes rent caps on some residential rental properties in California." For one of our most vulnerable populations, tenants with Section 8 vouchers, some landlords are hiking up rents beyond those limits and the Housing Commission is improperly approving the rent increases above the 10% limit. Alysson Snow, leader of the Housing Rights Project at USD's School of Law, can discuss how she has seen some of her clients see more than a 34% increase in rent and how this bill is impacting families living in Section 8 housing. The Housing Rights Project launched less than a year ago and is focused on providing education, outreach and free direct client representation to serve the legal needs of low-income and undocumented tenants facing housing instability and homelessness. USD law students also help represent the clients and their cases.
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* Please note that times of availability will vary according to professors' schedules.
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The Future of Theatre: From More Representation of BIPOC Artists to New Changes After the Pandemic
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You can listen to our latest podcast episode of “At the Edge of it All” with guest Jesse Perez, Program Director and Craig Noel Distinguished Professor at The Old Globe and University of San Diego Shiley Graduate Theatre Program. Perez discusses how he got interested in acting, his experience as a person of color in the theatre industry and how the pandemic changed elements of the acting world.
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