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California Student Government Prez Stabbed In Bias Incident � Student Activism

California Student Government Prez Stabbed In Bias Incident � Student Activism

California Student Government Prez Stabbed In Bias Incident

The student government president at California’s Chico State University was stabbed late Saturday night in what police are calling a bias crime.
Joseph Igbineweka, a Nigerian immigrant, was accosted on his way home from a party by two men yelling racial slurs. One of the two, identified as Chico resident Barry Sayavong, is said to have attacked Igbineweka with a knife, causing injuries to his arms, torso, and neck.
A Facebook profile indicates that Sayavong attends