At a talk on Thursday night, Molly Melching spoke about her experience working with women in Senegal. Melching, the founder and director of the Tostan Community Empowerment Program, described the lives of many women in Senegal: After working all day, exhausted from carrying heavy bowls on their heads, and finding firewood to cook meals for their families, some Senegalese end their days with an additional two to three hours of education in a classroom. Read more...

More than 940 student dancers are preparing to spend 26 hours on their feet this weekend during UCLA’s sixth annual Dance Marathon to benefit pediatric AIDS charities. Read more...

This week, the pending undergraduate student government Judicial Board case was decided in favor of the respondent, External Vice President Tina Park. The charges were that Park had appointed students to attend conferences without getting them approved by the Undergraduate Students Association Council, which the petitioners ““ Financial Supports Commissioner Shaun Doria and Facilities Commissioner PC Zai ““ allege the bylaws require. Read more...

In an effort to establish a partnership based on education and research with Indian government officials, several University of California professors and administrators are traveling to India this weekend. Read more...

In protest against the continuing violence in Darfur, Los Angeles will withdraw $27 million from pension funds with companies that deal with the Sudanese government. “The city of Los Angeles is adding its voice to the international outcry over the genocide in Darfur,” said Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa in a statement after announcing the city’s intention to divest. Read more...

Though Howie Gordon walked up to the front of the room making a bold fashion statement ““ a UCLA jersey paired with USC shorts ““ he was there to discuss something possibly even more sensitive ““ life in the adult-film industry. Read more...

The UCLA branch of Students for a Democratic Society held a demonstration in front of Kerckhoff Hall on Thursday afternoon to protest the war in Iraq. Read more...