Tuesday, May 19

Assaults have lasting effects

As the number of reports of sexual battery occurring in Westwood increases every week ““ now totaling seven in the last month ““ it is clear the incidents have gotten more than a few students shaken. Read more...


Divestment’s first step

SAN DIEGO “”mdash; The UC Board of Regents committed Thursday to further analyze the effects of divesting from its business holdings in Sudan and inform certain companies of its concern over the activities of the Sudanese government, but delayed a vote on full divestment until March. Read more...




Blogs update class experience

When one thinks about a university math class, several thoughts come to mind ““ finals, midterms, problem sets ““ but blogging is usually not one of them. Read more...


Many religions, just one message

Everyone, no matter how different, is part of the one body of humanity ““ this was the message given at Wednesday’s Students for Peace Festival. “(It’s) seeing yourself everywhere. Read more...


Shedding light on human trafficking

Full of “dreams and goals,” Maria Suarez entered the U.S. at age 16 as a slave sold for $200. As one of an estimated 900,000 yearly victims of human trafficking, Suarez shared her story at the Human Trafficking Conference, hosted by Youth for Human Rights International and supported by the Bruin Democrats, on Wednesday. Read more...