Ethnic Studies

Why do we hate? Academics seek answer in new field

Why did the Nazis hate the Jews? Hate is everywhere, but the fundamental question of why one person can hate another has never been studied adequately, contends Jim Mohr of Gonzaga University, who is developing a new academic...

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UW Women's Hoops | UW's Lydia Young to have career-ending knee surgery

The senior forward has patellofemoral syndrome, which prevents her knee cap from sliding smoothly Washington senior Lydia Young will undergo career-ending knee surgery in two weeks. The date hasn't been confirmed, but Young was...

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CU Student Spotlights Victims Of Drug War

During Cynthia Molina's lifetime, hundreds of young women have disappeared or been murdered in her hometown of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico. A student at the University of Colorado and a member of the Pi Lambda Chi Latina Sorority,...

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Public invited to parent night

COTTER — Students at Amanda Gist Elementary School in Cotter invite the public to their Social Studies Parent Night at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the school cafeteria. First-graders will present the Thanksgiving story, sharing their...

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"WE ARE STILL HERE " mural at SF State University honors the First People, related issues.

The last permanent MURAL to adorn the walls of the Cesar Chavez Center saw light yesterday, November 20, 2009. Commissioned in October 2005 with great effort and sacrifices - this MURAL that means a lot to the First People, the...

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University of Calif. imposes $2,500 fee increase as police in riot gear watch over protest

Armed, campus police officers point Taser guns as they seize a bag from an unidentified student, after they refused to leave a meeting room on the University of California, Los Angeles campus on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. UCLA...

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1969 Alcatraz takeover 'changed the whole course of history'

From Nicole Lapin and Jason Hanna, CNN Native Americans occupied Alcatraz for 19 months, starting in November 1969 Indians wanted to focus on "broken treaties, broken promises," professor says Occupiers didn't get demands but...

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Grey Cup is Durant's ultimate goal

By Rob Vanstone, Leader-PostNovember 20, 2009 3:17 PM Photograph by: Leader-Post files REGINA — The label of starting quarterback in the CFL's West Division final has a nice ring to it, but Darian Durant has another ring in...

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'Connect' encourages black alumni to become more involved with Princeton

by Staff A new alumni-led enterprise will involve black graduates more deeply in the life of Princeton University as leaders, volunteers and donors. Efforts are now under way with "Connect: A Black Alumni Leadership Initiative"...

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Dell Hymes, 1927-2009

Dell Hymes, a giant of sociolinguistic theory, has died. "He didn't have much patience for wasting your time in academic endeavors that wouldn't have a direct relevance for the world and for righting some of the inequalities in...

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