Sunday, July 6th, 2008

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A heartfelt response to quake

Students remember China’s earthquake victims through vigil, other charity events

In the wake of a major earthquake that struck China earlier this week and has claimed more than 10,000 lives, members of the UCLA community are pooling in their efforts to respond to the disaster.

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Editorial: Same-sex marriage ruling is a triumph

On Thursday, the California State Supreme Court ruled to strike down the ban on same-sex marriage, making ours the second state in the country (after Massachusetts) to allow it.

This is a monumental and long-overdue decision on the part of the courts.

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Aid should be forced on Myanmar

Though national news outlets have been saturated with depressing reports from Myanmar, this publication’s opinion page has remained silent on the matter.

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Celebrate 60 years of free, progressive society

Fair and free elections. Progressive lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. Concern for the environment. Equal rights for women. These phrases describe only one country in the Middle East: Israel.

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Conference addresses terror in new ways

Lack of academic work on relationship between gender, fear prompts Friday’s panel series

Professors and researchers from several countries gathered at the Faculty Center on Friday to discuss the meaning of “terror” and its relationship to gender in a conference hosted by the UCLA Center for the Study of Women.

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Media isn’t feeding social ills

French bill unfairly faults, punishes Web sites, magazines for growing trend of eating disorders

When you have a problem and don’t feel like doing anything to solve or even understand it, one of the most effective courses of action to take is to blame the media.

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