Day of the Dead honors many
Bruin Walk Wednesday became a path commemorating the passing of
those who have died crossing the U.S.-Mexican border, with UCLA
student group Conciencia Libre setting up its exhibit, DÃa de
los Muertos: Death on the Border.
Co-leader of Conciencia Libre, Tonantzin Esparca, a fourth-year
theater student, said the day of the dead, ““ a day
celebrating the death of loved ones ““ now honors the lives of
738 individuals who, she said, have died crossing the border for a
chance at freedom.
Marked by 120 white crosses, individuals who have lost their
lives crossing the border in 2001 are remembered, according to
Esparca.
Their group also set up three illustrated borders, each
describing the stereotypes and the realities held by Americans and
Latinos about the United States and Mexico.
“(This) puts a face on the dead. They are human beings,
not animals,” said Andy Ramirez, a second-year English and
Chicano studies student.
Members of Conciencia Libre planned to camp on Bruin Walk
Wednesday night to prevent acts of vandalism on their exhibit.
Student starts taxicab business
CHICO, Calif. “”mdash; A new taxicab service in Chico, Calif.,
hopes to establish itself by getting its customers around town in
luxury automobiles.
Juan Gonzalez, a history student at CSU Chico, is the owner of
Golden Cab, a taxicab service he started two months ago to offer
Chico State students and other community members a luxury service
for affordable prices.
“I feel we have the best competitive prices in the market
right now,” Gonzalez said.
Golden Cab provides a Jaguar and two Lincoln Town Cars for
customers to ride in at prices ranging from a minimum of $3 for
every fare to $10 if the destination is near the downtown area. The
taxicab service will take its customers anywhere in the city and to
places outside the city such as Sacramento International
Airport.
Customers choose to ride in Golden Cab’s cars because they
would rather ride around town in a car that is meant for luxury and
not in a car that is meant just for transportation, he said.
Changes made to studying abroad
VILLANOVA, Pa. “”mdash; With the arrival of the 2002-03 academic
year, the study abroad policy at Villanova University will
change.
Currently, students pay tuition to the overseas program or
university they attend, but next year, students will pay Villanova
tuition instead. According to Lance Kenney, acting director of
International Studies and Overseas Programs, the Office of
International Studies changed its tuition policy because of
disparities existing within the current policy over
non-transferable scholarships and grants.
Most university scholarships and grants awarded to students do
not cover study abroad tuition, so even those students with full
four-year scholarships had to pay for their own study abroad
semesters.
Under the new policy, the excess revenue of students paying full
tuition for study abroad will go back toward student financial aid,
covering study abroad opportunities for students with scholarships
and grants.
Briefs compiled from Daily Bruin staff and wire reports.