Business-minded scouts and rigid American visa policies stunt the growth of Cameroonian basketball and shatter destitute players' dreams Read more...
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A young Cameroonian basketball player enjoys a pick-up game in Yaoundé, Cameroon, at Nlongkak basketball court, one of less than 10 outdoor courts throughout the city, on the evening of July 16.
Proponents of higher education breathed a sigh of relief Friday when Gov. Read more...
At first glance, Marie Zappone looks just like any other student at UCLA. Read more...
It is only about 15 miles from sunny Westwood to the heart of downtown Los Angeles. But 15 miles via bike is a whole different story "“ especially when traffic, afternoon heat and hundreds of avid environmentalists are added to the mix. On Sunday, dozens of Ecology, Economy, Equity members and community residents biked from UCLA to Los Angeles City Hall to participate in the "Get Coal and Oil Out of L.A." rally as part of the 10/10/10 Global Work Party, an international event dubbed "the world's biggest day of climate change action in history." "We wanted to do something beneficial for the environment, to show politicians and elected leaders that this can be done," said Natalie Gaber, co-chair of the sustainability group E3 and a fourth-year communication studies student. The rally accompanied CicLAvia, an event for which seven and a half miles of L.A. Read more...
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Fourth-year political science and history student Dane Peterson is a member of E3.
Women are sharing exactly where they like it: on the desk, on the couch, on the floor. Despite what it may sound like, the "it" in question is actually a purse. People perusing Facebook over the past few days may have noticed these statuses written by their female friends, the point of which was to increase discussion about breast cancer. Read more...
Lining the streets from the Washington Monument to the Potomac River, 200,000 gays, lesbians, bisexuals and transsexuals rallied in Washington, D.C., on Oct. Read more...
A crowd of more than 100 students and faculty protested against tuition increases, concerns about the privatization of the university and wage cuts for university workers outside Meyerhoff Park on Thursday. Read more...
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Students demonstrate at the October 7 Day of Action rally in Bruin Plaza. Protests were held at UC campuses in response to budget cuts and tuition increases.
