Wednesday, August 12

In the news:

Remembering the tragedy at Bhopal

A panel discussion will be held today to draw attention to the world's biggest industry disaster, which occurred 25 years ago after a gas leak from a Union Carbide plant contaminated the area surrounding the central Indian city of Bhopal. Read more...


California job losses remain highest in US

A recent research and policy brief released by the UCLA Institute for Research on Labor and Unemployment reported that job losses in California decreased, but remained higher than any other state in the country during March. Read more...



State Supreme Court upholds Prop. 8

The California Supreme Court decided to uphold Proposition 8 on Tuesday, which bans same-sex marriage in California. Read more...

Photo: Fourth-year political science student Michael Mederos sits in the intersection of Wilshire Boulevard and Veteran Avenue during a protest on Tuesday.




Obama picks first Hispanic justice

President Barack Obama nominated Sonia Sotomayor, a federal appeals judge with a challenging and successful history, to be the first Hispanic justice on the Supreme Court on Tuesday. Read more...