Thursday, July 9


LGBT mentoring lost without leader

For 10 years, psychologist Pat Alford-Keating helped ease the difficult transition lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students faced as they were introduced to the LGBT community for the first time. Read more...



Lecturer proposes education by laptop

In a speech today, UC Regents’ lecturer Nicholas Negroponte plans to focus on how to bridge digital and educational divides in developing countries through his One Laptop Per Child project. Read more...


Phone users rejecting landlines, going cellular

A few days ago, Jennifer Lai heard the sound of a phone ringing in her suitemate’s room. But instead of hearing the tune of “SexyBack” coming from a cell phone, she was startled to hear the basic ring of a landline phone. Read more...


Speaker to discuss rights, writers

In November 1995 in Nigeria, Ken Saro-Wiwa, a prominent novelist and environmental activist, was executed by hanging by the country’s military regime after a controversial trial. Read more...


“˜Naptime’ promotes mental health

Representatives from the Undergraduate Students Association Council attempted to lay out lawn chairs, blankets and pillows amid the bustle of Bruin Walk at Meyerhoff Park Wednesday afternoon, but were unable to due to campus regulations. Read more...