Months after it went viral, the effects of Alexandra Wallace’s video rant about Asian students at UCLA refuse to go away. Earlier this summer in June, Westwood restaurant The Palace Restaurant partnered with a student business (UCLA Munchies) to form a takeout service named Ching Chong Ling Long. The name was a direct reference to…
To my wonderful readers, We finally have our spring 2011 issue available online. Unfortunately, we do not have printed versions available due to lack of funding. That didn’t stop us from publishing though! [issuu layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml showflipbtn=true documentid=110608003527-a200b44cddd546eeb56a1438f0ac970c docname=spring2011 username=pacificties loadinginfotext=Spring%202011%20-%20The%20Story%20Issue showhtmllink=true tag=asian%20american width=420 height=271 unit=px]
Hungry students and their supporters sit for the seventh day in front of University of California at Berkeley’s California Hall. The students asked University Chancellor Robert Birgeneau yesterday to reinstate fired ethnic-studies staff members. “We’re still here, we’re still fighting and basically, we’re not going anywhere,” said a weary- looking, third-year Native American studies major,…
As of May 4, students and supporters at UC Berkeley have engaged in a hunger strike that has lasted 176 hours. The hunger strike is to protest the firing of several ethnic-studies staff members. The staff members were fired in response to an audit of university-wide operations carried out by consulting firm Bain and Company.…
I logged onto URSA and checked the cost for next year. The total was $27,000+. Some people are worried about Judgment Day on Saturday, and all I can think of are fee increases and another huge student protest next year. I am a student. I am involved in extracurriculars. I have to work more than 20…
Japanese earthquake victims are still receiving assistance from their friends across the ocean. The Thousand Hearts Benefits Concert will include a collection of singers, artists, and celebrities that hope to raise funds for the victims of the Japanese earthquake. The concert will be on the 23rd of April and will take place at the Pasadena…