I totally forgot to talk about LCC’s Epic FAIL show last week, which is too bad, because it was pretty awesome. Here’s another event that, while not arts and entertainment related, will probably be as awesome: Ethnic Studies Now! at UCLA and Beyond. A symposium on the state…
San Francisco Supervisor Jane Kim has been refusing to recite the pledge of allegiance since high school. “I don’t think our flag represents a nation when there’s livery and justice for all,” says Kim. “And I reserve my right to disagree or to even protest when I think…
Executive Order 13515 requires federal agencies to form plans in order to improve the participation in and access to federal programs for underserved AAPIs. Spearheading the order is the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Interagency Working Group (IWG). Plans in twenty-three participating agencies, such…
An investigation to a Diamond Bar home invasion comes to an end after the arrest of the remaining two of the six suspects. During the November burglary, the masked assailant tied up a couple and zapped the man with a taser numerous times. Not until the female victim…
An interactive map created by the Chronicle of Higher Education seeks to help answer questions regarding national educational disparities in light of President Obama’s State of the Union speech with its particular emphasis on education. The graphic, made from mostly Census data, contains a color-coded scale that correlates…
That picture is of The Potala Palace, former residence of the Dalai Lama in Tibet, until the 14th Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India in 1959. It’s a poignant symbol and reminder of the turmoil and struggles that Tibet and its people face. This dumbass Super…