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Bruins for Kerry and Students for Bush gathered in a crowded
classroom Thursday night for their first debate focusing on the
presumed Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry and incumbent
President Bush.

For most students, the current war in Iraq is a distant reality
composed of media images. But for Ernest Alfante, who registered
for his spring quarter classes from Kuwait, the war was an everyday
part of his life.

Many members of the Jewish community used Holocaust Remembrance
Day this Sunday to reflect upon the genocide that occurred during
the late 1930s and early 1940s.

William Bowen, a prominent figure in higher education research,
recently advocated that selective universities should give
admissions preference to students of low-income backgrounds.
Bowen, a former president of Princeton University and the
current president of the Andrew W.

The recent crisis in Haiti has caused concern among curators at
the Fowler Museum of Cultural History over the safety of important
artifacts residing in the beleaguered country.

For undergraduate students receiving federal financial aid,
year-round availability of funds may become a viable option in the
future.
The Congressional Committee on Health, Education, Labor and
Pensions gathered in a hearing last week to address the benefits of
year-round college and how the federal government can adjust its
financial aid policies to encourage students dependent on federal
aid to partake in a 12-month calendar of instruction.

As the presidential election in November approaches, political
student groups are gearing up for their campaigns on campus in the
coming months, looking to elevate student interest in hopes that
students will impact the voting polls in the fall.

About 200 Introduction to Chicano/a Studies students gathered in
class Thursday afternoon to hear Los Angeles County Supervisor of
the First District Gloria Molina present her experiences as a
Chicana political activist.