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    Jun 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  1. Supreme Court considers landmark equality cases

    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law.
    WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court has devoted decades to giving meaning to the Constitution's promise of equality for all before the law. Now, as the court heads into the final two weeks of this year's term, the justices may be about to close one...

    Tags: Social Issues, Laws, Crime, Law and Justice, Voting, University of California, Irvine

    2. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  2. Philipp Meyer on "The Son"

    In "The Son," Philipp Meyer's sprawling multigenerational saga about a powerful Texas family, the author harvests the state's sad, passionate, often violent history, from its origins as an embattled republic to its present-day condition as an arid landscape sucked dry, literally, by a century of environmentally disastrous cattle ranching and irrigation-based agriculture. Along the way, Meyer — author of the critically acclaimed "American Rust" (2009) — tells the stories of the state's white settlers and their near-constant clashes with Native Americans and Mexicans, including now almost forgotten massacres of Mexican-Americans by Texas Rangers and others along the border in the early 20th century.
    In "The Son," Philipp Meyer's sprawling multigenerational saga about a powerful Texas family, the author harvests the state's sad, passionate, often violent history, from its origins as an embattled republic to its present-day condition as an arid...

    Tags: Customs and Tradition, USA Today, New York City, Arts and Culture, Mexico

    3. Jun 8, 2013 |Story| Wrap

  3. Student Academy Awards Go to USC, Ringling, Occidental and U of Texas

    Reuters
    Jun 09 (TheWrap.com) - Students from Occidental College, the University of Southern California, the Ringling College of Art and Design and the University of Texas at Austin won the top awards at the 40th Student Academy Awards on Saturday night, taking...

    Tags: Trey Parker, Education, Entertainment Events, Clark Gregg, Bob Saget

    4. Jun 11, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. Grant Park chorus master readies singers for a busy festival summer

    Having rolled out some pretty heavy artillery to mark the 50th anniversary of the Grant Park Chorus and other musical milestones last summer, what will the 2013 Grant Park Music Festival do for an encore?
    Having rolled out some pretty heavy artillery to mark the 50th anniversary of the Grant Park Chorus and other musical milestones last summer, what will the 2013 Grant Park Music Festival do for an encore? Quite a bit, as it turns out. Almost every...

    Tags: Music, Scotland, Culture, Arts and Culture, Columbus Park

    5. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Hartford Courant

  5. Court Should Uphold Race Factor In College Admissions

    The Hartford Courant
    The U.S. Supreme Court will soon announce its decision in a case that could affect diversity on college campuses nationwide. Given the compelling reasons why diversity is critical on our campuses, the court should uphold its previous decisions that...

    Tags: NAACP, Connecticut College, Students, Teaching and Learning, University of Michigan

    6. Jun 7, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  6. Helping teen moms delay repeat pregnancies

    Mary Ann Cross was entering freshman year at her Austin neighborhood high school when she had her first child. She was 16 when she had her second child. Now 18, she gave birth to her third two months ago.
    Mary Ann Cross was entering freshman year at her Austin neighborhood high school when she had her first child. She was 16 when she had her second child. Now 18, she gave birth to her third two months ago. When people ask her why she's had so many...

    Tags: University of Chicago, Obstetrics, Health Treatments, Birth Control, Family

    7. Jun 1, 2013 |Story| Imperial Valley Press Online

  7. Lerno sisters era ends at Southwest High

    Back in the fall of 2001, Melissa Lerno started school at Southwest High.
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    Back in the fall of 2001, Melissa Lerno started school at Southwest High. Over the next four years she would go on to become one of the school’s greatest athletes and made a name for herself as one of the most dominant pitchers in the Imperial...

    Tags: College Sports, Baseball, Softball, Sports

    8. May 25, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. A third George Bush steps up to the political plate in Texas

    WACO, Texas — On a recent afternoon, as McLennan County Republicans polished off their barbecue, the head of the local GOP worked his way through the group's luncheon agenda. A plaque was presented. A local judge spotlighted. The fertilizer plant explosion in nearby West, Texas, was discussed.
    WACO, Texas — On a recent afternoon, as McLennan County Republicans polished off their barbecue, the head of the local GOP worked his way through the group's luncheon agenda. A plaque was presented. A local judge spotlighted. The fertilizer plant...

    Tags: Television Industry, Rice University, Politics, Ted Cruz, Government

    9. Apr 21, 2013 |Column| Los Angeles Times

  9. Gun legislation failure dismays survivor of Texas mass shooting

    Irma Garcia pulled back her sweater to show me where the bullet entered her shoulder and spun her around. It then torpedoed through her body and exited near the middle of her back.
    Irma Garcia pulled back her sweater to show me where the bullet entered her shoulder and spun her around. It then torpedoed through her body and exited near the middle of her back. "I still have problems with it," she said, standing to show me how the...

    Tags: Politics, Shootings, Behavioral Conditions, Psychology, Personal Weapon Control

    10. Apr 15, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  10. Wide search expected in hunt for next UC president

    With no obvious inside candidate to be the next president of the University of California system, experts predict a wide search that will concentrate on similar university systems elsewhere but could also stretch beyond academia.
    With no obvious inside candidate to be the next president of the University of California system, experts predict a wide search that will concentrate on similar university systems elsewhere but could also stretch beyond academia. Whoever replaces Mark...

    Tags: University of California, Riverside, Politics, Teachers, University of Michigan, Colleges and Universities

    11. Apr 9, 2013 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. It's official: High-speed Google Fiber heads to Texas

    Google Fiber, the ultra-fast broadband Internet service developed by the search-engine company, will be expanding to Austin, Texas, in 2014.
    Google Fiber, the ultra-fast broadband Internet service developed by the search-engine company, will be expanding to Austin, Texas, in 2014. In a widely expected move, Austin city officials and Google on Tuesday morning announced the expansion of Fiber....

    Tags: Google Inc., Computing and Information Technology Industry, Apple iPad

    12. Apr 4, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  12. The illusory value of the death penalty

    After deciding to pursue the execution of the man charged with fatally shooting 12 people in a Colorado movie theater last summer, the prosecutor declared that "for James Egan Holmes, justice is death." By that definition, he might have added, justice is also highly unlikely.
    After deciding to pursue the execution of the man charged with fatally shooting 12 people in a Colorado movie theater last summer, the prosecutor declared that "for James Egan Holmes, justice is death." By that definition, he might have added, justice...

    Tags: Politics, Shootings, Trials, Lawyers, Colleges and Universities

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