A Sampling of Clips for
April 05, 2005
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Chinese
Catholics Caught Between Churches
USA Today, April 5-The pope who helped
demolish communism in Eastern Europe couldn't make a dent in
it in China. (Quote by Richard Madsen, a sociologist
at UCSD.) More
Similar
articles appeared in:
International
Herald Tribune, April 5
China
Post, April 5
Immigrant
Soldiers Fighting in the U.S. Military
NPR, Day to Day, April 4-Sasha Khokha
of member station KQED reports on the role that non-citizens
play in the U.S. military. Khokha talks to immigrant families
in California's Central Valley whose children have volunteered
for military service. (Quote by Jorje Mariscal,
a professor of literature at UCSD.) More
Gene Therapy's
Slow Path
USA Today, April 5-Fifteen years ago,
scientists heralded gene therapy as a medical revolution that
would quickly bring cures for crippling and deadly diseases.
(Quote by Theodore Friedmann, a professor of
pediatrics and biomedical ethics at UCSD.)
More
Moores UCSD
Cancer Center to be Dedicated on April 8
San Diego Daily Transcript, April
4-UCSD announced Monday it will be holding
a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the opening of the Moores UCSD
Cancer Center. The ceremony will be at 10 a.m. on Friday, April
8. More
Migrant
Guest Worker Ideas are Discussed at USD Forum
San Diego Union-Tribune, April 5-A
changing U.S. economy has created growing demand for low-skill,
low-wage workers to fill jobs most Americans don't want, yet
there are insufficient legal channels for these workers to get
here, immigration experts from USD, UCSD, and
SDSU said yesterday at the University of San Diego. (Quote by
Wayne Cornelius, director of the Center for
Comparative Immigration Studies at UCSD.) More
Favored
Route to Black's is Closed for Repairs
La Jolla Light, March 24-Surfers,
swimmers and beachgoers will have to find a different way to
get down to Black's Beach after UCSD closed
its access road to the famous stretch of sand citing safety
concerns. More
