A Sampling of Clips for 
February 15 - 18, 2003

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Peace cries ring; Thousands in county voice anti-war sentiment
San Diego Union Tribune, Feb. 16 - Thousands of protesters congregated in downtown San Diego on Saturday, for the county's largest anti-war demonstration since the eve of the Persian Gulf War. Police estimated at least 5,000 attended the morning rally, which was one of several war protests held throughout San Diego and across the state. (Quotes UCSD cognitive scientist Marty Sereno). http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/uniontrib/sun/news/news_1n16local.html

Mexico City mayor looking like successor to Fox; Lopez Obrador very popular in nation
San Diego Union Tribune, Feb. 16 - Thirteen top experts gathered at the Center for U.S.-Mexican Studies at the University of California San Diego on Wednesday to discuss "The Mexican Left: Resurgence or Default Option?" (Quotes UCSD political scientist Luis Estrada).
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/mexico/20030216-9999_1n16mexleft.html

'Rich Uncle' bankrolls students - for a price
San Francisco Chronicle, Feb. 18 - My Rich Uncle, a New York company, is offering human capital as an investment, setting up mutual funds of sorts for investors willing to provide students with funding for college in exchange for a percentage of future earnings. Students generally get between $5,000 and $10,000 a year and payment rates range from 1 to 4 percent of future earnings on every $10,000 invested. The students also pay My Rich Uncle a one-time fee of 2.5 percent that is automatically deducted from the financial assistance. (Quotes University of California, San Diego Vice Chancellor of External Relations, James Langley).
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/02/18/MN192687.DTL

Forced Sterilization: a Stain on California
Los Angeles Times, Opinion, Feb 16 - Commentary by University of California, San Diego political scientist Peter Irons, who says its time to make amends to the more than 20,000 people in California who were involuntarily sterilized between 1909 and 1964. Under the misleading guise of "race betterment," then-attorney general U.S. Webb, urged sterilization for "inebriates, prostitutes, tramps and habitual paupers found in our county poor-asylums." Doctors at California's state hospitals sterilized those who were considered "unfit to propagate”, without obtaining patients’ consent. Irons states its time Governor Grey Davis acknowledge the serious injustices of California's forced-sterilization program by apologizing to its surviving victims. http://www.latimes.com/news/printedition/opinion/la-oe-irons16feb16001517.story

The weak link in equality
Financial Times (London), Feb. 18 - Researchers find the task of measuring the extent of labor market discrimination a difficult one. UCSD economist Kate Antonovics tries a new approach to measure and explain patterns of workplace discriminationthe television game show, The Weakest Link.
http://search.ft.com/search/article.html?id=030218000080&query=
The+weak+link+in+equality&vsc_appId=totalSearch&state=Form

Students gets message on value of education; College nights offer aid, encouragement
San Diego Union Tribune, Feb. 15 - Parents of middle school children throughout San Diego county are encouraged to participate in outreach programs that focus on preparing students to attend college. The Early Academic Outreach program at the University of California, San Diego is mentioned.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/education/20030215-9999_1mi15prepare.html

A bouquet (to some UCSD docs) and bricks
San Diego Union Tribune, Feb. 15 - Logan Jenkins - Column gives kudos to dozens of UC San Diego physicians who have publicly expressed their deeply felt opposition to the vivisection of dogs specially bred for the university's medical school.
http://www.signonsandiego.com/news/northcounty/jenkins/20030215-9999_1mi15jenkins.html