A Sampling of Clips for October 23^rd, 2008

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The Crisis of Our Own Making
Dallas Morning News, Opinion, Oct. 23 -- It is remarkable that so many of those who rail against illegal immigration don't really understand the terrain. This includes folks at Washington, D.C., think tanks who write about immigration without interacting with actual immigrants, TV commentators who remake themselves for higher ratings and opportunistic politicians who spin anger and prejudice into votes. (Mentions UCSD) More

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A Better Fit for Burn Survivors
KPBS, Oct. 22 -- One year ago today, San Diego County was engulfed in flames. The 2007 wildfires eventually killed ten people. Many more suffered serious burns. Since then, San Diego County's only burn center at the UCSD Medical Center has purchased a new piece of equipment. It's designed to improve recovery for people who suffer facial and neck burns. More

Scripps Study Puts High Value on Threatened Mangroves
News8, San Diego, Calif. Oct. 21 -- Mangroves along Mexico's Baja coast are disappearing at an alarming rate, and it's not just taking a toll on the environment, according to the Scripps Institution of Oceanography. Besides the ecological cost, the destruction has an economic price tag: nearly $15,000 per acre, per year. More

Local Medical Team to Travel to Cambodia
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 23 -- An 11-member team of San Diego doctors, nurses and other surgical staff members is scheduled to perform 20 operations on children with heart defects during a 10-day medical mission to Cambodia at the end of the month. The team consists of staffers from Rady Children's Hospital and UCSD Medical Center. More

UCSD Unveils Triton Statue
La Jolla Light. Oct. 22 -- As part of UCSD's effort to reinvigorate its campus and raise school spirit, the university unveiled a 750-pound bronze sculpture of the sea god Triton, the school's mascot, Oct. 16 on the steps of the new Price Center East. More

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