A Sampling of Clips for
June 9, 2006
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Origin of AIDS Linked
to Colonial Practices in Africa
NPR, June 4 -- Monday marks the 25th anniversary of the first report of AIDS. But only recently have scientists come to conclusions about where HIV came from. The current thinking is that the colonial horrors of mid-20th-century Africa allowed the virus to jump from chimpanzees to humans and become established in human populations around 1930. But there is still uncertainty as to why AIDS was first discovered in Los Angeles and New York, and not Cameroon, where scientists say it surely started. (Q&A with UCSD Anthropology Professor Jim Moore) More
Filmmakers Explore the
City of Factories Surrounding Tijuana
KPBS, June 6 -- Host Tom Fudge talks with filmmakers Vicky Funari and UCSD's Sergio De La Torre about their new documentary, "Maquilapolis." "Maquilapolis" screens this Saturday at Centro Cultural in Tijuana. Screening is at 8 pm tonight, 6/8/06, and our guests will take part in a panel discussion after the film. "Maquilapolis" will also air on KPBS in September. More
Political Equator' Tackles
the Issues of World Division
San Diego Union-Tribune, June 9 -- The hot topic of immigration isn't the only way to look at the U.S.-Mexico border. What would we discover if we extended this line around the globe, wondered designer Teddy Cruz and colleagues at UCSD’s Visual Arts Department. To their surprise, this imaginary line runs through other fiercely contested and strife-ridden parts of the world. This discovery led to “The Political Equator,” a free weekend of special events and discussions beginning tonight. Organizers describe the offerings on both sides of the border at San Diego-Tijuana as a “carnival of conversation” that is also part “happening.” More
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Top Essays Echo Robinson's Legacy
Major League Baseball.com, June 9 -- Justice and determination were two of Jackie Robinson's stated nine core values which he used in overcoming barriers in the 1940s and beyond. Adolfo Marin, 12, of South East San Diego and Madoree Pipkins, 17, of Temecula, Calif., wrote of those particular values in winning two of the top prizes in the 2006 "Breaking Barriers Essay Contest." Marin, a sixth grader at the Preuss School at UCSD in La Jolla, won a grand prize (grades 4-to-6), writing on justice in regard to immigration, while Pipkins, an 11th grader at the Temecula Valley High School, won a first place prize (grades 7-to-12) addressing determination in overcoming injuries sustained in a family automobile accident. More
