A Sampling of Clips for
October 25th, 2006
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Wave of Change Expected on Election Day
The Washington Post, Oct. 25 -- The wave is coming. At least that is what political scientists are predicting about the midterm elections on Nov. 7. (Quotes UCSD political scientist Gary Jacobson) More
Similar story in
Seattle Times
Darker Days Loom After Nuclear Test
Los Angeles Times, Oct. 25 -- Humanitarian experts see even more difficulty ahead for long-suffering North Koreans following their government's Oct. 9 nuclear test, amid fears that worsening conditions could spur an exodus of refugees across the border with China. (Quotes UCSD professor Stephan Haggard) More
Waves Claim Two at Beach
Sacramento Bee, Oct. 24 -- Brandy Tingey, of Elk Grove, and Jeanne Pettenger, a Wilton resident, were sitting at Freshwater Lagoon Beach in Humboldt County about 11:20 a.m. Sunday when a massive wave -- known to locals as a sleeper wave -- crashed onto shore, taking Mikayla Tingey, 4. (Quotes Richard Seymour, a head researcher at UCSD’s Scripps Institution of Oceanography) More
Study Questions Demolishing House
San Diego Union-Tribune, Oct. 25 -- The demolition of the UCSD chancellor's house and construction of a new residence could harm coastal wildlife, in addition to disrupting archaeological remains and destroying a historically significant home, a study finds. More
Nez Perce Photos
on Display at University of Idaho
Spokesman Review, Oct. 25 -- The University of Idaho library has opened a new photography exhibit of Nez Perce portraits taken during the tumultuous 1890s when the Indian tribe lost most of its land. The photographs document the Nez Perce at a time when government changes resulted in the allotment of their tribal lands, Nicole Tonkovich, a professor at UCSD, said Monday at the exhibit's opening. More