Anthony Asencio

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• Edwards endorsement draws mixed reactions

  May 20, 2008 at 1:25 a.m.

  When former Sen. John Edwards endorsed Barack Obama for president Wednesday, his motives and his endorsement’s impact immediately became a topic of national debate.

• Campus museums collage art, dialogue

  May 12, 2008 at 1:52 a.m.

  Since their inceptions, the Fowler and Hammer Museums have offered students the chance to see world-renowned art exhibitions, in addition to a selection of supplemental educational programs.

• Fee for plastic bags touted in state assembly

  April 21, 2008 at 2:45 a.m.

  Students on tight budgets may need to purchase reusable bags or use paper bags at the checkout lane if state lawmakers pass a proposal to create a 15-cent fee for plastic bags.

• Protesters: Free Tibet?

  April 16, 2008 at 2:12 p.m.

  Chinese and Tibetan supporters gathered in front of Kerckhoff Hall on Tuesday, in an unorganized protest that featured speakers from both sides voicing their opinions and frustrations.

• Toastmasters helps reduce communication fears

  April 9, 2008 at 1:23 a.m.

  Jerry Seinfeld once joked on his show that if people truly fear public speaking more than death, then they prefer to be in the casket rather than giving the eulogy at a funeral.

• Workers demand rights

  April 4, 2008 at 1:59 a.m.

  On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. gave a speech in support of fairer wages that, 40 years later, became the rallying cry for the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

• Gender gap widens as trends show more women earning bachelor’s degrees

  March 13, 2008 at 1:47 a.m.

  Studies over the last 30 years have shown a steady divergence of male and female college enrollment and graduation rates, with some estimating that by the year 2020, females may account for two-thirds of the college population.

• Examining the roots of campus violence

  Feb. 22, 2008 at 2:37 a.m.

  A week after a gunman opened fire in a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University, killing five students before turning the gun on himself, students may be wondering whether aspects of their friends’ behavior may be detectable indicators of mental illness.

• Leader strives to model change

  Feb. 15, 2008 at 2:06 a.m.

  One year before Black History Month was established, a small group of black women walked into the Santa Monica office of then-mayor Nathaniel Trives hoping to designate an official day in Santa Monica commemorating “the black experience.”