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5 local students named Fulbright Scholars
One Corona del Mar High School graduate and four UC Irvine students have been selected to be Fulbright Scholars. Sarah Furgatch, Soraya Azzawi, Felipe Hernandez, Armaan Rowther and Christine Thrasher will study or teach across the globe later this year...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Science and Technology, Dalai Lama, Harry S. Truman, Diabetes
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Conference to focus on fighting sexual exploitation
The Internet has helped sex trafficking to flourish, but it has also provided a new batch of tools to fight the scourge, according to a Vanguard University professor. Sandy Morgan, director of the Costa Mesa university's Global Center for women and...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice
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Apodaca: Gender equality to the forefront
In keeping with the season, I should acknowledge all that I have to be thankful for. I'm grateful for my family and friends, my dog, and UCLA's defeat of USC last weekend. What a wonderful world. On a broader scale, there's something else for which I...Tags: Minority Groups, Crime, Law and Justice, The New York Times, Civil Rights, Justice and Rights
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Irvine couple detained in Ghana after adopting children
U.S. officials Tuesday were trying to assist an Irvine couple who were detained by police in Ghana after adopting four children in the African nation. Christine and Sol Moghadam adopted the four children June 14, but they were detained Monday by...Tags: Robert J. Lopez, Ghana
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Tuesday's Calendar
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Retired Teachers' Meeting
The Newport-Mesa Federation of Teachers-Retired chapter will hold its winter general meeting and luncheon from 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Mimi's Cafe, 1835 Newport Blvd., Costa Mesa. New members are welcome.
Six Members,...Tags: Geena Davis, Citigroup Incorporated, Crime, Law and Justice, American Revolutionary War (1775-1783), Concerts
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Community Commentary: American colleges are outsourcing education
American colleges have responded to harsh criticism that tuition rose four times as fast as the cost of living over the last 25 years — resulting in their graduates leaving school as debt slaves with an average of $25,250 in student loans — by...Tags: Medical Specialization, Colleges and Universities, Science, Philosophy, Finance
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Friends Of The Library: Getting familiar with Costa Mesa libraries
Do you know where the three Costa Mesa libraries are located? Do you know about the services they offer? Do you know they are branches of the Orange County Public Library? Do you have other questions about the city's libraries that you would like...Tags: Microsoft Corporation, Rentals, Personal Data Collection, Landforms, Interior Policy
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UC students evacuated from Egypt
Nineteen University of California students who were studying abroad in Egypt have been evacuated and transported to Barcelona, university officials said. As of right now, UC Irvine believes no UCI students were in the country. Although it's easier to see...Tags: Elections, Colleges and Universities, Egypt, University of California, Insurance
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Olive Tree Initiative aims to hear both sides in Middle East conflict
At multicultural UC Irvine, the Middle East and U.S. policy in that region can create fervent debate. While tensions sometimes escalate on campus — as they have with the Irvine 11 case against student protesters — in 2007 a group of...Tags: West Bank, Santa Cruz (Santa Cruz, California), Defense, Trips and Vacations, Santa Barbara (Santa Barbara, California)
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UC Irvine's first Rhodes scholar
A UC Irvine alumna has become the first Rhodes Scholar in university history.
Megan Braun, 23, who graduated with a bachelor's degree in history in 2009, said she plans to attend Oxford University in the fall for two years, where she plans to work...Tags: Awards and Prizes, Colleges and Universities, United Nations, University of Cambridge, University of California, Los Angeles
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No thanks for ACLU advisory
Did you hear that the American Civil Liberties Union issued a "travel advisory" last week? Yep, ACLU offices in two dozen states felt it necessary to warn those traveling to Arizona that they may be subject to racial profiling. This warning is no...Tags: Los Angeles International Airport, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Trips and Vacations, American Civil Liberties Union
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Foreign politicians visit O.C.
WESTMINSTER — As she toured Little Saigon, Ghada Said Gerges Amien, an Egyptian civil rights lawyer, was impressed with seeing the structure, order and principles of the American system up close.
"There's respect, understanding, democracy and...Tags: Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam), Islamic Society of Orange County, Crime, Law and Justice, Egypt, Justice and Rights
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