Author Archives: Hoorig Santikian

Amnesty International student participants and community members attended a conference held on campus Saturday to discuss discrimination issues and concerns. The event, sponsored by the Amnesty International chapters in the L.A. area along with the Dashew International Center, focused on human rights issues including civil liberties for immigrants and the death penalty. “So far Amnesty’s […]

Students living on campus had the opportunity Tuesday to discuss global concerns with professors who are experts on Middle East and U.S. foreign policy ““ and they didn’t have to travel far to get there. An open forum to discuss “The Future of American Foreign Policy” was held at Covel Commons on the Hill. “We […]

Students with enhanced interest in foreign affairs finally have an outlet for discussion in the newly formed Undergraduate International Relations Society. After over a year of delays due to financing obstacles and problems finding an adviser, the organization was founded to give students an opportunity to debate international issues. This non-partisan organization, sponsored by the […]

Professor Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize-winning economist and author, presented his views on globalization to an audience of students, faculty and community members at a public lecture on campus Wednesday. The event focused on the adverse effects of globalization on the economies of developing nations. A main part of Stiglitz’s lecture emphasized the problems with […]

Congresswomen, professors and authors aim to inspire students in a conference dedicated to promoting women’s leadership in the community. The seventh annual Women’s Leadership Conference is hosted by the Bruin Belles Service Association, a student group dedicated to community service and the promotion of women’s leadership. The conference will be held on Sunday, named by […]

Students and community members filled a Dodd lecture hall Friday afternoon to hear California Congressman Howard Berman, Stanford professor Steve Krasner and Los Angeles Times columnist Robert Scheer battle it out over a war in Iraq. All three have ties to the issue. Berman, D-Van Nuys, is a member of the House Committee on International […]

Social welfare graduate student Elynar Moreno listened intently as guest speaker professor Marie Weil implored students to consider social justice an integral part of their career goals. Moreno was among the many social welfare graduate students who attended the lunch event Thursday sponsored by the Social Workers for Social and Economic Justice ““ an organization […]