The Connection

Thursday, November 8, 2007

News

• Former military members give presentation about war in Iraq
• High school students pose threat to campus
• Mentor program help foster kids
• Shirts help raise money for instructor's cancer treatment
• Career exploration and planning workshop help students decide on academic and career goals

Opinion

• Burmese citizens call for worldwide help
• What a doggone shame
• Future law sparks debate on gun care responsibility
• 'Fake' press conference betrays FEMA'S credibility
• Students must give back to community
• Child's death calls responsibility of social workers into question
• Lakers star critcized for trade demands

Features

• Conference brings awareness to genocide in Rwanda
• Campus hosts the Los Rios Anthropology Expo
• Final performance ends season on a high note
• New sneaker trends showcase diversity on campus
• Spears' new CD disappoints, jeopardizes comeback

Sports

• Campus celebrates hall of fame inductees
• Men's soccer in playoff hunt, despite loss
• Tennis team heads back to the road of success
• Kings' rocky start reveals deeper team issues

More Issues

Issue Summary

Breaking News

• Cell phone stolen on campus
• Giants end Hawks season with a playoff series loss

News

• Bill would help colleges
• Students elect officers
• Students react to cuts to higher education
• Students rally for higher education
• Campus celebrates Earth Day
• Students find alternatives to book buybacks
• Jazz Gala showcases campus

Opinion

• Muslim women redefine feminism
• Celebrity moms exploited
• Action necessary to curtail global
• Textbook prices problematic for students

Features

• Tips to keep students alert during all-nighters
• Q&A Professor Jonathan Nielson
• RTVF classes gateway to radio industry for students
• Sounds of jazz flow on windy day
• Tips for a successful fall semester for returning students
• Students enjoy astronomy for Earth Day
• P.E. professor bikes for cause despite injury

Sports

• Hawks softball headed to the playoffs
• Seasons end with an optimistic attitude
• Tennis tourney ends season
• Q & A: Shara Shimabakuro