100 Influentials List 2006 HispanicBusiness.com
David V. Aguilar Chief of Border Patrol U.S. Customs and Border Protection As the nation's highest-ranking Border Patrol officer since May 2004, Chief Aguilar directs the enforcement efforts of more than 12,000 Border Patrol agents nationwide, stepping into a post-9/11 atmosphere of heightened security and immense pressure to protect U.S. borders.
Commentary: Gibson’s ‘Apocalypto’ Far From a Tribute to the Maya Berkeley Daily Planet
During the past week or so, tickets were distributed to UC Berkeley’s students in order to attract Mexican-Americans to view Mel Gibson’s new film, Apocalypto.
Log on, drop out, cash in / These top techies weren't leery about leaving school San Francisco Chronicle
Aaron Swartz dropped out of high school after one year to study on his own. Then he dropped out of college after one year to seek his high-tech fortune. He was still in his teens a year later when he hit the jackpot, selling his startup in October to Wired
Crosstown Rivals Los Angeles Weekly
For nine hours, the college students seated across from each other at the Cal State Long Beach auditorium have been answering some rather obscure questions. Questions about American presidents, Babylonian mythology and particle physics.
Like Diamonds And Ice: Chemists Synthesize New Form Of Germanium Science Daily
Thanks to a University of Houston scientist and his team's research, the chemical element germanium is enjoying a rebound in popularity. Led by Arnold Guloy, a UH chemistry professor, and a team of researchers from UH and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Physics of Solids in Dresden, Germany, the findings are described in a paper titled "A Guest-free Germanium Clathrate" published in Nature
Summit Academy: A reform school with prep culture Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
While getting ready for school each day at Summit Academy, LaMont Valentine can hardly believe how nice he looks wearing a dress coat and tie. "I picture myself like this when I get older," said the 16-year-old senior. "I want to be a businessman."
Jennings challenges 369-vote loss in congressional race The Herald-Tribune
The Democrat's court filing asks a judge to order a new election.
Wong works to right wrongs Daily Aztec
Paul Wong, dean of the College of Arts and Letters, is quick to praise the 600 faculty members in the college for their hard work, research and community endeavors. But Wong, who has been active in numerous communities rallying for immigrant and minority rights since he was a college student, has a history of goodwill deserving of much praise.
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