Category Archives: Politics
Obama, Snapple and Rumors
What do presidential candidate Barack Obama and Snapple Iced Tea have in common? Patricia Turner, professor of African American and African studies at UC Davis, will answer that question in a presentation at the American Folklore Society in Louisville, Ky., …
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UC Davis experts on the Wall Street meltdown
(Contributed by Dateline editor Clifton Parker) With America facing the worst financial meltdown since the Great Depression and markets worldwide reeling from the deepening crisis, it is time to ask UC Davis economics experts two questions: What happened, and what …
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Young voters see Obama’s race as an asset
Barack Obama’s support is strongest among young voters and declines in older age groups, according to this AP story. It’s not just that race is not an issue for younger voters who have grown up with black celebrities and politicians: …
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Campus and local Tibetans ready to protest
The Olympic Torch is due in San Francisco tomorrow. During the European leg of the torch’s world tour, events were disrupted by protestors demonstrating against China’s rule over Tibet. Now it’s the turn of the Tibetan community in the Bay …
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Crying at work: Good for your career?
Getting misty-eyed in a diner may or may not have helped Hillary Clinton win the New Hampshire primary. But crying at work is an “enormous burden women have that men don’t,” UC Davis business professor Kimberly Elsbach tells the New …
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Benazir Bhutto blog commentary
The ImmigrationProf blog run by UC Davis law professors Kevin Johnson and Bill Hing has posted a lengthy, thoughtful and thought-provoking essay on Benazir Bhutto, Pervez Musharraf and the U.S. relationship with Pakistan, by former student Wajahat Ali. Samples: An …
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