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December 6, 2012
Voices from Afar: Italy

I was standing next to a 7-year-old boy in front of the Van Gogh art collection in Amsterdam, when suddenly it hit me: I realized why the American government offers grants and scholarships to students who cannot afford a proper education. In the case of this lucky boy, his parents traveled from China to take him to this museum, where he was carefully listening to the audio tour while learning about these masterpieces at such a young age. 

I was standing next to a 7-year-old boy in front of the Van Gogh art collection in Amsterdam, when suddenly it hit me: I realized why the American government offers grants and scholarships to students who cannot afford a proper education. In the case of this lucky boy, his parents traveled from China to take him to this museum, where he was carefully listening to the audio tour while learning about these masterpieces at such a young age.

April 27, 2012
New Cold War Dynamic With DPRK?

It’s been four months since the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il, and recent acts of military aggression between the North and South show that little has changed in the hostility between the two Koreas.

It’s been four months since the death of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-Il, and recent acts of military aggression between the North and South show that little has changed in the hostility between the two Koreas.

December 2, 2011
LiNK Promoting Awareness

Students interested in helping solve the humanitarian crisis in North Korea have started a UC Merced chapter of LiNK (Liberty in North Korea), a nationwide organization of clubs dedicated to this cause. Club meetings are slated to begin in the spring semester, when the club will be fully formed. 

Students interested in helping solve the humanitarian crisis in North Korea have started a UC Merced chapter of LiNK (Liberty in North Korea), a nationwide organization of clubs dedicated to this cause. Club meetings are slated to begin in the spring semester, when the club will be fully formed.

October 20, 2011
San Francisco's Chinese Bay Bridge

Construction of the new eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, which was damaged by the 1989 Bay Area earthquake, has been underway since 2005-- in China. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) determined that the eastern span of the bridge would need to be replaced as a result of the damage it sustained, while the western span would need to undergo seismic retrofitting in an effort to improve  earthquake safety. 

Construction of the new eastern span of the San Francisco Bay Bridge, which was damaged by the 1989 Bay Area earthquake, has been underway since 2005-- in China. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans) determined that the eastern span of the bridge would need to be replaced as a result of the damage it sustained, while the western span would need to undergo seismic retrofitting in an effort to improve  earthquake safety.