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...Thailand's feudal past and characterized the current political crisis as pitting the phrai against the amataya. Roughly translated, that's a conflict between the serfs and the aristocracy. Abhisit struck back on local TV: "Thailand no longer has [such] social classes. People are equal under the constitution, although they have unequal opportunities." But the underclass isn't convinced. "The poor work hard and contribute to society," says Pasuk Phongpaichit, an economist at Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, "but they are waiting for a crowded bus while the rich drive by in their air-conditioned limos...
...American Association of University Women report found that although the number of women entering science and engineering fields is growing, gender biases still affect their career aspirations. While boys and girls graduate from high school with similar math and science grades and the ratio of males to females who score above 700 on the math SAT has narrowed from 13:1 to 3:1 in the past three decades, women still earn only 20% of bachelor's degrees in physics and engineering...
...when the case was called in. The three were on the edge of a temporary settlement of poor farmers, when an unidentified assailant or assailants approached him on a motorcycle and opened fire. Souza's wife and her friend had biked ahead and turned when they heard the shots. Although they have no firm leads to go on, police are treating the case as murder. "I think it was because of his work," Nogueira da Silva told TIME in a telephone interview. "His work was dangerous, he dealt with land grabbers and these people always have pistoleiros. What...
...Although a rocket-scientist-turned-local-politician may not be the typical American dream, it’s safe to say Leland Cheung is doing quite well for himself. In fact, the 32-year-old graduate student has quite the resume...
Nevertheless, although it is only a small step, the SIP fund is still an achievement, and students should make sure to attend these parties and put the funds to good use. By supporting SIP-funded parties, students will send the signal that there is a demand for inclusive, medium-sized gatherings on campus, and that the UC and the administration should make even greater efforts to facilitate their existence...