(U-WIRE) STANFORD, Calif.-An article and editorial in Wednesday's Stanford Review that accused the campus chapter of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan of supporting racism has garnered negative response from Stanford's Chicano/Latino community.
In an editorial titled \MEChA: Social Justice Group or KKK?"" The Review called MEChA ""a racist organization that advocates revolution and segregation,"" dubbing it ""the modern-day Ku Klux Klan of Chicanos.""
Stanford MEChA members said they felt hurt by the accusations of the article and editorial, which they said were inaccurate.
MEChA co-chair and Stanford sophomore Francisco Cendejas said the claims were based on documents from the 1960s, and MEChA no longer subscribes to all the views put forth in them.
-The Stanford Daily
The United States Senate decided Thursday to spend half of the $20.3 billion originally intended to help rebuild Iraq on a loan to the nation.
This decision passed in spite of President Bush's and the administration's recent lobbying efforts against such actions.
Bush and his constituents claimed such a loan would hinder Iraq's recovery while simultaneously providing additional opportunities for anti-American propaganda.
However, Senators who supported the loan said $20 billion is too much to give away in financially tight times when Iraq has lucrative oil.
The loan passed by a mere 51-47 vote.
-CNN.com contributed
to this report
Gov. Jim Doyle signed a bill Thursday that requires meningitis vaccinations for students living in dorms at Wisconsin universities.
Students may still opt out of taking the shots if they confirm they understand the risks of the disease.
Ultimately, the bill would require schools to have databases of students' vaccination information. University Health Services already keeps these types of records on students.
UNITED NATIONS-The U.N. Security Council Thursday unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the establishment of a multinational force led by the United States. It also appeals to U.N. members to provide troops and money to help support the struggling U.S. occupation of Iraq.
The passage of the U.S.-sponsored resolution represented an important diplomatic achievement for the United States, which overcame stiff opposition from U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan and key council members.
But France, Russia, Germany and Pakistan tempered that achievement by announcing they wouldn't make any new military or financial contributions to support Iraq's recovery. U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell said the resolution would help him seek greater international support in Iraq.
-Los Angeles Times-
Washington Post news service
