India

“I can’t; I have practice” is my most common response every spring semester.

It would be too much to ask that certain events in India not infuriate me — but all I want is to get live, accurate and relevant updates with the same frequency and urgency as I get them in India.

About 80 protesters gathered at a UC Board of Regents meeting Thursday to demand that the UC system divests from the Thirty Meter Telescope, or TMT, project on Mauna Kea — a mountain that is sacred to Native Hawaiians.

A coalition of campus organizations gathered on Sproul Plaza on Wednesday to raise awareness of current government relations between India and Kashmir and to demand the divestment from India by colleges throughout North America.

Wednesday night’s ASUC Senate meeting erupted in controversy, as the ASUC commented on issues regarding India and Kashmir.

Each meal I eat is an acknowledgement of the diverse communities that are represented in my family, and I’m grateful to have access to so many.

While barbecuing and enjoying fireworks define of Independence Day in the United States, other nations have their own traditions to celebrate liberation.

The Institute of South Asia Studies, or ISS, proposed an endowed program with the government of India on Feb. 11, according to the letter. This proposal calls for an endowed professorship position in Sikh and Punjabi studies in exchange for $9 million from the government of India.