Local
Racist attacks revive Asian American studies program demand
As Dartmouth College sophomore Nicholas Sugiarto flipped through the course catalog last semester, two words caught his eye: “Asian American.” The 19-year-old Chinese Indonesian American didn’t know Asian American-focused classes were even an option at the Hanover, New Hampshire, campus. The biomedical-engineering major ended up enrolling in “Gender and Sexuality...
National
Ohio Teen Goes From Foster Care to Full-Ride Harvard Scholarship; Aspires To Be President
Kelisha Williams was in the foster care system since she was 16 years old but now she’s heading to Harvard University, WCPO reports. “When I applied to Harvard, I applied to Harvard as a joke,” Williams told WCPO. “I didn’t think I was going to get in…To any of the...
International
UAE arranged for hacking of Qatar gov't sites, sparking diplomatic row: Washington Post
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United Arab Emirates arranged for Qatari government social media and news sites to be hacked in late May in order to post fiery but false quotes linked to Qatar's emir, prompting a diplomatic crisis, the Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing U.S. intelligence officials.
