Chanda's Disordered Cosmos

World, I just don’t have energy for you anymore! This made me cry.

Last night, a noose was found hanging on a light in the campus library, according to the UC Regents (Live)blog. A female student todayadmitted that she and two others were responsible for placing the noose there.

via HuffPo: UC San Diego: Racial Tensions Boil Over (UPDATED).

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Having himself shipped as if he were an order of dry goods was an audacious act to those eager to strike a blow against slavery. Yet, the story of Mr. Brown’s flight from slavery — several hours of which he endured upside down — never quite earned the recognition it deserved.

via When Special Delivery Meant [...]

Letters: Haitian empowerment must be the prime goal | World news | The Guardian:

We the undersigned are outraged by the scandalous delays in getting essential aid to victims of the earthquake in Haiti (‘Chaotic and confusing’ relief effort is costing lives, aid agencies warn, 19 January). As [...]

Haiti needs our help. All of the hospitals in Port-au-Prince have collapsed or suffered serious damage. A lot of people want to donate conscientiously. Here is a list of organizations that either I, or people I trust, feel comfortable with. Note that the first three organizations are ones that **Haitian** activists are asking people to [...]

A calamitous earthquake hit Haiti today. At 7 on the Richter Scale, it is the largest quake in recorded history to ever hit the area. At least one hospital has collapsed and houses are apparently crumbling left and right. Infrastructure is a mess in Haiti, one of the, if not the poorest, nation in the [...]

Today we lost a hero of the 20th century. Miep Gies is a name that you may or may not recognize. Anne Frank is probably one that you do, and that is thanks to Miep. Miep and her husband Jan, along with colleagues, hid the Frank family and a few other Jewish people from the [...]