National

Washington: Students lobby on tuition aid
NATIONAL: ‘Another World in Production’
Chicago: Catholic university offers minor in queer studies
NEW YORK: YCL fundraising party draws hundreds

ANN ARBOR, Mich.: Students hold ‘spy-in’ protest
SACRAMENTO, Calif.: State Assembly condemns Patriot Act
COLUMBUS, Ohio: Authorities reject ‘intelligent design’
MOBILE, Ala.: Vets, hurricane survivors to march

STOCKTON, Calif. — Prize-winning poet and author Sotere Torregian, author of 14 books of poetry, has been disabled and unable to earn a living since 1989. His only income is Supplemental Security Income (SSI) — $812 a month in 2005 — and the occasional honorarium from giving a university lecture once or twice a year.

NEW YORK — “My kids’ school has no gym and no playground,” said a mother who sends two of her children to P.S. 51 in the Bronx. “Last year we had to add a new class, which meant we had to move the library to make space for a classroom. Next year we have to add another class.”

CLEVELAND — Parents of a Marine killed in Iraq are building support for a plan to end the war through a negotiated political settlement with a phased withdrawal of U.S. troops. The plan is predicated on a measured reduction in violence by all involved.

PORTLAND, Ore. — A capacity crowd in the Friends Meeting House here celebrated the life of Susan Elizabeth Wheeler Feb. 11 with songs, laughter, tears and heartfelt memories of her contributions to the people’s movements.

Tim Burga of the Ohio AFL-CIO says “there’s a real mood for change” in his state. Noting the impact of deaths of Ohio soldiers in Iraq, the loss of manufacturing jobs and national and local corruption scandals, Burga says Ohioans are “really frustrated” with the Bush administration and Republicans. “People feel they just don’t shoot straight — no pun intended.”

Little Red Riding Hood knew to stay clear of the Big Bad Wolf. To get close enough to gobble her up, the wolf had to dress up in Red’s grandmother’s clothes.

La Liga de Jóvenes Comunistas (LJC) de EEUU se está preparando para su Octava Convención Nacional esta primavera y llamando a su militancia y aliados participar, con el lema, “Nuestro Futuro, Nuestra Lucha: La Juventud Lucha contra la Ultraderecha”. La convención está programada del 27 al 29 de mayo en Nueva York, cuna del jip-jop y donde se encuentra la sede de la organización.

ANN ARBOR, Michigan – Nicholas Przybyla de Veteranos Contra la Guerra le contó a un encuentro de activistas pro paz como se desarrolló de un mozalbete con problemas con la ley a un soldado en Afganistán a un dirigente del movimiento de veteranos contra la guerra.