by Courtney Roberts

The Model International Organization and Africanists United hosted a lecture Thursday on the prospects for Kenya's future and the challenges the government faces with ethnic polarization and power struggles within political parties. Guest speaker David Wachanga of the journalism faculty gave a presentation titled "Cry, My Beloved Country," named after the book by Alan Paton. (2) comments

SAN DIEGO (AP)- The migrants board rickety boats in the dark, taking orders from inexperienced seamen. From sandy Mexican shores popular with weekend tourists, they can see downtown San Diego's lights when the sky is clear. Smugglers who charge them about $4,000 each for the illegal crossing often use two boats with different crews for the short trip, forcing them to change at sea, authorities say. (0) comments