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Entries from April 2008

Domestic Violence in Mongolia

April 30th, 2008 · 37 Comments

By Daria Tsagaan
Tsagaan produced this multimedia project about domestic violence in Mongolia. Video testimonials, graphs and plenty of photos. Clear, shocking, insightful and interactive. This was her full report to Human Rights Center, UC Berkeley as she was one of 12 selected fellows.

Tags: Mongolia

Libertarians Lacking in ‘Actual Reality’

April 30th, 2008 · 6 Comments

By Davina Attar
Jyayi Zhou is not your typical Ron Paul supporter — she learned that the hard way, after founding UC Berkeley Students for Ron Paul. As it turned out, Paul’s cult-ish Internet following was extraordinary when it came to donating money or joining social network groups online, but physical presence was a very different [...]

Tags: Politics · UC Berkeley

Brain Fitness

April 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

By Daria Tsagaan
About 80 million children were born in America in the ten years after World War II. With life expectancy growing, these boomers’ focus is on a fight against the loss of mental acuity.

Tags: Science

Calorie Restriction: The Healthy Eating Disorder

April 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

By Davina Attar
A new UC Berkeley study proves what lab tests have shown for years — starving yourself actually makes you live longer.

Tags: Food · Science