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March 4th, Day of Action – CA student protests

Today, the March 4th Day of Action is occurring on college campuses throughout the country. In California students are protesting the state's decline in funding for public education at Cal State and UC schools. I've been following the action at my alma mater, UC Davis. The California Aggie newspaper has been live tweeting the events from the day. Hundreds of protesters were met with tear gas, bean bags and tasers. Two hours ago they reported: “Cops are beating people in the front. Arrests being made. Holy shit. Looks like tasers being used.” Were there protests at your school? What happened? Tell us your story. added by: joshuaheller

Kerry: Let Gay Men Give Blood

The current guidelines for Red Cross blood donations (as well as tissue, plasma, and in most cases sperm) prohibits men who have engaged in a sexual act with another man to donate. This policy began in the 80s when HIV/AIDs was believed to be isolated in the gay male population. Whether or not if this is a political ploy for the Kerry Camp is of little importance to those patients who need healthy donations to survive. http://www.thebostonchannel.com/mostpopular/22740841/detail.html added by: shakes_head