The "Day Without Immigrants" rally started with a massive crowd marching briskly up Broadway, then down First Street in Los Angeles toward City Hall on May 1 around noon. The crowd of about 400,000 enthusiastically shouted slogans like "Si, se puede!" (Yes, we can), "Viva la raza!" (Long live our people), "U.

Most people are familiar with the idea that immigration is nothing new to this country. Most people are aware that on some level that immigration, in fact, made this country what it is. What people may not recognize, however, is that immigration was always contentious; there was never a time when one group of immigrants or another, be they Irish, Italian or Chinese, was not despised for some reason, while their understated yet invaluable contribution to the development, economy and general function of the nation went unrecognized.

The university provost announced April 20 a new summer term agreement that affects how faculty are assigned courses and receive pay under the new Year-Round Operations schedule. After more than three months of debate between the CSU and the California Faculty Association about YRO conditions, both sides came to an agreement that "is reasonable," said Harry Hellenbrand, CSUN provost.