The Intercultural News - Weekly Roundup (September 2, 2007)

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A review of news stories from around the web and from around the world for the past week. 
Brought to you by InterculturalU.com.

This issue includes over 150+ relevant intercultural news stories from the worlds of politics, crime, sports, entertainment, business, education, etc.

The top stories from this past week...

• White culture's hypocrisy about Vick - Atlanta Journal Constitution *
• Hate-crimes legislation stirs pulpit and podium - Houston Chronicle *
• Eliminating bias is everyone’s responsibility - Boston Herald *
• Bigotry's cheerful enablers - Boston Globe *
• Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia - The Nation *
• YouTube In The Spotlight For Hosting Racist Material - TechCrunch *
• Andy Rooney Regrets a Racist Comment in a Recent Column - New York Times *
• BET Says Cartoon Was Just a Satire - New York Times *
• Companies Push Diversity - The Morning News *
• Diversity in the workplace - TVNZ *
• Mistrust rises with social diversity - New Scientist *
• People in ethnically diverse area ‘less trusting of others’ - Times Online *
• Featured Stories - This Week... Michael Vick - Racial Issue?

For links to these stories and many more intercultural news stories, click the title of this post or click on 'read more' below.

In case you missed them, here are some news stories from the past week that may be of interest to an interculturalist. 

FEATURED STORIES

This Week... Michael Vick - Racial Issue?

• Blame it on Vick, Not on Ghetto Culture - Kansas City Star
• NFL Fans Want Vick Out - DiversityInc.com
• White culture's hypocrisy about Vick - Atlanta Journal Constitution *

All-White Panel on Fox News Dismisses Racial Bias Concerns Re Vick - - Part 1

Re Vick - - Part 2
 

CRIME / LAW

• Hate-crimes legislation stirs pulpit and podium - Houston Chronicle *
• Reporting move to cut hate crime - BBC News
• The Slippery Slope of ‘Hate-Crimes’ Laws - CitizenLink
• Virginia Beach Family Victim Of Hate Crime: Suspect Arrested - WTKR Your NewsChannel 3
• Police nab suspect in mosque ‘hate crime’ - South Asian Focus
• Michigan Man Sentenced to Over 17 Years for Hate Crime - US Department of Justice - press release
• Hate crime arsonist sentenced - DetNews.com
• '02 hate-crime fire puts man in prison Detroit Free Press

OPINION / COMMENTARY

• Eliminating bias is everyone’s responsibility - Boston Herald *
• Cultural diversity gives words different meanings - LSU The Reveille
• Diversity Doesn't Need to Be Forced - GOPUSA
• Diversity issue more complex than just skin color - Kykernel.com
• Diversity issue more complex than just skin color - The Kentucky Kernel
• Letter to the Editor: Value diversity in all its forms - The Kentucky Kernel
• The Speciousness of Ideological Diversity - Cornell University The Cornell Daily Sun
• How Katrina Exposed Urban Segregation - Daily Californian
• 'Multicultural' means anti-American - The Record
• Multiculturalism as propaganda - On Line opinion
• Multiculturalism 'Hurts Community Spirit' Life Style Extra
• Sign of the multicultural times - The Dominion Post
• Dubuque Open Letter on Racism - KWWL Iowa
• Even quiet racism can drive everyone a little bit crazy - Atlanta Journal Constitution
• Racism: One; Animal Cruelty: Zero - Town Hall
• The Washington Post's Racism - FrontPage magazine.com
• When racism ruled - Canada.com
• Ann Fisher commentary: Officer's racism has disastrous fallout - The Columbus Dispatch
• Column: Keep moving forward in the face of prejudice - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
• Dealing with racism, hate - Regina Leader-Post
• Hateism Yet Another Progressive Scheme! - NewsByUs
• Muslim world not a monolith - Edmonton Sun
• People can find more than one thing disgusting - Roanoke Times
• Xenophobia rooted in fear and greed is never acceptable - The Olympian
• America's Newest Minority Group - Rich White Males - The Spoof - satire

POLITICS / GOVERNMENT

• Senator Larry Craig Resigns - KPVI-TV
• Bush’s ‘Soft Bigotry Of Low Expectations’ On Katrina Reconstruction - Think Progress
  • Bush's Remarks on Katrina - Wall Street Journal
• EU Report Says That Racism On the Rise in Germany - Journal of Turkish Weekly
  • Europe fails the discrimination test Turkish Daily News
  • Racism on rise in EU countries - Wiener Zeitung
• Anti-gay marriage senator from Hawaii switches to Democratic Party - EDGE Boston
• Brown study finds black legislators more active than white counterparts
• Diversity is strength for new Iraqi Army - Marines.com
• John Taylor Bowles: Nazi For President - American Chronicle
• Mitt Romney Misses Key Points in Iowa Gay Marriage Ruling - BBSNews
• Arab envoys slam racism in Austria - PRESS TV
• Mayor's Comments On Racist Attacks Spark Resignation Calls - Deutsche Welle
• Mügeln Mayor Slammed for Trivializing Racist Attack - Spiegel Online
• Norway admits to racism in emergency service - Earthtimes.org
• PC claims she was tormented by colleagues - The Argus.co.uk
• Thornton new multiculturalism ambassador - NEWS.com.au
• UN staff in Congo hurt in "hate speech" attack - Reuters

SOCIETY / RELIGION

• Ziggy was warned for using N-word - Digital Spy
• David Banner joins the fight over the N-word - MSNBC
• Bigotry: America’s shameful pastime - UW Badger Herald
• Bigotry's cheerful enablers - Boston Globe *
• Black and Jewish Teens Tackle Biases, History in Year-Long Program - Washington Post
• A Strange Way to Woo Religious Voters - Washington Post
• CAIR-OH Condemns Officer's Racist, Anti-Semitic Video Remarks - PR Newswire - press release
• Californication: A Blatant Display of Anti-Christian Bigotry - Christian Today -- Australia
• Chicago Anglican church branch nominates lesbian for bishop - PinkNews.co.uk
• Chinese artist chosen over Denver sculptor for national MLK memorial - cw2.com
• Diversity Rally Counters Hate Group - KETV.com
• Ex-KKK leader to speak at predominantly black church - Mooresville Tribune
• Five Myths About Girls And Science
• Gay clubs tackle cliches - iAfrica.com
• Hindus in UK upset over Church banning yoga - CNN-IBN
• Klan plans fall rally in Sask., says leader - CBC Saskatchewan
• Misconceptions About Culture - Korea Times
• NAACP Celebrates Diversity With Music - FOX 28 South Bend
• 'Neo-nazis' storm anti-racism concert - The Local
• Presence of Aryan Guard members 'disturbing' - Vancouver Province
• Puzzled by this anti-Welsh rant - ic Wales
• Racial slur found on basketball court - Cherry Hill Courier Post
• Racism Now an Issue in Primary Battle - WGRZ-TV Buffalo
• Racist crime 'remains a serious social ill' in EU - rights agency - Earthtimes.org
• Radical groups allowed to fester - The Australian
• Radicals threaten religious tolerance - commercialappeal.com
• Role models and racism - Socialistworker.co.uk
• Saggy trouser ban hit by race and liberty row - Daily Telegraph
• Skinhead Violence Rising in Russia - The Nation. *
• Slovak skinheads attack black Briton - EARTHtimes.org
• Survivors of 1921 Riot in Tulsa Join Talk on Black Experience - Martha's Vineyard Gazette
• The Filipino sensitivity - Manila Standard Today
• The Racial Engineering of San Francisco - Yahoo! News
• Top 5 Myths About Girls, Math and Science - LiveScience.com
• White Lutheran Pastors Building Multicultural Churches - Christian Post
• 'Women should wear high heels and mini-skirts' EXCLUSIVE THE TORY ... - Sunday People
• SPIEGEL ONLINE INTERVIEW WITH RACISM EXPERT 'Awareness of Ethnic ... - Spiegel Online

ENTERTAINMENT / MEDIA

• YouTube In The Spotlight For Hosting Racist Material - TechCrunch *
• Andy Rooney Regrets a Racist Comment in a Recent Column - New York Times *
  • Andy Rooney Gets Pass for Racial Slur About Hispanic Baseball Players - NewsBusters
  • Andy Rooney Off Base With 'Racist' Baseball Column? - Editor & Publisher
• BBC fury at Jimmy race rant Mirror.co.uk
  • BBC one of the most 'racist' institutions in Britain, says award ... DailyIndia.com
  • BBC one of the 'most racist' institutions, says TV writer - Scotsman
  • TV's McGovern calls BBC 'racist' - BBC News
• BET Says Cartoon Was Just a Satire - New York Times *
  • BET's "Read A Book" Is Satirical Not Racist - Acton Institute
• Forum: 'September Dawn': a bigoted hatchet job - Washington Times
• George Lucas locks John Ridley to write 'Red Tails' - ANI via Yahoo! India News
• Movie Review: The Nanny Diaries - Blogcritics.org
• Darren Hayes in 'racism' arrest - Herald Sun
• Newspapers self-censor Muslim cartoons - Spero News
• ‘Life on Mars’ bigot was even worse in first script - Times Online
• Big Brother faces axe Mirror.co.uk
• CNN’s God’s Christian Warriors Leaves Viewers… Scared - Town Hall
  • CNN’s Nightly Racist Program - Blogger News Network
  • Was CNN's "God's Warriors" Fair? - History News Network
• Arab-Americans take a shot at stardom - The Record

SPORTS

• See News on Michael Vick above in Featured Stories
• Baseball: Racism Behind the Plate? - BusinessWeek
• Diversity dilemma - Gatorsports.com
• EduKick Announces Enrollment for Study Abroad Academic Soccer ... - Emediawire - press release
• Former OSU Athlete Suing School, Alleges Racism - KOTV 6 Tulsa
• Nigeria: Racism in World Soccer - 2 - AllAfrica.com
• Prescribing surfboards for peace - International Herald Tribune
• TV Sports Nike Puts Women Back on the Pedestal - New York Times

EDUCATION

• Students advised to appreciate diversity - Malaysia Star
• Rise in minorities taking SAT gives boost to campus diversity - NorthJersey.com
• College life brings culture shock - East Valley Tribune
• A Different Study Abroad Program - Washington Post
• AFS Intercultural Programs Founder Ward Chamberlin Featured in Upcoming Ken Burns Epic on World War II - PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance
• Funding study abroad still a challenge - Yale Daily News
• My father would have said: "How much? To study where? For what?" - Lansing State Journal
• Scholarships for Doctors to Study Abroad - Arab News
• State Commission to Hold Qualifying Tests To Study Abroad - TREND Information
• Study abroad offers lifelong benefits - Western Courier
• 2 Professors Fail To Clean Up Their Act - New York Sun
• Anti-racism essay wins global award - Jersey Evening Post
• Bilingual-intercultural education aims to keep indigenous girls ... - UNICEF - press release
• Can Professors Say the Truth? - Roughgarden replies
• China's doors wide open for Mass. high schoolers - Boston Globe
• Chinese students embrace new culture - Flyer News
• Critic of NY Arabic School Accused of Anti-Semitism PR Newswire - press release
• I got culture shock in DC - The UCLA Daily Bruin
• Intercultural affairs get REAL - Red and Black
• Iranian Professors Face Closer Scrutiny About All Travel Abroad - Chronicle of Higher Education
• MINORITY POLITRICKS: BSU diversity shouldn't be an option - Ball State Daily News
• MSU sees influx of international students - MSU State News
• Multicultural Education Expert Inspires, Warns Faculty - UVM News
• My initial stereotype of American students was way off-base - The Athens News
• Next superintendent needs sensitivity to diversity - Shreveport Times
• Pair of Michigan educators, student experience Chinese culture - MLive.com
• Schools should teach tolerance, not hatred - Sun-Sentinel.com
• Seeking Campus Diversity - KFYR-TV
• Seeking Campus Diversity - KQCD-TV Dickinson
• Teach others about culture - York Daily Record
• Wanted: Intercultural Competence, Advocacy - Mshale African Community Newspaper

@ WORK

• Companies Push Diversity - The Morning News *
• Diversity in the workplace - TVNZ *
• Diversity in networking - Akron Beacon Journal
• Diversity Programs Work ... And They're Necessary - AdAge.com
• Diversity, one step at a time - Central Penn Business Journal
• Boeing Hosts 17th Annual Supplier Diversity Marketplace - WebWire - press release
• Japan merger culture: an investors' guide - International Herald Tribune
• Link Mergers And Culture - Investor's Business Daily via Yahoo! News
• September Issue of Hispanic Business Magazine Focuses On Diversity Issues - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• The Power of Diversity - HispanicBusiness.com
• Today's focus: HR + Diversity Work/life needs count, more ... - Indianapolis Star

SCIENCE / RESEARCH

• Mistrust rises with social diversity - New Scientist *
• People in ethnically diverse area ‘less trusting of others’ - Times Online *
• New Research Shows Study Abroad Officers Concerned Over Growth ... - PR Web - press release
• People sensitive to disgust are more likely to hold right-wing views
• How much will you pay to live near people like you?
• Gestures May Come From Chimps
• Minorities more likely to have sleep durations associated with increased mortality
• Researching the Japanese in Argentina - BPNews.net
• Science proves it: Men talk as much as women, if you just round ... - Canada.com
• The methodological sharpening of cultural anthropology
• Peer pressure key factor in stamping out racism - Times Online

TRAVEL

• China's tips for travelers: Don't shout, don't fight - Houston Chronicle
• 'Geotourism' puts value on locations' culture, history trends - Fort Worth Star-Telegram

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This post is a review of news stories from August 26 - September 1, 2007.