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Abroad • Teri
Yamada, an associate professor in the
comparative world literature and classics
department at Cal State Long Beach,
made a visit to Cambodia this summer. “It
was a great trip,” said Yamada,
who directs the Nou Hach Literary
Project based at CSULB. “For
the first time, four writers from the
Nou Hach Literary Project and I went
on a five-day road trip to promote
modern Cambodian literature and literacy.”
Grant • The film and electronic arts department
has received a $20,000 grant from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association
(HFPA) to support its documentary program. For the second year in a row,
the HFPA announced donations of more than $1 million in financial grants
to film schools and non-profit organizations at its annual installation
luncheon honoring its 2005-06 slate of officers at the Beverly Hills Hotel. Over
the past 11 years, the HFPA has given more than $5 million in financial
grants.
Entertainment • Sean
Combs, formerly known as Puffy, Puff
Daddy and now P. Diddy, has changed his
named once again to just “Diddy.” As
for what brought about the latest name
change, Diddy said his previous name
change left his fans uncertain of how
to address him. “I felt like the ‘P’ was
getting between me and my fans and now
we’re closer,” Diddy told
E! Online News. “During concerts,
half the crowd is saying ‘P. Diddy’—half
the crowd is chanting ‘Diddy’—now
everybody can just chant ‘Diddy.’”
Goals • Inspired by the movie “Forrest Gump,” a
U.S. man is running across the United States from Newport Beach, Calif.,
to Newport, R.I. The cities are nearly 3,000 miles apart. Jonathan Williams
is shooting for an average of 25 miles a day on his trek, which he has dreamed
of since seeing the 1994 movie’s title character, played by Tom Hanks,
run across the U.S.
Crime • Police say a man who broke into a car severed
his left wrist on some shards of glass, then kicked in a door to the car
owner’s home and asked for help. Avis Pilcher, 78, called police to
aid Joseph G. McQuade, 29, of Huntington, Ark., who initially said he had
cut himself while being chased. Police later discovered blood in Pilcher’s
garage, presumed McQuade cut himself while breaking into the woman’s
car, and arrested him. |
