Editor's Letter Dear readers, I started off the semester by letting you know that the department budget cuts had reduced our page count by sixteen. Well, now we have those pages back for our last issue, but they come at the cost...

Living in the Shadow of the Capitol How can you evict the homeless? The very phrase is an oxymoron, yet it happened in Sacramento recently as hundreds of homeless living along the American River were ordered to pack up and move on.

Kings of the Cage Mixed martial arts has come up from the underground. Watch as Bay Area fighters continue to stake their claim in the mainstream and legitimize the sport they love.

Triple Threat Will Logan, graduating basketball MVP, juggles fatherhood, school, and life on the court.

Unconventional Convent The Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence have spent the last thirty years spreading the values of human rights and social acceptance with style and sass. The notoriety of the group ensures that they remain iconic figures in San Francisco.

Vaya Con Dios, Brah! From gnarly gunfights to killer waves, get wet at Point Break LIVE!

A Virus That Runs Deep The AIDS pandemic is a dire emergency. It has claimed the lives of over one million Kenyans, and even today it touches nearly every Kenyan family. The disease took his father, then his sister; now his brother, too, is infected. But instead of despairing, these tragedies drove Cleopa Omondi to study medicine in the U.S., crafting socioeconomic solutions to reverse the AIDS crisis.

Invasion of the Cadets Oakland vets The Phenomenauts have spent the last nine years crafting their futuristic sound and image, all while their fans were building a culture around it. Cadets show their support for their favorite band with art, socks, and cookies.