On Oct. 28, two million people took part in 270 protests across France. This is the seventh national strike in major industries after the protest on Oct. 28 when the French parliament passed the government’s pension bill. Although many feel that the law weakened the overall movement, major labor unions still show great optimism for their cause. Reuters, BBC News, the Wall Street Journal and all the other big news media are still highly engaged in tracking the strikes. Yet the strike news is moving away from the cover and the colorful front pages.

Where does the food you eat come from? Three times a day you swipe into a dining hall and pick whatever you like from a variety of choices: salads, burgers, rice, fruits, drinks, desserts… Yet have you thought about where the food comes from? Who grew the vegetables on your salad plate? How did the burger get on your table? What did the raw corn look like before it became sweet corn on your fork? Are you eating healthy food?

Just two days ago, the two co-chairs of the Chinese Culture Association (CCA) met with the new Asian studies department fellows. The topic of discussion was the coming celebration of the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival, also known as the Moon Festival. Usually arriving on the fifteenth day of the eighth moon on lunar calendar, the festival comes earlier this year on Sept. 22. The CCA, along with the Asian studies department staff and fellow Chinese international students, are engaged in holding a wonderful and fabulous Mid-Autumn Night for the entire campus.

On Sept. 28, 2001, when Irish journalist Martin O’Hagan and his wife walked home from a bar on Lurgan’s Market Street in Dublin, a car pulled over next to them. Suddenly, a gunman opened fire from within the car, shooting O’Hagan to death.