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Felker claims UJC charges against him 'unreasonable,' hopes open trial will raise awareness for his cause. The University Judiciary Committee will hold what could be its first-ever open trial this Thursday, Committee Chair Angela Carrico announced last night.

She has championed Tibet, cried about Tibet, marched for Tibet, longed for Tibet. And now, finally, she has been to Tibet. Pema Chagzoetsang, known in Utah as an ardent advocate for her native land and for the scores of Tibetans who have resettled here

Some 10,000 people turned out Saturday to hear the world's best-known Buddhist, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, bring a message of "human affection and loving kindness" on his first stop in a five-day South Florida visit.

Mayor Mark Kruzan of Bloomington, Indiana honored Taktser Tulku also known as Thubten Jigme Norbu with a lifetime achievement award today, Friday, September 17.

Mystic, martyr, ethicist, political leader, rights crusader: To followers and admirers, the Dalai Lama is all that and more. Few people are the center of more fascination and yearnings than the man who will speak at several South Florida venues starting today.

Ribbons of color, streaming against cobalt skies: Every house, every mountain pass, every monastery in Tibet bears fluttering flags known as r'ung r'ta, "wind horses," upon whose colorful fabrics prayers are written.

The number of Tibetan students admitted in hospitals here with suspected food poisoning today soared to 58, all of whom are reported to be in a stable condition.

The Vth Cultural Festival of Tibet and the Peoples of the Himalaya will be held in Paris from September 18 to 19. This annual event in Parisian calendar is organised by the Maison Du Tibet under the Bureau Du Tibet, France.

Bharat Tibbat Sahyog Manch, Sikkim, which was formed in April last year, organized a Tibet Kavya (Poetry) Samvad (dailogue) at Nepali Sahitya Parishad Bhavan on Sept 5, 2004 in Gangtok.

Buddhist spiritual leader the Dalai Lama returns to South Florida, on Saturday, for five days of public talks and religious teachings.