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By Derek Mong On June 24 of this year, the Supreme Court was faced with a case that dealt with the age old debate of affirmative action and race-conscious admissions. Fisher v. University of Texas had the potential to reverse the constitutionality of race-conscious affirmative action policies that were established through legal precedent in rulings before. Over the years, the …

By Mary Tablante   Almost everything was perfect when Mala Nagarajan and Vega Subramaniam got married ten years ago. Surrounded by 155 family members and friends at the Seattle Aquarium, the couple had a joyous ceremony and honored their Indian roots with a Hindu ceremony. But the wedding was not completely perfect: the marriage wasn’t legal. Nagarajan and Subramaniam, now …