News Briefs – Oct. 20

Students excluded
Georgia became the second state to bar undocumented students from attending select universities on Oct.13.

The state’s policy, similar to that of South Carolina, requires colleges to check the legal residency status of all applicants and prohibits undocumented students from enrolling with the selective admission process.

The ban, which applies to the University of Georgia, the Georgia Institute of Technology and three other universities, will go into effect next fall.

Immigrant rights groups intend to challenge the decision in court.
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New Leaf closes doors
After 35 years of service, New leaf San Francisco LGBT mental health facility closed its doors this past weekend. The clinic served more than 1300 clients, with an emphasis on helping seniors, youth, low-income individuals and people with HIV. “We are profoundly saddened by this loss, but the economic forces we are facing were just too much for us to overcome,” Interim Director Thom Lynch said in a press release posted on the clinic’s website.

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Homeless Day rally
Creative House Liberation hosted a rally and march for World Homeless Day on Oct 10. The rally began at Civic Center Plaza and was followed by a march up Larkin Street. The march ended at Hotel Leslie at 587 Eddy St., which has been unoccupied for over two years. Approximately 20 people took over the empty hotel. All involved were able to escape before the police were able to enter the building, so no arrests were made.