Archive for January, 2006
Drake Calls Truce With Workers
Although the UC Irvine administration succumbed to pressure to consider bringing subcontracted workers in-house last week, months of waiting and unresponsiveness has led these workers and their supporters to remain cautiously optimistic.
Son of Donor Gets Residency
Favoritism concerns arose after Alfred Sein gained a residency position at the UC Irvine Medical Center in the same month that his father, Michael Sein, donated $250,000 to the radiology department, according to a recent Los Angeles Times article.
Date Rape Survivor Recounts Experience
Early in her freshman year at college in 1990, Katie Koestner was raped by Peter, a friend she had known for a few days and gone on a date with. Koestner spoke on the taboo subject of date rape, sharing her experience and advice to help stop rape, in fron
Freshmen To Receive Additional Writing and Research Help Through
Aimed at easing the transition from high school to college for freshmen living in residence halls, UC Irvine will pilot the Writing and Library Research Peer Tutoring Program.
Veiled Muslim Women Not Victimized
As a symbol of exoticism, it has been used to sell cigarettes, tennis shoes and pornographic picture postcards. As a symbol of oppressive patriarchy, it has been used to justify decades of U.S. military interventions in the Middle East.
Behind the Numbers: Sexual Assult at UC Irvine
Common media perceptions of Orange County evoke images of sandy beaches, beautiful blue oceans, multimillion-dollar estates and Botox beauties cruising around in the latest luxury SUV.
Hey UCI: I’m Old, I’m Hungry And I Need a Place to Sit!
It’s time for me to complain about something again. Don’t get me wrong. Nagging isn’t something I enjoy. But UC Irvine, you make it too easy.
With the administration’s grand efforts to create a grand Student Center for our future Anteaters, they have bee
Find Alternative Ways to Study Abroad With CIE
Some students want to go abroad, but have no idea how to get started. Julia Mao, a second-year economics major, has figured it out. Mao has already traveled to China and is going to Japan next quarter.
Taryn Rose’s Secret to Success
It’s safe to assume that you have reached a desirable point on the yardstick of success when your name becomes a noun uttered by A-list stars. But UC Irvine alumna Taryn Rose will tell you that as the chief executive officer and designer of Taryn Rose Int
Sisterhood, Through the Good and Bad
No one knows what really happened to me on Friday, March 11, 2005. I remember nothing of the incident, and no one happened to be looking my way when it happened. One minute, I was calmly checking to see if my new Abetta saddle fit my mustang, Cobey.
