January | 2006 | New University | UC Irvine

A Dose of Celebrity Gossip Blogs for the Celebrity Gossip Junky

All right, all you celebrity gossip junkies, I know what you guys are all about. I see you with your US Weekly reading about Brad and Jen, Brad and Angelina, Angelina and her third-world country adopted babies and now her real baby.

fun. da. men tals Unconventional and Provocative

If you want to see a provoking art exhibit, you don't have to go all the way to the Getty museum in Los Angeles or even to one of the smaller galleries in Laguna Beach. You can just make your way over to the University Art Gallery, where the winter 2006 u

Bernhard Upsets No. 15 Dulgheru

Generally speaking, a first-time singles player doesn't beat the 15th-ranked tennis player in the nation.

Why I Don’t Watch Football

I don't watch football. Nor do I have any interest in doing so. It doesn't bother me that you watch football. Just please don't try to get me to do it. Football simply doesn't agree with me. There's the violence, the yelling and all of those yards that do

Shocking Saturday Reveals Current Trend in Sports: Parity

I was going to write this column about the NBA midseason MVP candidates. But after I watched Dirk Nowitzki light up an injured and weak Clippers squad Saturday night at the Staples Center (thanks to a birthday gift from my girlfriend), I decided it's way

Lady ‘Eaters Fight Off Late Titan-ic Rally

With the Anteaters' 13-point lead suddenly cut to four points with just under two minutes left to play in the game and momentum quickly favoring the Cal State Fullerton Titans, the UC Irvine Women's Basketball team found themselves in desperate need of so

Irvine Perfect 6-0 in Big West

As much as they would like to shrug it off, with eight conference games left, the UC Irvine Men's Basketball team will have to play with the pressure of being targeted by the rest of the Big West Conference.

Rap’s Falling Quality

I am in no way in a position to judge people's personal opinions and tastes. Humans have an inalienable right to the freedom of choice and preference. We are blessed with the ability to rationalize and understand our environment.

Liberia’s New Female President Could Bring Stability

Becoming the first female head-of-state to be elected on the continent of Africa, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf claimed, 'Corruption, under my administration, will be the major public enemy. We will confront and we will fight it.'

Measure Success Another Way

As achievement in the classroom slips and parents begin to lose faith in the California public school system, the California Department of Education set out to remedy the problem, to improve our schools, to make the fountain of knowledge flow and to make

RateMyProfessors.com Should Be Used With Caution

Every quarter, as we college students scroll through the Schedule of Classes and try to decide what to take, we invariably have to pick one class over another and/or pick one professor over another even though they teach the same class.

Oppose the War: Don’t Pay Phone Bill Tax

Against the war? Resolute that, if they brought back draft and you were called up, you'd burn that card and march off to prison? There may not be a draft to dodge this time around, but your individual contribution to the United States' current military

Spectrum’s Affordable Culinary Treasures

Oh, to be a struggling college student without the luxury of luxuries. What a pickle! It's not easy to dutifully hit the books and go to work every day on a diet of frozen food, pizza or simple homemade concoctions.

Peer Academic Advisors and Their Advice for Students

Many of us have at least heard of peer academic advisors. Some have even spoken with them at one time or another. These knowledgeable students give their peers information and advice regarding scheduling, major selection, breadth requirements and other re

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