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Minimum Wage: States Have Caught On

The last time Congress unpacked the issue of the federal minimum wage, brought it into light and increased its former rate from $4.75 to its current rate of $5.15 was in 1997.

Why Look Back?

The end of the year is generally when I turn the news off for a week or so because whether or not there is something to report, journalists like to turn their focus to history. Highlights of 2005 flood every news program and paper, with phrases like 'The

Bush Defends Spying

Benjamin Franklin once said, 'Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.'

Hollywood Resists Needed Modernization

The first legal TV show downloads put on the Internet last year by Apple and studios experimenting with the new media marked the beginning of the end of media as we know it.

Future U.S. Soldiers: Weigh Your Options

Dear potential U.S. military personnel, As you go through high school, and those difficult years immediately after, you might be considering the military as a possible career option. You may be thinking about either enlisting into one of the country's fo

Miscommunication Causes Media Mistrust

The recent coal mining tragedies of Sago, W. Va. involving an explosion caused by disputed factors has caused an uproar against the mining company, the governor and the news media.

Falling Orange and Reel Big Fish at the OC’s New Year’s Party

When you think of New Year's Eve, you probably think of New York, counting down with Dick Clark and watching the ball drop in Times Square. This will soon change, because now Orange County is stepping up with its own countdown and claim to fame: the Orang

OCMA Presents ‘John Waters: Change of Life’

John Waters is an artist, a satirist, a modern-day visionary. One of the most controversial film-makers to emerge from the 1960s, he is best known for writing and directing such films as 'Hairspray,' 'Pink Flamingoes' and 'A Dirty Shame.' Waters' controve

‘Fateless’: Beauty in a Boy’s Concentration Camp Experience

Directed by Lajos Koltai, 'Fateless' is an artistic portrayal of the Holocaust in which traces of beauty are seen in a barren landscape of death, cruelty and helplessness.

Rooney Rings in New Year with New Album

Ending their year with a performance at The Chain Reaction in Anaheim on Dec. 1, Rooney tested some new songs from their upcoming sophomore album and prepared for the beginning of another promising year.

My Top 10 Movies of 2005

2005 was a great year for hype; not the best for movies. But, there were some greats. This list was compiled based only on movies that I saw, so there may be some that didn't make it on for that reason alone. I apologize to those movies.

Kanye West at the Bren Irvine Cares About Black People

The timing couldn't have been much worse. The Monday of Dec. 5 was the first day of Finals Week, and the last hurried chance for most UC Irvine students to relearn all of fall quarter.

Zabie’s World: Producing Songfest 2006

So what really goes on behind the scenes for the annual Greek Songfest, and how do the spectacular performances ever come about?

UCI Students Can Have a Stress-Free 2006 With AUM

With constant studying, long reading lists, tests every other week and part-time jobs, students at UC Irvine can't help but feel a little stressed now and again. Fortunately, a new club on campus hopes to give students a break from the chaos of everyday l

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