Archive for April, 2006
Wayzgoose Festival Entertains, Confuses
Whether your thing is dressing up like a knight, taking a picture with a cardboard cutout of your favorite video game character or stuffing your face with cultural cuisine, chances are good that you were one of thousands of people who flocked to Aldrich P
Candlelight Vigil Protests Rape
The sun was just beginning to set on April 19 when the UC Irvine Campus Assault Resources and Education program and the Gender Education Series lit up the night with their annual ‘Take Back the Night’ candlelight vigil and march in front of the flagpoles.
‘Hip-Hop Generation’ Becomes Political
Hip-hop culture and its effects on racial politics in post-Sept. 11 America were examined in a panel discussion on April 19 at UC Irvine.
Bakari Kitwana, author of ‘The Hip-Hop Generation’ and a consultant for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, is currently
Negotiations Underway for Direct Hiring of Aramark Workers
In response to increasing pressure from student and worker groups culminating in a planned candlelight vigil in front of Chancellor Michael Drake’s house on Jan. 26, UC Irvine administrators have determined to employ campus food service workers directly,
Dark Matter: Einstein Meets Newton
Margaret Geller, senior scientist at the Smithsonian Observatory, is recognized by astronomers for discovering that galaxies are lined up in walls and filaments that are millions of years long. She gave a talk about the dark matter of the universe on Apri
Muslims Villainized in American Culture
While there existed a climate of intolerance toward Muslims prior to 2001, it has become more acceptable to be blatantly ignorant and prejudiced against Islam after the events of Sept. 11, according to As’ad Abukhalil, who spoke at UC Irvine on April 19.
Health issues affecting college students
Back in high school, being sick would’ve been my savior from another forgotten statistics quiz, but in reality, waking up with a stuffy nose or a high fever can be worse than solving those dreaded probability questions. If you’re one of the many college s
Meloy Makes Family Ties
The Santerre family, who ‘sin with the gusto of true Catholics,’ one critic has said, are the subject of a new novel, ‘A Family Daughter.’
On Thursday, April 20, Maile Meloy, alumna of the UC Irvine master’s program in fiction, returned to UCI to read e
‘The Real World’ Offers Business Insights
‘The Real World: Business’ came to UC Irvine on Tuesday, April 18. The event was not a visit from an MTV reality show, but the Alliance of Business Students’ second annual series of roundtable discussions between industry professionals and business-minded
GioPod: An Opportunity to Trade Up Your Ipod
With Apple pumping out a new incarnation of the iPod every six months, many consumers are wishing there was an easier way to trade in and upgrade.
Discontent with the lack of online iPod exchange services, two friends sought to correct that, hoping to ad
