Archive for April 17th, 2006
Know Your Candidates What If They Held a Debate and No One Came?
Candidates running for the Legislative Council of the Associated Students of UC Irvine presented their campaign platforms on April 13 at Rowland Hall before an audience of two students, aside from the four current ASUCI members in attendance. Of the two s
Executive Candidates Reveal Platforms
Candidates for positions in the Executive Cabinet of the Associated Students of UC Irvine debated campus politics to a mostly empty room on April 12.
ASUCI Election Spending Questioned
The Associated Students of UC Irvine has spent more than $15,000 in student fees promoting three ballot measures for this week’s election.
Since publicity campaigns are still underway, it is impossible to know what total expenditures will be by the time
Iraqi Eyewitness Speaks
A continued U.S. military presence in Iraq has done considerable harm to the country’s infrastructure, according to Iraqi writer and human rights advocate Eman Ahmad Khamas, who delivered a lecture titled ‘Everyday Life and Citizen Peace Building in Iraq,
Democracy Growing in Venezuela, Justice Says
Despite ongoing conflicts between supporters and opponents of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, the country is making progress as a democracy, according to Venezuelan Supreme Court Justice Fernando Ramon Vegas Torrealba, who spoke on April 13 at UC Irvine
High Suicide Rates for Asian-Am. Women
Although Asian-Americans have the highest suicide rate among all women, there has been a lack of research on the topic. This lack of information attracted Eliza Noh, assistant professor of Asian-American studies at Cal State Fullerton, to research the sub
Francisco Ayala on the perfect compatibility of God and Evolution
Creationism does not exist for Francisco Ayala—he calls it ‘anti-evolutionism.’ As an evolutionary biologist and a member of the National Academy of Sciences, the most prestigious science association in the United States, Ayala often functions as the auth
No Elbows on the Dinner Table, Please
Last fall when Career Center Recruit Coordinator Michelle Foley witnessed a student and potential employee stab a piece of chicken with a fork and proceed to bite a generous portion during a formal luncheon in front of several important employers, she kne
Podcasting Professor: A Step Ahead of Mac
Walking on UC Irvine’s Ring Road on a Monday afternoon, one thing sticks out as a unifying factor among the diverse population of students: Almost everyone trekking to class is listening to an Apple iPod.
A Vegan Bake Sale to Protect Animals
Last week, you may have seen the Animal Rights Club hosting a cruelty-free bake sale on Ring Road. The cookies being sold were shaped like Easter eggs and bunnies decorated in various pastel-colored frosting.
‘They’re completely vegan,’
