Monthly Archives: April, 2006

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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.

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

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

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

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

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,

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

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.

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

‘The Toll Tells’ at Troubadour

Critics say Two Gallants are the new Bob Dylan, have the spirit of Johnny Cash or write odes to whiskey worthy of the Pogues.

Tokyo Rose and the ‘New American Saint’

The promising New Jersey indie rock band Tokyo Rose performed a solid set at The Alley in Fullerton on March 29.

Chanticleer Sings ‘EarthSongs’

All right, you've got a 16-part song but only have 12 singers. Not a problem for Chanticleer, a worldfamous acappela group consisting of 12 men.

‘Somersault’ Plot Tumbles, Cinematography Soars

Though Australian film 'Somersault,' set to open shortly in the United States, may seem like a run-of-the-mill overly sexual foreign film, the film's homeland would beg to differ.

Art That Is Not For the Faint of Heart: Inappropriate Celebrity S

If you ever thought the art world was strange, it is about to get a lot stranger.

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