Archive for May 8th, 2006
Bittersweet Ending for Volleyball
Semifinals were tough on the UC Irvine Men’s Volleyball team this season.
The team’s great success this season was overshadowed by their losses in both the NCAA Final Four semifinals and the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament semifinals a week
National Protests Have Local Effects
In Irvine, the morning hours of the ‘Day Without Immigrants’ boycott and protest on May 1 looked like any other day. At noon, however, it was a different story, with the Worker-Student Alliance leading a march around Ring Road shouting, ‘No justice! No pe
Measure S Passes, CARE, iCE Fail
After weeks of sensory overload on Ring Road, during which students were bombarded with food, flyers and images of Care Bears, and after the bitter battle that ensued between supporters and opponents of three student fee initiatives, the delayed results t
ASUCI Candidates: How Much Did They Spend on Their Campaigns
The campaigns have ended, the polls have closed, the votes have been counted and the winners have been announced in the Spring 2006 election for the Executive Council of the Associated Students of UC Irvine.
Relay Raises Money for Cancer
Aldrich Park was filled with enthusiastic cancer survivors, teams of people, tents and luminarias in an overnight event to raise money for the American Cancer Society in its second annual Relay for Life, which took place on April 29.
UC Exec. Perks Criticized
The UC has been facing strong media criticism for how it compensates high-ranking executives, and how this information is disclosed.
Starting in early November 2005, the university was criticized for supplementing salaries with undisclosed additional com
UCI Bookstore’s First Photolympics
A photography instructor once said, ‘Photographers are an obsessed breed of people. There is never a moment where we don’t wish we had a camera.’ Reflecting on his wise words, I find this as true today as ever.
Ghost Riders in the Hood: Let’s ‘Get Dumb’ to Change the Wor
I like to think that I’m ahead of the curve when it comes to learning about most major trends, but only recently did I become aware of ‘ghost riding,’ one of the most alarmingly prevalent car-related fads since stickers of Calvin peeing on things.
A Constant Fight for Reproductive Justice
SisterSong, the national organization representing women of color, originally coined the term ‘reproductive justice.’ They define it as ‘the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, economic and social well-being of women and girls.’
Saving the Planet One Day at a Time
‘Recycle, reduce, reuse and close the loop.’ This catchy phrase was introduced to us during our childhoods as animated character Recycle Rex attempted to sing us all into recycling. Apparently, the cute dinosaur wasn’t enough to encourage our good recycli
