Archive for January 22nd, 2007
Warhol’s ‘Girls’ Reward the Patient
‘When it came out in 1966, Newsweek called it ‘The Iliad of the Underground’ and Rex Reed called it ‘a three-and-a-half-hour cesspool of vulgarity and talentless confusion which is about as interesting as the inside of a toilet bowl,” said Karen Moss from the floor of HIB 100 as she introduced the Andy Warhol film [...]
Report Finds Possible Racism in Experimental Coronary Procedure
MEDICINE: Black patients more likely to undergo coronary bypass surgery by less-experienced surgeons.
Mind, Body and Spirit
To battle school stress with both mind and body, more and more students are turning to the practice of yoga. The 5,000-year-old spiritual tradition is still prevalent and has become today’s latest mind and body trend.
Yoga is a vast collection of spiritual techniques aimed at connecting the mind, body and spirit. It roots back to [...]
News in Brief
Atmospheric Sciences at UC Irvine Ranked Top in the Nation
The Faculty Scholarly Productivity Index, produced by Academic Analytics, has ranked atmospheric sciences research at UC Irvine first in the nation among large research universities in the area of faculty productivity.
The index has also placed four other UCI programs in the top five. Geosciences was ranked [...]
A Story of Guilt and Redemption
‘Let me guess. You want to know why I tried to kill myself.’ These are the first words of Chick Benetto in Mitch Albom’s new book, ‘For One More Day.’ Told from Chick’s point of view, this is a story of the relationship between a son and his mother and how regret and [...]
100 Films in 24 Hours: Mad Film Dash
The 24-Hour Mad Film Dash III is coming.
It’s bigger than you remember, with nearly 100 teams of UC Irvine students expected to participate in this year’s rush to create a five-minute film from concept to finish in just 24 hours.
The Computer Store-organized event had 27 teams its first year, 78 last year and is hoping [...]
