Archive for May 7th, 2007
Big People Making Differences in Small Lives
If it weren’t for KROQ’s Kevin and Bean Show, fourth-year international studies major Jason Fukao might still be brotherless. That show convinced Fukao to join Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, an organization more than 100 years old, which matches a mentor with children ages six to 18. Mentors are lovingly referred to as ‘big [...]
Letters to the Editor
UCI Student’s Suicide Ignored
I am writing with some reactions I had to three pieces in the New University of April 30, namely Anam Siddiq’s front-page article on UC Irvine’s vigil for the Virginia Tech community members who died on April 16, their families, and the survivors; Emilie Doolittle’s article on under-funded counseling services at UCI; [...]
Concerns Arise Over New UCIPD Member
POLICE: Peter Kim fell under harsh criticism as CSO head at UC San Diego and is now training at the UCIPD.
UCI Celebrates Buddhism’s Most Holy Festival
A dog trots into a room of mirrors and is startled to see many other dogs looking at him. Startled, the dog growls, but the reflections surrounding him return the gesture. Naturally, the dog runs but is so disconcerted by his own reflections, each more ferocious-looking than the last, that he cannot remember where the [...]
Women’s Tennis to Play in NCAA Tournament
TENNIS: The UC Irvine women’s tennis team will take on the University of Texas in a first round match-up.
Coachella ’07: Part 2
Silversun Pickups
Reminiscent of early ’90s alternative rock, Silversun Pickups have all the elements that made groups before them, like The Smashing Pumpkins, so successful.
Rather than playing a few chords during verses and choruses with a guitar solo in the middle of the song, the instrumentation is consistently varied and complex. Distorted but catchy and [...]
The Man Who Makes It All Happen
VOLLEYBALL: Brian Thornton is a major reason why the Anteaters captured the National Title.
Coachella: The Madness Behind the Music
This year’s Coachella music festival sold out in record time, and the event brought in more non-Southern Californians than ever before. With the sudden burst of activity in the normally almost lifeless Indio desert, the music was only half the story. The traffic, people, food and booths all contributed to the overall Coachella experience.
A friend [...]