Archive for September, 2007
Intelligence Found in Brain Networks
science: Individual differences in intelligence found via the Parieto-Frontal Integration Theory.
Men’s Water Polo Thwarts UCSB
Water Polo: Tim Hutten leads the charge against the Gauchos and falls short against Bruins.
Enjoy Shopping and Eating in Tustin’s New ‘District’
It may feel as if it appeared out of nowhere. The drive down Jamboree heading toward the Tustin Marketplace used to be fairly uninteresting. Sure, there were a few apartment complexes and a couple small shopping centers (there’s the one with the Melting Pot and then the one with the Houston’s and the California Pizza [...]
Sports in Brief
Men’s Golf Ties for Third at Giustina Memorial Classic
Corvallis, Ore. – Sept. 18 – UC Irvine tied for third at Trysting Tree Golf Club. Host Oregon State won with a score of 843 and Fresno State followed with 851. UCI, Portland and Oregon tied for third at 853.
Sophomore John Chin finished fourth with a score [...]
Drake Shows Disappointing Leadership
‘Our business is higher education and public service. Higher education at the research university includes teaching, but also demands creating new knowledge: new facts, new data, new expressions of art, new interpretations of science, new thinking about the interaction between us as individuals and cultures
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The Comic-Con Experience
For those unfamiliar with it, Comic-Con is not only a dazzling spectacle, but also an unmatchable convention where the panoply of the entertainment industry appears to give fans exclusive previews, freebies and collectibles in an expansive effort to promote products to the fans. It’s the one place where Star Wars, Marvel, DC, Lego, Nintendo [...]
‘Chuck’ Needs More Than Luck
‘Good Luck Chuck,’ good luck at the box office. This movie immediately joins the all-time greats such as, ‘The Big Bounce,’ ‘My Boss’s Daughter,’ and ‘Daddy Day Care.’
‘The Big Bounce’ had a promising cast (Owen Wilson, Sarah Foster and Morgan Freeman). ‘My Boss’s Daughter’ was bad from the start (Ashton Kutcher and Tara Reid).
‘Good Luck [...]
UC Irvine’s School of Engineering Receives $5M
medicine: School of Engineering receives grant for advancement in cardiovascular devices.
Investing in Facebook Applications
Your favorite geeks at Facebook have done it again. Three months ago, as you probably noticed, Facebook officially launched its developer’s platform application so that users like you have the freedom to create any program. What does this mean for Facebook, besides more Ferraris for Mark Zuckerberg? What does this mean for you? [...]
Game Companies Bring Christmas Early
Every year, Comic-Con’s spectacle becomes less about the comics and more about the entertainment mediums that have sprung up around them.
One of the biggest mediums is video games. The industry has a bigger presence on the show floor each year, with all the major companies bringing something to the table.
The big three of the industry [...]
