Archive for October 29th, 2007
How to Put the Wheeeee! in Halloween
Anyone can trick a trick-or-treater into trading his or her tater tots for Britney Spears’ babies. However, in order to really send the little tykes scurrying for the therapist, you’re going to have to think outside of the Bigfoot suit. Here’s how to put the ‘wheeeee!’ in Halloween, and Neverland Ranch is not required.
1. The [...]
‘Saw IV’ Pumps up the Gore
The ‘Saw’ franchise, for reasons indecipherable to most mainstream film critics, has, in only three years, become one of the most anticipated and highest-grossing horror franchises in history, not to mention one of the most-often-cited proofs of the moral decline of American youth.
The latest installment in the grisly film series, ‘Saw IV,’ arrived in theaters [...]
Job Fair Provides Convenient Interviews for Youth
CAREER: As part of its biannual job fair, the Irvine Youth Employment opened its doors to the public.
Anteaters Dominate Matadors
VOLLEYBALL: Anteaters fall to Long Beach but rebound in commanding victory over Northridge.
The Lure of the Unattainable: Relationships and Temptation
Sometimes, I am in awe of how contradictory we all can be. There is a saying that goes something along the lines of, ‘We always want what we cannot have,’ and I could not agree more
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Men’s Soccer Fails to Build Momentum
SOCCER: The Anteaters escaped the fires in UC Davis, but couldn’t avoid tacking on another loss to their record.
Horowitz Disguises Racism as ‘Awareness’
Last week marked the beginning of a social and political wave of hatred and racist xenophobia emanating from the violent rhetoric of conservative students, politicians and academics everywhere. The perpetrator responsible for what was called ‘Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week’ is David Horowitz.
For those not familiar with Horowitz, a little background information: Horowitz began as a campus [...]
Fear Loving On Halloween: Why Do We Like to be Scared?
I could never understand how Christmas could be someone’s favorite holiday. The presents and the goodwill toward man are great, but Halloween is really the day to celebrate. The leaves are changing, the nights get long and cool and the Sci-Fi Channel airs horror movie marathons. Naturally, that means one can usually find me glued [...]
UCI Bike Policy
UC Irvine is a university that prides itself on its progressive stance on global climate change, and has proven a fertile ground for world-renowned atmospheric and earth systems research. Much of the Nobel Prize winning work of Dr. Frank Rowland was conducted on this campus, and there are dozens of laboratories on campus that produce [...]
Behind the Scenes at the New University Sports Section
Oct. 3, 2007 remains a memorable day for the sports section of the New University. It is the only day that somebody emailed the sports section and volunteered to cover a UC Irvine sports game this year.
Aside from this isolated aberrational event, trying to persuade prospective sports writers to cover their school’s teams feels like [...]
