Archive for November 19th, 2007
Finding the ‘Funny Ha Ha’ in Awkwardness
‘Funny Ha Ha’ is just the title for this film. In the opening scene, Marni, the drunken main character, tries to choose a tattoo, while the sober tattoo artist tries to change her mind. This scene sets the comic precedent for the rest of the movie and serves as foreshadowing for her future [...]
Kimmel Finds Killer Comedy
There was none of the traditional booing and hissing at Thursday night’s comedy show. The audience, composed of about 150 students, was considerably forgiving and merciful. The comedians were only students themselves, no older than the audience. This isn’t to say, though, that there weren’t any comedians worthy of your attention.
Since Oct. 10, the ‘Jimmy [...]
Lewis Leads in Cole Porter Classic
Mitch Lewis, a fourth-year drama major, makes his debut as leading man in UC Irvine’s musical ‘Anything Goes.’ Lewis plays Billy Crocker, a lovesick broker who stows away on a ship in pursuit of his beloved. The New University sat down with Lewis in an exclusive interview taking us behind-the-scenes of ‘Anything Goes.’
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Hives Buzz in ‘Black and White’
Compared to the usual dreamy indie pop sound common to many Scandanavian bands, Swedish band the Hives stick out like a sore thumb. Having made their debut in 1993 while still in their teens, the Hives have a reputation for being loud, rowdy and proud of it. They have traveled a long way from being [...]
Breaking ‘Wind’ at Winifried Smith
No one passing the concert at Winifred Smith Hall Wednesday, Nov. 14 would have guessed that the wind ensemble playing Kenneth Applegate’s captivating ‘Concerto for Tuba and Band’ met just once a week since fall quarter began. The UC Irvine Winds Ensemble was conducted by Abel Ramirez, assistant professor, director of wind bands and conductor [...]
The Continuing Hypocrisy of David Horowitz
If ‘Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week’ were really about rallying student support for human rights, why was it not put on by human rights organizations? Why was it solely created and financially sustained by conservative organizations with ties to the administration of President George W. Bush? Last time I checked, the Bush Administration wasn’t exactly part of [...]
Why Students Choose Tuition Over Voting
In a recent survey of 3,000 New York University students, 20 percent said they would exchange their right to vote in the 2008 presidential election for an iPod Touch, and half of the students polled said they would give up their voting rights forever for $1 million. But most interestingly, an astonishing 66 percent said [...]
MSU Tries to Educate, Not Hate
Almost a year and a half ago, the College Republicans at UC Irvine ‘unveiled’ the controversial cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad that originally ran in a Danish newspaper. At the time, I was the president of both Anteaters for Israel and Hillel: The Jewish Student Union at UCI, and because of tensions between these organizations [...]
Nintendo Is Unstoppable
Remember those commercials that said, ‘Sega does what Nintendon’t’? Well, it turned out to be true. Sega ended up almost shutting down, left the hardware market entirely and is now Nintendo’s slave, as evidenced by their former mascot Sonic the Hedgehog’s appearance in ‘Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games’ and the forthcoming ‘Super Smash [...]
UK Carbon Cap Is Good But More Is Needed
It is hard to ignore global warming anymore. Unless you have particularly sensitive skin, you may not have personally witnessed the changes already occurring, but the impacts of global climate change are already sparking human action. For instance, a few weeks ago the U.S. Coast Guard announced that it would build a new base in [...]
