Archive for January, 2008
Pay More, Learn Less
According to a 2007 report released by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, students attending the nation’s highest ranked universities are graduating with less knowledge of American history, government and economics than they had as incoming freshman.
The study’s findings were accumulated through the distribution of a 60 question multiple-choice exam to 14,000 students, spanning 50 schools in [...]
Turbulent and Stagnant Laker Offseason Proves No Harm
Ask almost any fan about the NBA off-season and he or she will vividly remember two things: the Celtics’ acquisitions and the Lakers’ Kobe Bryant drama. While the Celtics are off to one of the best starts in NBA history, the Lakers are, unexpectedly, not far behind.
Bryant expressed his frustrations with the higher offices of [...]
Brave Citizens
After the digital release of its stadium rock-filled EP ‘Revolutions,’ Brave Citizens has gained the attention of students and blogs around the nation. The New University sat down with one-half of Citizens, fourth-year music major Andrew Capra, to talk about the writing process and its recent success.
New University: How did Brave Citizens come to [...]
Corey Presents ‘Live Like Him!’ at Claire Trevor
Molly Corey’s video installation, ‘Live Like Him!’ premiered in the room gallery of the Claire Trevor School of the Arts this past Thursday.
In the past, Corey
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In the Blink of an Eye
As I watched my grandfather wither away from Alzheimer’s over the last year of his life, and stories about victims of strokes and nerve diseases continue to fill nightly news reports, it has been a personal fear of mine to end up a prisoner in my own body due to such a disorder. A lack [...]
Marvel Casts ‘Iron Man’
As the big blockbusters from the summer and holiday seasons fade from memory, people are beginning to look forward to summer 2008 releases for excitement.
Among these releases, the most hotly anticipated must be the sequel to ‘Batman Begins,’ Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Dark Knight.’ However, there are many other superhero franchises heading to the big screen.
Some [...]
An American Nightmare
Most artists try to keep vibrant and colorful prints of their proudest photographic achievements clean. But for Steven Criqui, a former studio art lecturer at UC Irvine who passed away on March 4, 2007, the computer-printed and highly saturated photographs served as a part of the canvas on which he expressed modern life with [...]
Persepolis: A Graphic Girlhood
The journey from graphic novel to silver screen usually involves script alterations that sometimes change meanings found in the original text. ‘Ghost World’ materialized before our eyes with the saturated colors of Thora Birch’s skirt and Scarlett Johansson’s lipstick. In more recent years we’ve seen a particular take on the dark and eerie history of [...]
The Rabid Typist Answers Questions that No One Asked
The Rabid Typist
