Archive for May 5th, 2008
UCI Doesn’t Brake for Biking: School Gets Its Spandex Sued Off
UC Irvine’s transportation policies are not only pitiful and embarrassing in regard to lack of rationality and practicality, but are also illustrative of the sissy nature of American society as its institutions cave in to a fear of being sued for nearly anything under the sun. While a certain level of transportation policy enforcement is [...]
Cooking the Textbooks: Putting our Bucks in a Bind
We all feel the vice-like grip of the maniacal textbook companies. They have our metaphorical balls in a bind (pun intended), and they have refused to let go for the last 20 years.
Who Streamed Kenny?: Get a Download of South Park
After months of speculation, South Park Digital Studios announced that it would stream the entire run of the series at southparkstudios.com free of charge starting March 25.
It Ain’t ‘Wright’: McCain Makes too Nice on Obama Ad
I nominate Linda Daves, chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, for president. The state party’s bold defiance of John McCain’s interference with their local politics was refreshing. It seems that Daves is more prepared to wage a war on the Democrats than little Johnny McCain.
Congress Takes a Whack at Crack
After decades of unequal treatment under an outdated drug law, the U.S. Sentencing Committee has decreased the vast disparity between the sentencing of crack cocaine and powder cocaine possession. However, providing trial attorneys for the 20,000 crack convicts seeking shorter sentences has proven easier for some than others.
UCI Housing Brings Home the Boredom
UC Irvine has an interesting student population encompassing all ethnicities and walks of life. Most people seek new experiences and gain new perspectives on life when they come to a college like UCI. However, for many students, these benefits are but a memory of their freshman year.
iFest at UCI: Partying with the Pink Gorilla
By now, you’ve probably seen the iFest posters, the iFest booth, the iFest pink gorilla, the iFest Web site and the iFest dogtags. iFest, iFest, iFest … it’s been advertised for weeks. So, what is iFest?
Public NewSense
Ben Stein; Hillary Clinton; New York City.
Drawn and Quoted
Close; Wright; Rudin; Maldow; Gibson. Elections!
With So Much Offensive Depth, UCI Enjoys a Surplus of Power
THE PROPHECY: The depth in UC Irvine’s bench is like an AM/PM advertisement: “Too much good stuff.”
