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SOCCER: Men’s team is peaking at the right time as they upset rival UCSB 3-1 and defeat CSU Fullerton 3-1.

THE ORACLE: Ever since the advancement of high-definition television and programming, the experience of watching a sporting event on TV has become even better than the experience of attending the actual event.

THE HYPOTHESIS:On campus, we have a number of athletes that compete in the “individual on a team” format and reap the benefits of all the extra motivation that comes with it.

WATER POLO: Matt and Brandon Johnson look to bring UCI water polo success back with brotherly love.

BASKETBALL: Women’s squad loses to Cal Poly Pomona 78-73 in overtime, but looks to improve from last year.

VOLLEYBALL: Women’s team defeats CSU Fullerton and CSUN to climb up the Big West standings.

SAILING: UC Irvine Sailing team misses the Pacific Coast Championship by one point in Newport Beach.

Senior Laura Olvera leads the pack in Big West Conference Championships at UC Riverside on Saturday. Olvera finished second, only 3 seconds behind the leader. Her finish lead the team to a second place finish.

Amidst the financial crisis, an imminent election and a dozen important state propositions, a proposition decriminalizing (but not legalizing) prostitution in the city of San Francisco is a rather small and contained issue.

Any activity can be an art, as long as it inspires. Lecturing is no different. Throughout one’s experience as an undergrad at UC Irvine, one has the luxury of constantly being inspired by a lecture. Some lectures inspire learning and others a siesta. While inspiring mouthfuls of dripping drool can have its glory, the real heroes to any student are those professors who can make an abominable subject digestible.