Archive for 2008
Pulling Teeth With UCI’s Insurance
Unfortunately, UC Irvine does not offer dental benefits as part of its student health insurance plan. In fact, it is one of only two University of California campuses whose mandatory student health insurance does not include or provide the option to add dental benefits.
ORACLE vs. HYPOTHESIS: SHOWDOWN! (Abridged)
Middle Earth vs. Mesa Court: Which will be the king of housing? (Sorry Arroyo Vista and Campus Village)
ORACLE vs. HYPOTHESIS: SHOWDOWN! (Full)
Middle Earth vs. Mesa Court: Which will be the king of housing? (Sorry Arroyo Vista and Campus Village)
Underground, Undocumented Undergraduates Dream Big
The United States is a land where people of different ethnic backgrounds come to achieve what this country is most famously known for: the American Dream. It is a dream echoed in many homes of first generation Americans and is usually pursued by immigrants, people who are not born in America, but nevertheless come to America, work hard and make this country what it is today. It is the opportunity to make individual choices without the restrictions of class, caste, religion, race or ethnic group. Even though you might identify yourself as an American, raised for the majority of your lifetime in Los Angeles or Orange County, there is still one giant roadblock to this dream for a mass minority: immigration status.
Stealth Versus Swashbuckling
It was a decade that defined us all. Clinton dominated the White House, Saturday Night Live was funny and yet the mullet was not. The 1990s were a different time.
‘Who Wears Short Coats?’: Encounters With Iranian Police
Regardless of how the media portrays Iran, the aggressiveness of the regime is much worse than what we see or feel in the West. Phrases from the Quran are written on freeways, buildings and walls by the government. On streets and street corners are numbers of stations, not much larger than a porta-potty, with “Diplomatic Police” written horizontally in big, white, English block letters. Inside each sits an intimidating-looking man wearing a green military suit and holding a large rifle. This all is in the name of instilling fear for the sake of control.
New Media Threatens Privacy
What has the digital age come to when people can’t fully control information about themselves that is floating around on the Internet? Many people argue that the value of privacy has depreciated due to this society of open information. This lack of privacy has resulted in a normalized feature of the rising digital culture.
Huckfest
Bryan “Stig” Nguyen gets some hang time while grabbing the disc over an opponent from San Diego State University at the ARC fields.
Saosin
The New University sat down and spoke with Saosin bassist Chris Sorenson, whose band is currently on tour with Underoath, and will hit the Bren Events Center on Saturday, Nov. 15. The Newport Beach native talks about life on tour, UC Irvine and the band’s new album.
Underoath
Using the word “heavy” would be putting it mildly when it comes to describing the Floridian metalcore quintet Underoath, who will be taking UC Irvine by storm at the Bren Events Center this Saturday. With its recently released sixth album, “Lost in the Sound of Separation,” Underoath continues to show its hard-hitting aggression and penchant for crafting blistering soundscapes, with an onslaught of apocalyptic guitars and drums set to vocalist Spencer Chamberlain’s hair-raising screams and Christian-themed lyrics.
