Elizabeth Loftus, psychologist and distinguished professor of Social Ecology, is interviewed for the news program 60 minutes. Loftus is ranked among the top 100 psychologists of the 20th century.

LEGISLATION: UC executives cut admission by 6 percent to counter losses from failing economy.

UCI Bookstore Suffering Slightly from Poor Economy; UCI Alumnus Dies After Six-Year Bout With Lou Gehrig's Disease; Medical Director of UCI Center Debunks Holiday Myths; Bureau of Labor Releases December Unemployment Statistics.

APPOINTMENT: Neuroscientist may construct new research building depending on economic feasibility.

PROJECT: Business students use donated money to invest, with the winning team keeping a hefty sum.

SAFETY: In the wake of recent school shootings, issues of safety at universities encourage debate.

NEGOTIATION: Nurses in UC Medical Centers bargain for better contracts and return to ideal staffing method.

CONFERENCE: Student Regent D'Artagnan Scorza invites students to consider applying for the position.

A student represents the pro-Gaza half of Thursday's rallies regarding Israel's bombing and military invasion of the region. UCIPD officers casually surveyed the spirited, but peaceful demonstrations.

Members of the jazz sextet performing at Anthill Pub's "Interactions," held the first Thursday of every month, take a break from performing to catch a glimpse of a football game.

Scotland has produced a lot of solid music. Plenty of relatively successful bands make the transition in the states, and even nowadays you'll seldom find hipsters who don't name-drop Belle & Sebastian within their first five sentences when talking about music. So it's easy to give a band the benefit of a doubt, especially if they've already received so much critical acclaim by all those charming U.K. critics, and a lot of it is good. But then again, a lot of it is bad.

Films released in January are not expected to be Oscars. What is expected of the new year is basically new trash, so make sure you keep your expectations low when going into "Bride Wars." However, even with those lowly standards, "Bride Wars" is just an absolute failure. It is downright bad.

While 2008 didn't reach the pinnacle of video game awesomeness that 2007 embodied, the past 12 months also provided an incredible lineup of hardcore titles from nearly every genre, with "Metal Gear Solid 4," "Fallout 3" and "Grand Theft Auto IV" emerging as the most stunning available releases.

While you're still trying to figure out your class schedule for this quarter, UC Irvine's arts department began this year prepared with a slew of fresh showcases from local, talented artists. Both running from Jan. 8 until Feb. 7, Kenny Berger's "A Just Noticeable Difference" premiered last week along with Steve Fagin's "The Surfing Memory Syndrome."