Irvine Planeteers: During a meeting of the UC Irvine Environmental Law Society a few weeks ago, we were having a discussion about getting involved with an environmental cause. While the currently popular subject of polar bears came up, I was surprised that nobody knew about the local species that are in need of our help.
Real Life Confessionals Series: My parents got divorced shortly after Sept.11. It happened, like the coup de grace of a one-two punch. So every time I think back to that October afternoon when they sat my brother and me down in the guest bedroom, I involuntarily think of burning and collapsing buildings. I don't think I need to explain the symbolism any further. I was in seventh grade, my middle brother in fifth and my youngest in pre-school.
THE SOCIAList: Most of us weren't good enough to get into UCLA or UC Berkeley. Most of us had no shot at schools like Stanford University or Yale University. Some of us have boyfriends or girlfriends that attend those schools. Some of us grew up diehard fans of the University of Southern California or UCLA sports. I don't care. Quit representing them on campus.
At 4:10 a.m. on Jan. 20, the second metro headed for Washington, D.C. from a Virginia suburb is nearly packed. In the last hour before dawn, the frigid air bites through the heavily bundled passengers, even inside the train. The people don't seem to mind the cold as they whisper excitedly to each other. Though no definite words can be made out, it is as though the collective murmurings of the passengers form the name that is on everyone's mind, the name of a man "whose father less than 60 years ago might not have been served at a local restaurant."
Indie 103.1 has kicked the radio bucket in order to stay true to its mantra. Despite the rumors, it's not shutting down, just moving everything to online streaming. But why the sudden shift? Esteban Lopez Blanco, Entravision's (Indie's parent company) executive director of interactive relations, clarified the situation...
Is it a blessing or a curse to be anointed the "next big thing" after your debut? While iconic alternative bands of the '90s, like Radiohead, Nirvana and The Smashing Pumpkins used their first record as the calm before the storm, plenty of bands in this decade have hit the floor running, and the attention is overbearing. Franz Ferdinand is another example in the laundry list that includes Coldplay, Interpol, The Strokes, Bloc Party and a few others.
Sinking her teeth into the neck of an unsuspecting victim, Eli's actions are hardly those one would associate with a quiet 12-year-old girl. However, Eli has been a 12-year-old girl for a very long time...
On inauguration day, Acrobatics Everyday celebrated its one-year anniversary and kicked off the beginning of a historic new presidential administration with the music of High Places, Protect Me and 60 Watt Kid.
"Twelfth Night" is hardly as well-known as some of Shakespeare's other plays, such as "Hamlet" or "Romeo and Juliet." Yet that does not mean the play isn't good – especially when the UC Irvine drama department is putting it on.
