A man is approached by four plain-clothed officers on the streets of New York City and is told to stop what he is doing and to put his hands up. The officers briefly question this young man, who is 23-years-old and a recent immigrant to America. The young man is confused and reaches for his wallet to show his identification. As soon as the young man makes this move, one of the officers shouts "Gun!" and the officers quickly fire 41 fatal shots into his body.

Online schools are drastically different from the schools that we know. When Steve, an imaginary student at an online school goes to class, he wears pajamas, chomps on Cheetos and smells a tad funky. He does not bother his classmates with his odor because they are scattered around the world. All of his classes, tests and study sessions can take place wherever he maintains his wireless connection. From the bathroom to Starbucks, his learning locations and opportunities are endless. One entrepreneur wants to apply this system of education to a worldwide level and wants to make it free.

Graduate Student Community Needs to Wakeup; Christian Scientist Shares Concern for Prayer Healing

On Jan. 31, Sacramento announced its solution to save $1.3 billion by next June: furloughs. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's latest plan is to force 238,000 state employees to take an extra two unpaid days off each month.

Rush Limbaugh is on the air. Still. And people listen to him. This might not be such a bad thing, except that the people who listen to him are the same people leading the Republican Party. Despite rousing defeats in two election cycles, a humiliating vice-presidential candidate, the elderly and infirm constitution of its voters, a disastrous eight years in power and a social policy stuck somewhere on the wrong side of 1954, the party sticks to its guns.

The following dates and places all stand in wake of tragedy: April 20, 1999, Columbine High School; April 16, 2007, Virginia Tech; Feb. 14, 2008, Northern Illinois University. On each of these dates and campuses, a school shooting occurred that changed any parent, faculty or student associated with an institute for education. The outbreak of violence that many people associate with poor neighborhoods, or even third world countries, happened on what was generally perceived as a safe environment: a campus. Since these horrific events have transpired, an organization has surfaced to suggest its version of a solution. The Students for Concealed Carry on Campus (SCCC) is an organization that is lobbying to lift the ban on concealed weapons on college campuses.

The UCI dance team entertains the crowd during a break in the action on Saturday at the Bren.

A member of 'Eater Nation is caught either taunting UCSB or doing his best impression of Michael Jackson. Either way, the crowd had its classic ammo against the Gaucho faithful in attendance.

SPORTS: Women's basketball and water polo recaps. Men's basketball and volleyball previews.

TENNIS: Men's team looks to bounce back after 0-2 start behind freshman Steve Henderson.

BASKETBALL: Dutch phenom Rebecca Maessen loves computers and basketball.

BASKETBALL: Men's team defeats Cal Poly at home, but falls to UCSB on Saturday at the Bren Events Center.

THE FRESHNESS: I have witnessed two different ways to get blacked out at the Bren Events Center. One way will allow you to enjoy the benefits of being a student at a Division One sporting event. The other will get you kicked out of that same sporting event. You make the choice.

THE SWAGGER: It seems like the LeBron James vs. Kobe Bryant debate is all over the sports world today. Heck, I wrote my column about it just two weeks ago. But since Kobe's 61- point slashing of the Knicks and LeBron's almost triple-double performance in New York, the blogs have been going crazy. It is safe to call this relationship between the two players an official rivalry. And rivalries are one of the best things about sports...