Archive for September, 2009
Jay-Z Returns to the Spotlight
HIP HOP: Rap legend Jay-Z triumphantly returns with the last installment of his “Blueprint” series.
“Glee” Makes Fans Sing With Joy
SING:The cleverly geeky musical comedy returns to delight fans with song and dance for another season.
Kanye West’s VMA Outburst: Why Are We Surprised? And Why Do We Care?
Have you heard about Kanye West? You see what he did to that Taylor Swift girl? What a joke, right? I think that guy’s a total jerk! How does this guy have the nerve to be such a heartless jerk? I am so angry at him! What do you think? I, for one, am glad I am not such a worthless human being like Kanye West is.
UCI Drama Presents New Musicals
THEATER: The UCI drama department opens the door to their theatrical laboratory of brand new musicals.
Pakistan’s Art Scene
Pakistan doesn’t have much cultural currency in the West. When most Americans think of the culture of the Indian subcontinent they think of India. America is missing out on sophisticated and enjoyable works of art. Pakistan’s exportable cultural output is a mixed bag; gems are buried underneath pathetic attempts to copy Indian and/or American artists. Thanks to religious fanaticism and financial issues, Pakistani culture is sliding down the slippery slope to destruction. The country isn’t completely devoid of an art scene, but it is, unfortunately, a very small scene. Can it survive as the country inches further away from stability everyday?
Bullhorn for Education
Graduate student protests the UC budget cuts and student fee raises during the UC-wide walkouts on the first day of class last Thursday.
Transportation’s System Failure
It seems as if now, more than any other time in recent history, being a student is particularly difficult. As a class, we have no choice but to bear the consequences of the mistakes of our predecessors, shoulder the debt they’ve racked up and deal with an economy that is about as worn out as Amy Winehouse’s hairpiece. While a lagging job market waits at the end of our education, the massive cuts in the educational system impair the very generation meant to absolve the debt and revive the economy.
ACORN: A Rotten Nut Gets Caught
ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now is a community organization that was created to help low to moderate income households by providing housing aid and by boosting political involvement among these groups. It is now under scrutiny after being accused of questionable behavior involving child prostitution, political corruption, tax evasion and human trafficking.
A New Begining For World Politics
Figures on the global stage stepped up to the podium with incendiary speeches, passed controversial notes, and rode the escalator backwards. These are the world’s top diplomats at the world’s most centralized communication forum: the United Nations.
Healthcare or Bust
There has been a lot of health care coverage over the past few months. It seems as if the voices of pundits on both sides, of screaming protestors and showboating politicians, are constantly pouring out of every speaker. I turn on my radio and they are talking about health care. I turn on my TV and the conversation is about health care. I open my email and all of those news alerts I signed up for are filled with stories about – yes, you guessed it, health care.
