Archive for October 5th, 2009
Women’s Volleyball Takes a Pair
WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Team continues to shine, takes down two Big West Conference opponents.
Soccer Destroys UCSB, Falls to Cal Poly
WOMEN’S SOCCER: UCI easily takes out pre-season favorite UCSB before losing another overtime heartbreaker.
Breaking Down the Love/Hate Relationship in Sports Cliches
Anyone who has written an English essay knows what I’m talking about. Just when you think you’re sprucing up your writing a bit, spicing up the diction, that dreaded correction comes back: “cliché.” As the king of clichés, I would know.
Sports Loyalty Exists for Different Reasons, Irvine a Golden Example
One reason I wanted to go down south for college was because of the great sporting attractions Southern California had to offer. I envisioned coming to SoCal for college would mean that I would be only surrounded by people who were fans of Southern California teams. I assumed the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim would be the only baseball teams accepted. I took for granted that the Los Angeles Lakers would be the one and only basketball championship team that would be rooted for. Needless to say, I was very, very wrong.
The Evolution of Horror
It seems as if almost every year the horror film industry puts out another remake to be pitted against the original. The two most recent remakes have been of the classic slasher film “House on Sorority Row,” and the upcoming remake of the horror film classic “Mother’s Day”. Thus, in light of these two remakes, the questions of how horror films has evolved in the past decades, and whether it is evolving in the right direction circulate the industry.
Disney and Marvel Team Up
REACTIONS: Disney acquires Marvel Comics in a strategic deal that will benefit both companies.
The Oscillations of “Big Fan”
CAREER CHANGE: Comedian Patton Oswalt takes a surprising dramatic turn as an obsessive sports fan.
“Lying” Softens Harsh Realities
LIAR LIAR: Ricky Gervais and a strong supporting cast carry a strong premise to middling results.
