MEETING: As the increase in tuition is approved, thousands of UC students angrily protest at UCLA.

SHELTERS: While Laguna Beach changes their homeless policy, Irvine’s homeless policy remains mysterious.

SHOUT: A student organization hosts a sleep-out so UCI students can be homeless for a night.

FLU: In the Pacific Ballroom in the Student Center, H1N1 vaccines are being given Tuesday at 12.

Protesting students begin to sing “We Will Overcome;” moments later, they were arrested by police.

SOCCER: After receiving a first-round bye in the tourney, UCI comes up short against Stanford on Sunday.

To just about everyone else in the world, Wednesday night’s basketball game between UC Irvine and Loyola Marymount University was a mostly inconsequential early season non-conference match-up. But for my high school bud Pappy and me, it was our own personal Super Bowl.

I have been a journalist for about the last six years of my life. In that time, one aspect of the job never seems to get any easier for me. The interview is still the most difficult task of being a journalist. Going up to someone you don’t know and asking them a question that they probably will not like, it still scares me to death. However, in sports journalism, the interview is a must of almost every story.

This Week: Con UCI Football. Check Last Week’s Issue for the Pro Side.

CLIPPERS: The argument for Los Angeles Clippers fandom and the current state of affairs.

BASEBALL: Three game intersquad scrimmages showcase the new team to UCI, with free food to boot.

V-BALL: Girls end Big West conference schedule by beating Fullerton, but losing to Long Beach State.