Archive for January 18th, 2010
Ticketmaster : An Evil Plot to Take Over Music
American capitalism has always claimed to value competition in the free market. As consumers, we are supposed to have multiple options for everything, and this is beneficial both for us and for the businesses themselves. When you want to grab your morning latte, purchase a gym membership or buy a new digital camera, you have [...]
Haitian Earthquake Unearths Political Rot
Last Tuesday, a magnitude-7 earthquake hit the island nation of Haiti. As of Saturday, approximately 50,000 bodies had been recovered. The Haitian interior minister expects that the final death count will be as high as 200,000, or an unbelievable two percent of the total population.
Earthquakes are natural disasters. Despite what Pat Robertson has to say, [...]
UCI Attracts the Best Professionals; A Look at UCI’s Star Drawing Power
Where is Kobe Bryant’s training spot of choice? The ARC.
Where did Mark McGwire provide hitting lessons to Chris Duncan and Matt Holliday last offseason? Anteater Ballpark.
Where did Amare Stoudimire, Adrian Peterson, Troy Polamalu and other Nike athletes put on a clinic last spring? The Anteater track.
Where did the 2009 No. 2 ranked Texas Longhorns football [...]
A Citizen’s Guide to Apathy
I’m going to do something courageous. I’m going to say what I truly believe deep down, and what I suspect the vast majority of others my age do, too.
You are not important. You do not make a difference in your community, let alone the world. Everyone is insignificant.
That’s pretty much the motto I decided upon [...]
Students Use Facebook to Raise Money and Awareness
Status: Students change their Facebook statuses to raise awareness for cancer and Haiti victims.
Banking Bonuses : Good, Bad and Confusing
Though the progress made in the last quarter of 2009 seemed to be a sign that the economy is beginning to turn around, we are still in a recession, and unemployment continues to hover around the 10 percent mark. When thousands of Americans are out of work and doing everything they can to continue providing [...]
Netflix, You Naughty Little Tease!
Following 2009’s economic downturn and the ubiquitous bailouts of big companies, anger about corporate greed has become a fairly familiar refrain. We’ve all had that sick feeling when we, the starving college students, consider those CEOs granting themselves millions in bonuses while their companies go bankrupt. But in the wake of a new corporate deal [...]
UCI Falls Short in Upset Bid
VOLLEYBALL: Men’s volleyball takes care of Pepperdine, but cannot outlast USC in National Title rematch.
Student Forum with Chancellor Drake Helps to Air Concerns
FORUM: Drake attributes the changes in education made in Sacramento to the student activism at UC.
