Archive for February 8th, 2010
Response: Spread the Financial Aid Around
Recently, the Acting Director of the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships (OFAS), Christopher Shultz, wrote a piece in the New U to clear up some misconceptions about how UCI apportions financial aid. Although recent studies have found that public research universities are shifting their funding priorities from need-based to merit-based grants that are awarded [...]
Shake, Shake, Shake
Since California has been bogged down in a failed budget and high unemployment, state politicians have been focusing on delaying tax increases and deflecting blame. But the devastating earthquake in Haiti, along with the recent quake that caused moderate damage to parts of Humboldt County in Northern California, should serve as a reminder of a [...]
Letters To The Editor
Dear Editor,
Is political correctness out of bounds the minute the Anteaters step onto the court? So the goal is to deride defining characteristics of your opponent — I get that. What I can’t imagine is anyone going to a Notre Dame game clad as a nun or an abusive priest, or riling a Muslim opponent [...]
Project Ivy: If Only We All Drank Champagne
Just one year ago, the name Mark Yudof would have meant less to me than Taylor Lautner’s abs. However, both Mark Yudof and Taylor Lautner’s abs have recently come to the foreground of anteater watering hole discussions because, like Taylor Lautner’s hairless and glistening abs, UC President Mark Yudof’s actions have left our campus funding [...]
The History of the Heart
I found my true love when I was in kindergarten. The transition to first grade was rocky, but we lasted nonetheless. Everything changed, however, on Valentine’s Day 1996. The night before, I painstakingly scribbled my name on my Pocahontas Valentines, setting aside the two special half-page ones for my teacher and my beloved.
When I looked [...]
Find Your Lost Love
At 10:23 p.m. on Jan. 29, 17 words appeared in a new post at the top of a Craigslist post: “I just wish I were with you right now. Whatever you’re doing…God knows. I adore you.” An hour later came a public reply: “Life is too short not to be with the one you adore. [...]
Hot Boy: The One That Got Away
I am not a huge risk-taker. I don’t like roller coasters. Spicy food is not my favorite. Jaywalking is bad. I am traditional. Men need to step up and take initiative. People should date for the right reasons, not just to hook up.
Conclusion: I am the LAST person who would ever give a stranger a [...]
Valentine’s Day Dedicated to YOU
Let’s face it, singles: Feb. 14 is just not our day. It belongs to those couples, those happy pairs who can split a Twix, share a double-scoop ice cream, and fill a loveseat to its round, cushiony brims. But before calling up that token weird guy (because we all know he won’t be busy) in [...]
