Archive for September 21st, 2010
Manuel Gomez’s Retirement Ceremony
On August 18, 2010 UCI said goodbye to Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Manuel Gomez after retiring from 38 years of service to the campus and its students. New University photographer Jason Davis was on the scene to document the ceremony.
Manuel Gomez fought for the students as Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs. Gomez [...]
Challenging Student Apathy
Welcome to a new year, UC Irvine. There are moving boxes to unpack, books to buy and booths to navigate around on Ring Road.
But there’s also more than mere excitement brewing in the air. Every new year brings ongoing problems from the past: soaring tuition, fewer classes and concerns about the state of the UC [...]
Weird and Wonderful Art in Santa Ana
The eclectic mix of art found in the Bowers Museum’s “Weird And Wonderful” exhibition are both strange and great. Brought forth from the darkest corners of the museum’s storerooms, the artwork comes from all corners of the globe.
Walking through these types of exhibits is always like taking a step back in time. But, with the [...]
UCI Getting Defensive
DEFENSE: Starting the year off with five straight shutouts, the Anteater defense has been on fire
How to Love Your Dorm
“Abandon all hope ye who enter here” is written on the entrance of Hell in Dante’s “Divine Comedy.” Hopefully that’s not written on the entrance of your dorm. However, make no mistake. Dorm life is one of the scariest yet most exhilarating parts of embarking on your college experience.
On one of my first few nights [...]
UCI Hosts UCSA
Diane Jong | Staff Photographer
Voices buzzed around the white room with drab brown carpet while the students waited for the Congress to begin as they sat in little clusters all around Pacific Ballroom C and D.
The opening speaker, Mayor of Maywood Ana Rosa Rizo stepped to the microphone.
“In the future of government, we need to [...]
Will Voters “Legalize It?”
On Nov. 2, 2010, California will vote on Proposition 19, otherwise known as the Regulate, Control, and Tax Cannabis Act of 2010. Opinion polls throughout the year thus far show a split Californian population with those in favor of legalization having a very slight advantage.
Although those in favor of the legalization of marijuana do have [...]
Psychology Professors Investigate Memory
For the past few years, UC Irvine’s professor of psychology and social behavior Chuansheng Chen has been collaborating in a cross-national and cross-university research study on the neural basis of learning.
The team delved deeper into the long-standing belief that learning requires repetition and that studying is more effective when spaced out rather than employing the [...]
News In Brief
UCI Creative Writing Alumna Wins Prestigious Award
Vicki Forman, a 1994 graduate of UCI’s M.F.A. program in writing, won the prestigious 2010 PEN USA Literacy award for creative nonfiction for her memoir “This Lovely Life.”
Her work follows her experience giving birth to twins three months prematurely, the ensuing grief and her tremendous struggle as the mother [...]
Linkin Park Evolves
No music fan wants to see his or her favorite band lose its signature style, or, even worse, stay stagnant and never evolve.
Unfortunately, Linkin Park finds themselves in such a situation on their new album “A Thousand Suns.” As Linkin Park experiments with a different direction, they lose the unique sound that made them popular.
Linkin [...]
