Compiled by Natasha Aftandilians and Kevin Phan, staff writers.

The fixation on Casey Anthony’s trial and acquittal is another case of routine media malpractice.

In a world where information is literally at your fingertips, one corporation reigns supreme: Google Inc. Or at least they will one day. After Google’s latest acquisition of Motorola, the question of if Google will rule the world has become when instead.

Why? As an American, that’s probably the first question on your mind. What really induced the people of London to transform into demolition machines hurling Molotov cocktails, breaking open shop windows and attacking their fellow Englishmen?

It is entirely possible that oil production will effectively cease within our lifetime. When all the easily exploited oil wells dry up, where can we turn for our next fix?

That said, the last few weeks in the 2012 Republican presidential primary has been, for a lack of a better term, turbulent.

Steve Jobs is one of the most pivotal figures in American business, and his contributions to technology testify to the resilient entrepreneurial spirit of America.

LEGIT: UCI has started their 2011 regular season 4-0 after defeating Mississippi State on Sunday.

I attended Trevor Hoffman’s jersey retirement ceremony on Aug. 21 at Petco Park in San Diego. The No. 51 will never be worn again by a San Diego Padre. Hoffman retired from Major League Baseball at the end of 2010 with 601 saves. The Padres gave their greatest pitcher in franchise history a 1958 Cadillac convertible and a warm reception.

ATHLETES: Men’s Water Polo graduated a core of starting seniors, but looks to dominate again in 2011.

Last season, the UC Irvine Men’s Soccer team finished 14-3-3. Despite winning the Big West regular season championship and boasting an offense that ranked sixth nationally (2.3 goals per game) and ninth on defense (0.63 goals against average), the Anteaters failed to qualify for the NCAA Tournament.

This summer I spent a great deal of time with my family in a tiny town where football brings everyone out on Friday nights in the fall — a town where players walk like kings. Cheerleaders are known as campus royalty.

Anything with the suffix –cide in it is always about killing something.

Irvine — one of the safest cities in the United States — and often times, claimed to be one of the most boring too. Though it may lack the exhilarating nightlife Los Angeles offers, Irvine by no means falls short in beauty. Distributed throughout Orange County are small pockets of undiscovered paradise.