Archive for October, 2011

Teach-In Higlights the Injustices Against the Syrian People

syria: the Muslim Student Union sponsors event to raise awareness about the struggle for freedom in Syria.

By Maxine Wally
Staff Writer

Facebook’s Ch-ch-ch-changes

Facebook, like Steve Jobs’ Apple, is constantly coming up with new features and improvements. But unlike Apple, some of Facebook’s are not as secure.

‘Dexter’ Descends Into Darkness

Now in its sixth season, “Dexter” and the namesake serial killer are back, this time having to deal with religion.
Last season on “Dexter,” Debra Morgan (Jennifer Carpenter) nearly caught her brother (Dexter) in the act of dismembering the power-hungry rapist and torturer Jordan Chase (Johnny Lee Miller) alongside his companion and apprentice, Lumen Pierce (Julia [...]

‘American Horror Story’ Scares

This Halloween season, horror fans have more to hope for than scary movies in theaters, as Fox lurks into our Wednesday nights with the new drama, “American Horror Story.”
In the show, the Harmon family move from Boston to a mansion in Los Angeles, hoping to start over far away from their tormented past. They do [...]

Are You Afraid of the Dark?

With Halloween approaching, ghost stories will be told and continually repeated in the cavities of our minds. These stories have a strange way of worming into our thoughts.

Learning Guitar is a Handful

PLAY: The concept behind “Rocksmith” sounds promising, but its execution barely meets expectations.

Pre-Occupied: Apathetic ‘Eaters

For the last couple of weeks, thousands of Orange County citizens have been making their way to the Irvine Civic Center to be a part of Occupy Orange County CA, a branch of the Occupy Wall Street movement that began in New York City.

How to Tell Tales from the Crypt

My scariest ghost story moment was in fifth grade. A few girls and I had recently heard about the “Bloody Mary” game. Upon hearing of it three other girls and I decided that we were brave enough to try it in the school bathroom.

UCI’s Disgraceful Connection?

An 18-year-old girl was captured, put in prison, tortured and eventually her family found her mutilated dead body. “Zeinab al-Hosni” is a case reported by the United Nations and only one of the 5,000 victims who were silenced by the Syrian dictator, Bashar al-Assad.

The ‘Real Food Challenge’

Bean sprouts, carrots, tomatoes and squash. who would’ve thought these plants would have made a difference?

The Real Food Challenge chapter (RFC) at the University of California, Irvine thinks so. Whether or not the food we eat is real — meaning that it was actually grown in soil and not chemically enhanced — affects society.