Archive for October, 2011

One in a Million, Dancing to the Top

Eric Lim/New University
By Samantha Lam
Whether it was at the Involvement Fair or other Welcome Week events, almost every UC Irvine student has felt a part of the strong dance community that is on campus Kaba Modern, Chinese Association Dance Crew, Common Ground or Modern Crazy Insane Anteaters (better known as MCIA).
Our infamous dance groups [...]

Medical Center Awarded

HEART: The UC Irvine Medical Center was honored for its dedication to providing quality patient care.

By Elizabeth Rivera Cruz

Google Donates to Conservatives

Google has started donating lots of money to conservative causes after years of donating mostly to left-wing groups and candidates. This change in political behavior has prompted an interesting question: Why?

Year II: Togetherness Key

EFFECT:Friday night’s Midnight Magic at Shocktoberfest hosted a slam dunk contest courtesy of the men’s basketball team.

Stay CLASS-y Irvine

SOCCER: Andrew Fontein and CoCo Goodson represent their respective teams with character.

‘Empire’ Expands Its Territories

LIQUOR: The second season of “Boardwalk Empire” is a bomb, and the seconds are ticking away at a terrific rate.

Latina Sorority ‘Phi’nally Arrives

UC Irvine is a well-known Asian-dominated community, the ethnicity making up 50 percent of the school’s overall undergraduate student population. While there are numerous other cultures and ethnic groups on campus, many are not represented as fully as that of the Asian community. Other races and ethnicities individually make up less than 22 percent of UCI’s undergraduate population.

Pepperdine Waves Bye-Bye to UCI

POLO: Irvine has struggled recently, losing their second straight game and falling to 12-8 overall.

“Women, War, & Peace” Inspires

SERIES: Center for Living Peace and UCI collaborate to shed light on the role of women in war-torn societies.

By Jessica Pratt
Staff Writer

The Irvine 600

Occupy: Inspired by the Wall Street protests, Irvine demonstrates against corrupt financial practices.

By James S. Kim
Staff Writer