Archive for January 15th, 2013
‘If Memory Serves’ Exhibition
As I entered the University Art Gallery, a somewhat unknown treasure trove located in UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts, I could faintly hear the muttering of a child at the back of an otherwise silent rectangular room filled with what appeared to be a collection of miscellaneous forms and figures lost in [...]
Home Sweet Home
HOMECOMING: UCI is back to .500 with a homestand sweep, capped off by a 10-point win.
The Art Of Fangirling
You obsess over your favorite band and smother your walls with their posters (signed by all of the members, of course). There are several books that you can read over and over again and still cry hysterically every time that one character dies. You never miss an episode of your favorite TV show and you [...]
A ‘Building for the Future’
The Paul Merage School of Business will expand with a new building and mark UCI’s 50th anniversary. Members and friends of the UC Irvine business community gathered outside the Paul Merage School of Business last Wednesday to celebrate “Building for the Future” and the groundbreaking for a new Merage School building, which will be [...]
A Campus Climate Change
With the 2012 presidential elections, we saw an impressive turnout in voters and a major upturn in campus involvement during that time. The elections were a means of uniting the campus, as many people recognized the significance of getting involved and voting, and fortunately did just that. As pleased as we editors at the New [...]
State Budget Stable for Now
Gov. Brown’s 2013-14 budget calls for increased spending towards education and health care, while projecting a rare surplus. Gov. Jerry Brown declared the end of the California budget deficit as the state unveiled its budget for the 2013-2014 year. It will include an $850 million surplus instead, along with boosts in spending for higher [...]
And Nothing Else Matters…
Raise your hand, fairest reader, if you remember where you were the day Twinkies died. Keep them raised if you’ve spent more than one hour watching Honey Boo Boo and the rest of her zoo-escapee family. Lastly, keep your hand up high if you’ve made a phone call or written a letter to your local [...]
Fighting For VAWA
When the Violence Against Women Act was passed in 1994, it was the federal government’s way of saying, “Hey, we take rape and domestic violence seriously, especially for women in vulnerable communities.” This wonderful legislation not only made abuse against women more prosecutable, but also generated federal support for outreach programs and domestic violence shelters [...]
‘Gangster Squad’: In the City of Angels
If there’s one thing that never gets old in the film industry, it’s the film noir genre. Commonly associated with big-time mob bosses, mysterious women and skulking detectives, there’s always a hint of danger in each gangster flick that remains fresh and exciting, no matter how many of them are made. Especially today among vampire [...]
What’s Up with This Year’s Oscars
Early Thursday morning, as the Oscar nominations were being announced by Seth MacFarlane and Emma Stone, the New University’s resident Oscar gurus, Tyler Christian and Jun Im, were wondering if their preferred choices were to be slotted in as nominations. They met later to discuss their reactions to the nominees, particularly the surprises, snubs and [...]
