Archive for 2013
A Public Apology
We, the members of Lambda Theta Delta, are deeply remorseful and apologize for the racial ignorance and insensitivity demonstrated by our organization in two recent videos released online. The initial video which came to light last week shows four LTD members dancing to Justin Timberlake’s “Suit and Tie,” with one of the members impersonating Jay-Z [...]
Rockin’ the Denim
The CARE office raises awareness about sexual violence through fashionable means — including jeans. The Campus Assault Resources and Education (CARE) Office at UC Irvine held its annual Denim Day in accordance with the national campaign to raise awareness against sexual violence on Wednesday, April 24. “Denim Day started as a protest to a [...]
A Meat-Eater’s Guide to the Galaxy
We’re told as children that quality always beats quantity. But it appears that our spoiled, rotten meat industry’s inability to learn this lesson is being paid for at the expense of consumers. We’ve all seen the videos. You do recall the slow motion shots capturing hundreds of chickens crammed into a two cubic feet box [...]
An Open Letter From The Black Student Union
University of California and its affiliates, We, the Black Student Union, will no longer stand for the continuous disrespect of our community. How many of our freshmen will have to move out of their dorms due to racial harassment? How many times will we be disrespected and demonized for asking questions in class? How many [...]
The Anteater Spoonful: Musical Integrity
Welcome to the Anteater Spoonful, a thought-provoking column focused on discussing those big topics that I don’t believe receive the attention they deserve. My name is Naser Dashti, I am a second-year political science and sociology double major and the author of this column. In the first issue, I will be talking to a longtime [...]
Phoenix Not Going “Bankrupt”
Released on April 23, French pop band Phoenix is yet another band to make a long awaited comeback from 2009’s “Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix” (Is it just me, or is anyone else becoming slowly bothered by how long these artists have been leaving us hanging lately?) with “Bankrupt!” (Glassnote Records). Comprised of 10 songs, the album [...]
“Visit” Is New Artistic Piece
“What would any town, or any of us, be willing to do to solve all of our financial woes and worries?” This is one of the many moral dilemmas posed to the audience by Jane Page in her adaptation of Fredrick Durrenmatt’s play, “The Visit.” Charged with happiness, anger, jealously, revenge and several other [...]
Fraternity Video Stuns Campus
Members of Lambda Theta Delta release video featuring blackface. Students respond with outrage and calls for action. Members of the Lambda Theta Delta (LTD) fraternity released a racially-charged video on their official YouTube page featuring a student in blackface that went viral on April 24 and instantly sparked controversy among the campus community. The [...]
Aikhionbare Breaks Record
Track and field: Aikhionbare breaks UCI school record with efforts at the Beach Invitational. Beach Invitational In the sweltering heat on Saturday, April 20, sophomore track star Itos Aikhionbare stepped up to compete in the discus throw at the Beach Invitational at Cerritos College located in Norwalk, California. Aikhionbare stood ready, wound up, and launched [...]
ASUCI Spring 2013 Election Results:
EXECUTIVE President: Nicole Hisatomi Executive Vice President: Melissa Gamble Administrative Affairs Vice President: Tony Tizcareno Academic Affairs Vice President: Skyla Zhang Student Services Vice President: Dominique Doan REFERENDUMS Save SOAR: DID NOT PASS Bus Love Initiative: PASS Measure U: PASS LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL At Large: Jonathan Contreras, Naalia Mohammed, David Hollingsworth Biological Sciences: Rame Bashir Engineering: Rahim Siddiq [...]
