Author Archive for Aida Solomon
B.O.B at UCI
Apr. 1, 2010 commemorates the start of a new era in UCI concert history. Following the likes of UC San Diego’s annual Sun God Festival, ASUCI presented its first ever paid concert, featuring The Cool Kids, B.o.B. and hip-hop legend Common at the Bren Events Center.
An innovative idea initiated by student services vice-president Kristin Oto, [...]
Zion I: Bringing the Underground to UCI
URBAN: Hip-hop duo Zion-I brought their fresh sounds and conscious lyrics from Oakland to UCI.
Urban Arts Festival Preview
ON-CAMPUS: This week, various clubs are gearing up to bring the Urban Arts Festival back to UCI.
Racial Conflict Strikes UCSD with “Compton Cook-out” and Noose
RACE: UCSD’s Black Student Union is determined to increase black student yield despite racism.
Antstock Awards Talented Anteaters
FESTIVAL: The Fourth Annual Antstock music competition gives talented Zot-Zotters a chance at UCI fame.
How To Get “Good Hair”
WEAVE: Comedian Chris Rock explores the strange and mysterious world of African-American hair.
“Adam” Brings Aspergers to the Big Screen
“Adam,” the latest film written and directed Max Mayer, is a refreshing departure from this past summer’s romantic comedies such as “The Proposal” and “The Ugly Truth.”
Set against a backdrop of a calm New York City autumn, “Adam” beautifully portrays an offbeat couple journeying together through personal heartache and mutual triumphs.
Hugh Dancy brilliantly portrays Adam [...]
Summer Fires in LA Alter Lives of Many Orange County Residents
DISASTER: The Station Fire continues to burn while Irvine students still recover from the other Southern CA fires
I Left My Heart in Paris
With summer bliss only a few weeks away, hundreds of UC Irvine students are preparing to embark on one of the campus’ featured study abroad programs. The Center for International Education (CIE) is the first pit stop for Anteaters eager to spend a quarter or more in foreign universities in countries as diverse as Singapore, Ghana and Turkey. With an estimated 1,000 students traveling abroad every year, the appeal to earn units while on an exotic excursion is ever growing.
