Author Archive for Brian Walker
Brown Returns as Distinguished Fellow
TECHNOLOGY: John Seely Brown warns against logical thinking in technology as a Distinguished Fellow.
Bike Policy Needs Revolution
Mandatory checkpoints for bicyclists who have to walk their bikes. Bike safety enforcement cops
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Famed Latin-American Writer Speaks at Irvine Barclay Theatre
ACADEMICS: Fuentes kicks off the Chancellor’s Distinguished Fellows Series.
Jim Caviezel Isn’t Really Jesus
Michael J. Fox was featured in a television advertisement for Missouri Senate candidate Claire McCaskill. McCaskill supports Missouri State Amendment Two, which would provide funding for stem cell research and which will be voted on in the upcoming election. In the commercial, Fox says that McCaskill promotes stem cell research and, because of this, Missouri [...]
Electronic Waste Sent to Asia
The Coalition for Responsibility Regarding Electronic Waste held a lecture in Social Science Lecture Hall emphasizing the importance of properly recycling electronic waste on Oct. 16.
The lecture was held by Candice Carr Kelman, a Ph.D. student in planning, policy and design interests. She explained that UC Irvine students have to take a more proactive stance [...]
Panel Hosts Multi-Cultural Newspaper Editors
Media: Four journalists working for non-English papers discussed the significance of multicultural media.
Documentary: Fallujah 4/04
The UC Irvine club Students for Peace and Justice held a screening of the Japanese documentary ‘Fallujah, April 2004′ last Thursday night. Students crowded into a room in the Humanities Hall, watching in horror.
The documentary showed the travesties that occurred in Fallujah, Iraq in 2004.
According to the film almost 3,000 Iraqis died and even more [...]
Ramadan: Truly Grounded in Prayer
Muslims believe that the angel Gabriel spoke to the prophet Muhammad, telling him that he was chosen to receive the word of Allah. During the month of Ramadan, Muhammad began speaking the verses which would later be transcribed into the Quran.
Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar. This year, Ramadan began on Sept. [...]
