Author Archive for Courtney Baird
The Lessons of a Former Athlete
I know this sounds trite, but … I can’t believe this is my last column! And unless I become a real sports writer (which is highly unlikely), this c
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James Min Seok Kim hails from South Korea. He moved to the United States when he was in the sixth grade and spoke broken English.
Simple Biology Explains the History of the True Sports Fan
Sports fans will paint every inch of their skin and brave sub-zero temperatures.
East Coast Sports Would be Welcomed Here at UC Irvine
My sister goes to an East Coast university, Cornell. It’s the kind of school where most of its students wile away their summers in penthouses and Fren
The New Trend in College Football: Use the Maurice Clarett Rule
If you’re like me and you watch SportsCenter, listen to Extra Sports 690 and log onto ESPN.com daily, you’ve probably heard all the stir about athlete
Efficiency in Polling
In 1970, the citizens of Chile elected Salvador Allende, a Marxist, as their next president. At the time, America’s war on communism was in full tilt
Criminology Professor Theorizes on Jail System
When Joan Petersilia graduated from Loyola University with a degree in social work, she obtained a job at a halfway house for female offenders. Her ne
The Glory of Being a Professional Athlete
Back in 1999, when I was a senior in high school, if you were to ask me what I wanted to be when I ‘grew’ up, I would have responded, ‘A writer.’ If y
What’s New in the World of Science and Technology
Nicholas Frank, an escapee of communist Hungary and founder of the Synergistic Transformation Institute, believes that the human race’s wild consumpti
Here’s a Holiday Wish: Give UCI Football
If I have learned one thing during my four-year (and one-quarter) tenure at UCI, it is that the students at this university seem to lack a certain amo
