September 3, 2010 | Volume 43 Issue 13

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Experienced Squad Set for Season

Scott Roeder | Staff Photographer
Four years in the making, the Scott Juniper era at UC Irvine is finally ripe to bear fruit.
The Lady Anteaters return every single contributor except senior Kate Berrini, while boasting an impressive group of newcomers.
“We’re excited to have two transfers, Coco Goodson from the University of Texas and Lani Amack from [...]

Fanfest, Fathead Booth Come to Anaheim Convention Center

As a part of the All-Star game festivities, Major League Baseball’s Fanfest is at the Anaheim Convention Center from July 9-13. Besides the numerous hands-on exhibits and Hall of Fame players on hand to sign autographs for fans, numerous memorabilia booths are on hand to sell everything baseball related to a diehard fan base.
One such [...]

Muslim Student Union Suspended

The Los Angeles Times reports that UC Irvine’s Muslim Student Union has been suspended by the university for at least a year after investigations found the group responsible for organizing the protest that disrupted Israel ambassador Michael Oren’s presentation

UCI Seeks to Suspend Muslim Student Union

The Los Angeles Times reports that UC Irvine’s Muslim Student Union has been suspended by the university for at least a year, based on the group’s protest of Israeli ambassador Michael Oren’s presentation at UCI back on February 9, 2010. The MSU has appealed the recommendation, and thus the suspension has yet to be implemented.
Stay [...]

Heartbreaker in Game 1, Thrashing in Game 2

Eric Pettis failed to overcome his past demons, as the Anteaters failed to close out the game twice, ultimately succumbing to LSU in 11 innings, 11-10.
Just like two years ago in Baton Rouge, the Tigers appeared to be down and out, but strung together a two-out rally in the bottom of the 11th, with Trey Watkins lacing [...]

Baseball in UCLA Regional, Will Face LSU First

UCI baseball has been given the No. 3 seed in the Los Angeles regional hosted by UCLA this weekend. They will take on No. 2 seed LSU on Friday, with ace Daniel Bibona making his return from injury for the start. Kent State, the No. 4 seed, will take on UCLA in the other opening [...]

Why Sports are Greater Than Just Mere Fun and Games

For those UCI students who never read the sports section because you deemed it not worth your time, or not as important as the other sections, this column is for you.
Sports is not just about athletic prowess or directing a ball into different locations. Sports serve as a metaphor, analogy, anecdote, whatever you want to [...]

Sports in Brief

Baseball Dominates Last Series, Sweeps Long Beach State
With a post-season appearance probable but not absolutely guaranteed, UC Irvine went out and finished the season on a strong note, sweeping Long Beach State this past weekend.
Christian Bergman kept up his highly impressive stint as temporary No. 1 starter, pitching a complete game shut-out [...]

Bikes, Brothers and Burritos

The urban underground movement known as The Burrito Project has taken to Santa Ana. Spearheaded by a group of friends at UC Irvine, approximately a dozen bikers have handed out burritos and water to the homeless every other Sunday since April 2009. A year after its inauguration, the group that is known as the “Burrito [...]

UCI’s Last Home Hurrah

BASEBALL: Seniors honored during last home series, Anteaters pick up a crucial series win over UC Riverside.

Designed by Thomas Baker, Angel Ho, and Scott Roeder