Author Archive for Gladys Rama
Where’s the Fun In Agreeing to Disagree?
I usually hate it when people bandy around insightful quotes like so much sentimental, meaningless, pseudo-intellectual regurgitation. But a high school teacher of mine once said, ‘If everybody is in agreement, that means that nobody is thinking.’
‘United 93′ is Turbulent and Disturbing—As It Should Be
Often, when a film like writer/director Paul Greengrass’ ‘United 93′ achieves such commercial exposure, the American public feels overcome by the sudden need to be offended.
A Hard Study: Working to Make Ends Meet
Angela Amador doesn’t want a pity party; she just wants to pay the rent. ‘My mom called me during the summer,’ the fourth-year English major recalled one evening after a long shift at Starbucks, where she is a barista. ‘She was like, ‘I’m sorry to tell yo
Get Bargain Books at Your Local Used Bookstore
Of all the vices a person could have, I am guilty of, quite possibly, one of the nerdiest: I buy too many books.
Kanye West at the Bren Irvine Cares About Black People
The timing couldn’t have been much worse. The Monday of Dec. 5 was the first day of Finals Week, and the last hurried chance for most UC Irvine students to relearn all of fall quarter.
‘Bird’ is the Word When it Comes to Zankou
If you have never heard of Zankou Chicken, it’s probably because you haven’t hung around a seedy strip mall lately.
Alumna Competes in Cultural Pageant
When most of us throw on a twopiece bathing suit, it’s usually with the hope that no one we run into will be ballsy enough to comment on how we look.
Fresh Produce a Bridge Away
If by some anomalous chance you find yourself awake at 8 a.m. on any given Saturday,
Owner Battles With UCI to Keep Coffee Stand On Campus
After three years of providing UC Irvine’s physical sciences area with coffee and snacks, Caf
‘Crash’ Collides With Racial Issues
‘Crash’ is a misleading title for Paul Haggis’ directorial debut.
Sure, it’s a movie that pivots around horrible accidents, and there’s no small numb
