Author Archive for James Kuo
USA Soccer All The Way
SOCCER: Team USA will be in Group C and competing against England on June 12th in the 2010 World Cup.
Drama at Dawn: English Premier League Update
Set your alarm clocks to constitutional monarchy and your coffee to tea because here on the west coast, the drama of English Premier League starts promptly at 5:00 am. With just two weeks left in the 2009-2010 season, the excitement is building to a fever pitch. The title race looks likely to go down [...]
The New Health Care Deal: What Does it Mean For You, UC Irvine?
Medical: It passed! And then … un-passed. But it is back and changing how you get and pay for health care.
Guidos: An Affront to Bro Culture
When MTV premiered its new reality show, “Jersey Shore,” my heart sank under the weight of my sorrow for humanity. Why would MTV showcase the Guido lives of six superficial, over-juiced, under-educated, fist-pumping, gel-loving, emotionally stunted orange whores? What America needs now is not a disappointing portrayal of the state of the human condition, but [...]
The Planned City of Eden
In 1864 when James Irvine bought 110,000 acres of land in what is now Orange County, he most likely had no idea that one day the city named after himself would become a modern day garden of Eden — only better.
An article titled “10 Great Reasons to Resent Irvine” is oddly filled with reasons to [...]
UC Students: Get Up, Stand Up!
UCI: Students at protest march about Irvine, blocking roads, raiding classes, demanding change.
March 4 Protest Takes to the Streets
Hundreds of UCI students, workers and faculty gathered outside Aldrich Hall in front of the flagpoles to protest the increased tuition and deep cuts to public education. The rally began at noon with picketers and led to a series of speakers who spoke out against recent budget cuts.
At 1:25pm, the demonstrators began marching around Ring [...]
Welcome to the Boo-lympics
The torch is lit, the world is watching, the time has come and the Games are back. Spectators from around the world eagerly anticipate the thrills of jingoistic fervor as finely tuned athletes compete on the allegorical battlefield of world war. I’m writing, of course, about the Boo-lympic Games, or the well-respected competition that captures [...]
Let’s Watch Some Soccer!
SOCCER: The UEFA Champions League in Europe starts Feb. 16. Soccer fans everywhere rejoice.
500 Days of Bummer
When I first came to UC Irvine in the fall of 2006, I never expected to find love. But Cupid has a funny way of finding you at the most unexpected moments and in week three of fall quarter, my life changed forever.
Fate would have my bike stolen the night before and I would have [...]
