Author Archive for Madelyne Oliver
Strength of Queer Identity Through Art
To start off the first-annual Queer Culture Festival, Irvine Queers prepared for a night of hip art, spoken word, and live music. This event was a first for Irvine Queers, who pulled it off with grace and apparent expertise. Students and other LGBT clubs from other universities showed support to the more artistic and cultural [...]
DAC Drops Dead for Darfur
During a Darfur Action Committee rally last Monday at UC Irvine, the beat of drums coincided with the cheers of members who proudly displayed posters calling to ‘Save Darfur.’ Darfur is a region in Sudan in which an estimated 400,000 people have been killed in what the U.S. government and others have called ‘genocide.’
DAC members [...]
MSU Fast-a-thon
Hungry students drifted into the Bren Events Center. During the ensuing banquet, hijabs were common and casual conversation between Muslim students flowed throughout the room.
These students were breaking fast at sunset for the Ramadan, the holiest and most significant month in the Muslim calendar.
The Fast-a-thon, a month of fasting supported by monetary pledges, began officially [...]
