Author Archive for Maxine Wally
News In Brief
Insecticide for Termites Deemed Strong Greenhouse Gas; Workers Strike on UCI Campus for Disputed Reasons.
Florida Schools Post Shooting Prevention Videos
SAFETY: In the wake of recent school shootings, issues of safety at universities encourage debate.
UCI Wins ‘Flex Your Power’ Award
ENVIRONMENT: UCI awarded for cutting energy consumption, but also prompted by falling economy.
Pollution is Fatal: No Room for Cloudy Attitude
As I entered the Los Angeles Area on the drive down from my hometown of Berkeley, the first thing I noticed was a curious shade of gray spanning a foot above the horizon. I turned to the friend I was traveling with, who happened to be from Los Angeles, and pointed. “What is that?” I asked, having never been to Los Angeles or to Orange County. “Oh, what? Uh, yeah, that’s the smog,” she replied nonchalantly. “It’s whatever.”
Financial Crisis and Late Budget Risk UC Funds
ECONOMY: UC representatives comment on the precarious status of funding and tuition.
HIV/AID Immigration Policy Altered
In the early 1980s, AIDS and HIV became prevalent. Terrified, America put forth a ban that prevented HIV-positive foreigners from entering the United States. Just two months ago, the ban was lifted. It has been removed as part of the latest aid package, and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is working to revise the rules in accordance with the “spirit of the law.” However, due to the deliberative rule-making process, the HHS hasn’t come out with a finalized protocol, and foreign citizens diagnosed with the virus are still unable to enter the country.
