Author Archive for Readers
Letters to the Editor
UC Irvine’s Anteater Band Lonely During Sporting Events :’-(
Letters to the Editor
UC Irvine Alumni Association/Bank of America; Former UCI Professor, Richard L. Ballard, Passes Away
Letters to the Editor
ASUCI even more of a joke than snarky New U ed board claimed last week!
Letters to the Editor
‘No Bikes’ Policy Makes Sense
I feel that I have to respond to the letters in the Jan. 8, 2007 issue of the New U regarding the enforcement of the campus bicycle riding ban on the outer Ring Mall.
I have been a medical librarian at UC Irvine for over 25 years. Before moving to the Science [...]
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UCLA Tasering Unjustifiable
Tasering in the library? Why stop there? Why not waterboarding in the stacks for late books? How about pulling fingernails off for biking along Ring Road?
You laugh, but it’s amazing the lengths administrators have gone to defend one of the most hideous assaults in academia this past decade. UCLA Police justify Mostafa Tabatabainejad’s [...]
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Complaints About Culture, iPods, on the Money
Kudos to both Jesse Nickles (‘American Culture: A Contradiction in Terms,’ Nov. 19) and Bill Repking (‘iPods Isolate, Alienate Us,’ Nov. 19) for their recent opinion pieces in the New University. These fine, upstanding young men have the courage to say what we’re all thinking: Things used to be [...]
Letters to the Editor
New U Honest, Not Biased
I wasn’t surprised when I picked up last week’s New U and read the letter titled ‘New U Reveals Left-Wing Bias’ (Nov. 13). The letter is simply smear tactics from a party that has already proven itself disastrous for America. There are several problems with the accusations of the New U’s [...]
Letters to the Editor
UCI Football Would Bring Prestige
I’m writing in response to an article Paul Backus wrote for the New University (‘No UCI Football? Perfect,’ Oct. 23). Backus’ notion that the induction of a UC Irvine football team would destroy the atmosphere on campus is absolutely correct. A football team, if put together correctly and neared or exceeded [...]
Letters to the Editor
Jessica’s Law Should Not Be Passed
Last week the New University ran a commentary article in support of Proposition 83, or Jessica’s Law (‘Jessica’s Law Needs to Be Passed,’ Oct. 23, 2006). However, this article failed to mention several key factors which should sway voters to instead vote against Jessica’s Law.
On Sept. 20, Gov. Arnold [...]
