Author Archive for Ryon Graf
UCI Bike Policy
UC Irvine is a university that prides itself on its progressive stance on global climate change, and has proven a fertile ground for world-renowned atmospheric and earth systems research. Much of the Nobel Prize winning work of Dr. Frank Rowland was conducted on this campus, and there are dozens of laboratories on campus that produce [...]
Gore Deserves Nobel Prize
To many, the commonly-pictured persona of Al Gore is that of a stern and socially awkward politician who lost one of the closest presidential elections in U.S. history. Though Gore may not have the charisma of most Hollywood stars, in recent years his activism on the subject of global climate change has commanded a large [...]
Stem Cells for Dummies: A Few Questions Answered
The phrase ‘stem cell’ regularly surfaces in day-to-day discussions. To many, the phrase is fleeting, obscure and optimistic, yet capable of inspiring caution and sometimes fear.
News anchors throw it around, it is in the press, on our ballots, on picket signs and on the lips of advocacy groups. Unfortunately, very few people know much about [...]
Cancer Vaccine Opposed
The American Cancer Society estimates that approximately 3,670 women in the United States will die from cervical cancer this year, with about half of all diagnosed between the ages 35 and 55. Around the world, that number soars to about 270,000. Cervical cancer is an anomaly among human cancer types due to the fact that [...]
B-Ball Falls to Gauchos
After beating Cal Poly in their conference opener on Jan. 4, the UC Irvine men’s basketball team was defeated by the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos 64-59 on Jan. 6.
Tweet This Post
Swimming and Diving Makes a Splash
The UC Irvine men’s and women’s swimming and diving team competed at the Lincoln Aquatics Shootout over the weekend at UC Irvine with the women’s team advancing to the championship pool. Overall, nine teams took part in the event, which is the first major competition for swimming and diving for the 2006-2007 season.
Tweet [...]
UC President Encourages Student Voting
UC President Robert C. Dynes spoke on Ring Road Oct. 20 in effort to urge students to vote this November. Dynes’ visit coincided with the launch of OCVote.com, a Web site for the Orange Country Regist
UNLV Out of Reach of Anteaters
Going up against a nationally ranked squad, UCI’s young Men’s Tennis team had the odds stacked up against them. Composed of 70 percent freshmen and sophomores with no seniors, the Men’s Tennis team would be considered young by anyone’s standards.
