Author Archive for Sarah S. Menendez
Fox News: Fee-Fi-Fo-Feminism
Last week, a panel of three men on a certain “fair and balanced” network news station warned us that something in America was going terribly wrong, that society was disintegrating and dissolving around us. Their panic-stricken faces and voices filled with fear could only mean one thing — apocalypse. No, it’s even more terrifying than [...]
‘Undocumented’ and ‘Unafraid’
Students gather to voice their support for immigration reform and to share their experiences. The ASUCI Office of the President worked in conjunction with several student activists on campus to host a rally on Wednesday, May 15 at the Student Center, supporting immigration reform and DREAM Act student resources. Students gathered on the [...]
Regents Meetings: May 2013
UC Regents discuss Governor Brown’s revised budget and UC union workers strike. The UC Regents met for the final time this academic year last Wednesday and Thursday in Sacramento to discuss Governor Jerry Brown’s May Revision to the state budget and its impact on the UC fiscal budget, as well as other policies and [...]
Student Receives Racist Note
Student finds racist note in her backpack while studying at the Ayala Science Library. UCI PD is investigating the incident. A freshman student found a note in her backpack that read “Go back 2 Africa slave” while she was studying at the Ayala Science Library on Tuesday of last week. The note, which is [...]
BSU Protests Against Racism
The Black Student Union and supporters rallied against Anti-Blackness while raising awareness of a history of racism on campus. UCI’s Black Student Union (BSU) organized a rally from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Anteater Plaza to raise awareness of anti-blackness last Friday. The rally was held in response to multiple incidents of anti-blackness [...]
‘Uncovering’ Summer Aid
The ASUCI Office of the President hosted an event titled “Summer Aid Uncovered” last Tuesday to give students a better idea of how summer funds are allocated and to provide more transparency from the Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships. Maria Khan and Trisha In, two student members of the ASUCI Transparency Committee, were the [...]
Fraternity Video Stuns Campus
Members of Lambda Theta Delta release video featuring blackface. Students respond with outrage and calls for action. Members of the Lambda Theta Delta (LTD) fraternity released a racially-charged video on their official YouTube page featuring a student in blackface that went viral on April 24 and instantly sparked controversy among the campus community. The [...]
‘Who’ Continues Emotional Season
The Doctor is back with a new TARDIS, new companion and a new attitude. Series seven of the lasting sci-fi classic “Doctor Who” aired on BBC back in September, but in true “Who” fashion, eager fans had to deal with a break between part one and two of the season. Part one of the series [...]
Four Corners: Body image
Dat-Vinh Nguyen: It concerns weight … people’s looks, and how it impacts health, and its relation to health. Sarah Menendez: If there’s one thing that bothers me — and also speaking as a woman — it’s that we’re constantly faced with things like “13 ways to get skinny in two weeks.” To me, it puts [...]
Four Corners: Steubenville
By Belester Bentiez, Ryan M. Cady, Sarah S. Menendez and Logan Payne Staff Writers Logan Payne: The most interesting part is the rape culture within that city and how the rape was treated and how much outrage was sparked. Just thinking about the dissenters and the supporters and how people were saying like, this girl [...]
