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UCI Welcomes CEO John C. Williams
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco president and CEO discusses the monetary policies currently implemented in light of the recession. The UC Irvine Center for Economics & Public Policy sponsored guest speaker John C. Williams, the president and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, on Monday, Nov. 5. A graduate of [...]
Student Advocate Elected
The ASUCI Legislative Council met to discuss problems with ASUCI Fall Elections and to fill vacant positions in Judicial Board and Legislative Council on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The Council decided that since elections for fall quarter were scheduled to occur during week 8, which also happened to be the week of Thanksgiving, the Council voted [...]
Profiling the ‘Educator of the Year’
Professor David Theo Goldberg explains the philosophy behind his research and teaching. The World Technology Network (WTN) acknowledged David Theo Goldberg as Educator of the Year, along with his colleague Cathy N. Davidson (Duke University), for the Humanities, Arts, Science and Technology Advanced Collaboratory (HASTAC) on Oct. 24. Funded by the MacArthur Foundation for over [...]
Food For Charity
First-year campus club Beloved International raises funds for Kenyan families. This past Thursday, Beloved International, a new on-campus club, hosted its first ever Candlelight Kitchen event. In order to raise money for Beloved’s cause, six food trucks and hundreds of hungry attendees were present in support of the non-profit organization that plans on building a [...]
New Writing Center Unveiled at Ayala Science Library
Persistent efforts by the administration to establish a uniform writing center are finally met with success. What many faculty members once considered a dream became a tangible reality on Oct. 15, when UC Irvine unveiled its newest campus resource: The Center for Excellence in Writing and Communication. Open to all undergraduates, the Center’s goal is [...]
Changing With The Times: The Role of the Librarian
Lorelei Tanji begins her post as the University Librarian with many initiatives and responsibilities. Converting print library collections to digital formats, exploring technological advances and overseeing student research initiatives are no small feats, but for UC Irvine’s newly appointed University Librarian as of Oct. 1, Lorelei Tanji, these tasks are all just in a day’s [...]
Balancing Human Perspective
The 2012-13 Dalai Lama Scholarship recipient explains her inspirations and approach as a student and world citizen. Soraya Azzawi, a fourth-year neurobiology and political science double-major, was recently awarded the 2012-13 UC Irvine XIV Dalai Lama Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship was established in 2004. It is funded by donations from private citizens who heard the [...]
Legislative Branch Holds Open House
Students gather at the open-door meeting to learn about and ask questions to their ASUCI school representatives. The ASUCI Legislative Council held an open house last Tuesday to allow UC Irvine students to ask council members questions and to increase interaction between the student government and the student body. Before the open house began, the [...]
Clinton Rallies For Student Vote
As the former president endorsed fellow Democrats, Clinton called for students to vote to decide their future.
ASUCI Televises Final Presidential Debate
On the Evening of Monday October 22, UCI students and friends gathered around the Student Center Terrace to view the final Presidential Debate between incumbent President Obama and challenger Romney. The event kicked off with an announcement by a UCI Students Vote member Katie Mesesan, who emphasized the importance of student voter registration. Within the [...]
