SOCCER: UCI senior Matt Murphy is Mr. UCI when it comes to soccer. Here is his triumphant story.

SOCCER: Men’s team continues to dominate by defeating UCSB 4-2 in the inaugural Big West Tournament final.

BASKETBALL: Men’s team falls to 18th ranked USC 78-55 at the Galen Center, but ultimately impresses.

EMERGENCY: Fire response crews scramble to control three separate fires in Southern California.

LECTURE: Professor discusses retaining Native American heritage in today’s multicultural America.

Protesters gather together to rally against the passage of Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriages, outside South Coast Plaza on Nov. 14.

Sandra Tsing Loh, author and National Public Radio (NPR) show host, spoke at the UC Irvine Bookstore this past week to promote her new book, “Mother on Fire.” Aside from reading the book’s first chapter, she also squeezed in references about her literary inspirations, their connections to her personal life and her broadcasting career.

It is Sunday, Nov. 9 in downtown Los Angeles at the entertainment playground known as L.A. Live. The Lakers are playing across the street at the Staples Center, The Who is performing at the Nokia Theatre next door and in just a few hours, Beck will be performing at the grand opening for the brand new Club Nokia.

Christian metal rockers, Underoath, take over the Bren Events Center on Saturday night before a mosh pit-ready crowd, delivering a heavy pounding set dominated by vocalist Spencer Chamberlain’s guttural screams.

Every action movie has cool explosions, outrageous car chases and a ridiculously good-looking hero with his even more ridiculously good-looking girlfriends. What almost every action movie does not have is a captivating and engaging plot. Usually, it is the plot that separates James Bond movies from other action films. However, the new Bond release “Quantum of Solace,” simply has no plot. In fact, it might as well be ranked with the likes of “Triple X.”