California 45th District Candidates Talk Platforms
The New University sat down with the Congressional candidates for CA-45 to discuss their campaigns and what sets them apart. Brian Forde: Brian Forde previously served as a Senior Technology Advisor under President Obama. He also founded a research group dedicated to digital currencies at the MIT Media Lab. What are your hopes and …
Deadpool Redefines Marketing
“Deadpool,” after languishing for years in development, was finally brought to the silver screen in early 2016. At the time, few would have predicted the critical and financial success it would garner, given that it was an R-rated film and February has long been considered a dumping ground for less-than-buzzworthy studio releases. Nonetheless, according to …
UCI Fails to Respond to Strike
Following AFSCME’s three day strike from May 7-9, union members have yet to hear back from the UC about further contract negotiations. In the absence of an agreed-upon contract, the UCs implementation of their own status-quo contract without discussion galvanized workers to participate in the strike. Close to 25,000 members joined the demonstration across all …
Post Malone Grapples With Fame
By Skyler Romero Fame is a tough thing to cope with. At least, this is the overwhelming impression one gets when listening to “beerbongs & bentleys,” the newest album from R&B artist Post Malone. The album’s very first track, “Paranoid,” establishes this theme right off the bat, as Malone sings about how he’s worried about …
UCI Esports Reaction to World of Warcraft Player Imprisonment After Online Attack on Blizzard Servers
By Aneesah Akbar and Chelsea Pan A Romanian player in World of Warcraft, a popular esports game created by Irvine-based company, Blizzard Entertainment, was extradited to the United States and sentenced to one year in federal prison on Monday, May 7 for crashing European servers after becoming involved in disputes with other players. In 2010, …
Nicholas Meyer Explores Star Trek’s Literary Roots
By Skyler Romero UCI Illuminations welcomed special guest Nicholas Meyer — director of “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan” and, “Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country” — to discuss the influence of William Shakespeare’s work on the latter film last Tuesday, May 15. The film, which takes its name from a line from Shakespeare’s …
