Monthly Archives: May, 2006

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A Day in the Life of a Minor Leaguer

After graduating from UC Irvine last year, pitcher Steve Schroer entered the world of minor-league baseball attempting to work his way up the ladder and break into the major leagues. While Schroer is currently playing for the Single-A New York Yankee affi

T&F Athletes in NCAAs

Two UC Irvine Track and Field athletes, senior Amber Steen and sophomore Julian Eison, placed eighth at the NCAA Track and Field West Regional Championships last Saturday. The event, which took place in Provo, Utah, was the second of a two-day competition

Of Course Every Newspaper Should Have a Sports Section, But Why?

Some people get it, some people don't. I'm talking about sports. For some, their world revolves around sports. They know everything about every player on every team in every league. Take me, for example. Every time I open a Web browser the first thing I

UCI Names Top Athletes for 2005-2006

The dedication and hard work necessary to compete in college athletics is embodied in UC Irvine's 2005-2006 Athletes of the Year. Junior Men's Volleyball star Jayson Jablonsky and sophomore swimming standout Chelsea

Walk-Off Homer in 10th Lifts UCI

In a game of small ball which included seven sacrifices, four infield hits and nine walks, an unlikely outcome occurred for the UC Irvine Baseball team against UC Riverside. They hit home runs.

New Leadership for LAUSD

Budget cuts, outdated textbooks and dangerously high high school drop-out rates are just some of the reasons why Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa has proposed a restructuring of Los Angeles Unified schools.

Universal Preschool Is a Benefit to Society

Research on early childhood development has consistently yielded results that illustrate the benefits of a preschool and kindergarten education.

‘Genocide’ Does Not Describe Middle East

If the Mexican government were sending suicide bombers across the border to blow up buses and nightclubs, I would hope that the American government would build a wall to keep them out. In my opinion, that is not a racist policy.

Financial Aid Is Not a Basic Human Right

Based only on its name, it seems foolish for anyone to oppose Senate Bill 160. Called the 'California Dream Act,' it has already been passed by the California State Senate and now is being considered in the State Assembly. But for those stakeholders int

One Flawed but Musical ‘Day’

One torture technique we have learned from television is to only give the tortured person just enough nutrients to survive, allowing them to pass through an empty period of decreasing health until a few more nutrients are provided.

‘Boxer’ Wrestles With Transvestism

Biologically speaking, sexuality is an easy concept to grasp. Whether you learned about it through a high school sex education video, your parents or childhood experiences, the gender differences between men and women are universally understood.

UCI MFA Students Debut Their Work

Five studio art graduate students going for their MFA, two rooms displaying their work and one exhibition rich in diverse ideas equals some interesting art.

Don’t Knock Something Until You’ve Tried It With an Open Mind

OK, I'll admit it. From time to time, I'll stop my radio dial at 94.7 The Wave, that oft-derided Southern California radio station that was a pioneer in popularizing smooth jazz at the end of the 1980s.

Business at the Barclay With Douglas Rankin

The Irvine Barclay Theatre: probably one of the most interesting places on campus that you have never been to. It is that large building next to the Watson Bridge that you passed the other day on your way to get some Lee's sandwiches and wondered why the

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