Hip-hop hit the scene big on May 1, showcasing two recognized icons, Jurassic 5 and Common, at the University of San Diego in the Jenny Craig Pavilion. A plethora of personalities crowed outside the Jenny Craig venue, as dozens more were turned away at th
Often, when a film like writer/director Paul Greengrass' 'United 93' achieves such commercial exposure, the American public feels overcome by the sudden need to be offended.
Media artist Matthew Barney has a lot of interesting things going for him. After a childhood spent doing normal things in boring middle America, Barney attended Yale University, did some modeling, had some kids with partner Bjork and created one of the m
It is that time of year again, when the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival rolls around. Early May means it's time to max out the credit card and go get burned in the hot Indio sun, and see almost every band you missed on tour over the year.
Sam Durbin is a middle-aged woman who reads and writes at a third-grade level, doesn't know the difference between a capital letter and a lowercase letter and has trouble with punctuation. Spelling is very creative.
You may have seen an advertisement for the Communication Club in the New University or you may have passed their table on Ring Road, but do you know what the Communication Club is all about?
'Recycle, reduce, reuse and close the loop.' This catchy phrase was introduced to us during our childhoods as animated character Recycle Rex attempted to sing us all into recycling. Apparently, the cute dinosaur wasn't enough to encourage our good recycli
SisterSong, the national organization representing women of color, originally coined the term 'reproductive justice.' They define it as 'the complete physical, mental, spiritual, political, economic and social well-being of women and girls.'
I like to think that I'm ahead of the curve when it comes to learning about most major trends, but only recently did I become aware of 'ghost riding,' one of the most alarmingly prevalent car-related fads since stickers of Calvin peeing on things.
A photography instructor once said, 'Photographers are an obsessed breed of people. There is never a moment where we don't wish we had a camera.' Reflecting on his wise words, I find this as true today as ever.
The UC has been facing strong media criticism for how it compensates high-ranking executives, and how this information is disclosed.
Starting in early November 2005, the university was criticized for supplementing salaries with undisclosed additional com
Aldrich Park was filled with enthusiastic cancer survivors, teams of people, tents and luminarias in an overnight event to raise money for the American Cancer Society in its second annual Relay for Life, which took place on April 29.
The campaigns have ended, the polls have closed, the votes have been counted and the winners have been announced in the Spring 2006 election for the Executive Council of the Associated Students of UC Irvine.
After weeks of sensory overload on Ring Road, during which students were bombarded with food, flyers and images of Care Bears, and after the bitter battle that ensued between supporters and opponents of three student fee initiatives, the delayed results t
