January | 2008 | New University | UC Irvine

Pay More, Learn Less

According to a 2007 report released by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, students attending the nation's highest ranked universities are graduating with less knowledge of...

People, Ignore Iowa!

The much-hyped Iowa caucus cannot be alphabetic, and it certainly is not rational. Why is it that a state with roughly one percent of...

Make up your Mind, Mitt!

Since Mitt Romney announced that he would seek the 2008 Republican presidential nomination, the inconsistencies between his current and former political positions have been...

Closing the Door on Civil Liberties

American society is closing down. In 'The End of America: Letter of Warning to a Young Patriot,' scholar Naomi Wolf lists the 10 steps...

Putin Puts Russia at World Powers Table

I was Time Magazine's Person of the Year last year, but then again, so were you. And that awkward guy that always asks annoying...

Caveat Disciplus: Course Catalogue Can Confuse

Three times a year, we UC Irvine students must go through the agonizing process of coming up with new schedules for the next quarter....

Take Your Daily Dose of ‘Truthiness’

'I don't like unions and I don't need writers,' announced the archconservative alter-ego of satirist Stephen 'I am America' Colbert. 'Which brings me to...

Bottoms Up: Anthill Pub Now Open!

student center: Students cheer at the Pub and Grille's long-awaited grand-opening celebration.

Hairy Soya Plants Combat Global Warming, States UC Irvine Researchers

UC Irvine researcher Christopher Doughty and a team of colleagues created models for soya plants. They discovered that harrier plants may be better when...

Potential Smallpox Victims Need a New Drug

According to Phillip Felgner and Huw Davies of the Department of Medicine at UC Irvine, a new artificially developed virus may be capable of...

UC Irvine Professor Kei Akagi Revisits Musical Roots

With his latest musical release, UC Irvine professor Kei Akagi, will revisit an old friend by covering Miles Davis' classic jazz tune, 'Blue in...

UCI Researchers Find Stem-Cell Breakthrough

SCIENCE: UC Irvine researchers discover a new way to sort stem cells by using dielectrophoresis.

New Book Promotes Evolution

BIOLOGY: New book hopes to eradicate the perennial clash between science and religion.

UCI Administration Cleared of Anti-Semitism Complaints

ADMINISTRATION: Allegations of ignoring anti-Semitism declared unfounded by Office of Civil Rights.

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