Monthly Archives: September, 2008

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Behind the Scenes: “Choke”

Many of you are familiar with Chuck Palahniuk's novel "Fight Club" as well as the film adaptation starring Brad Pitt. Fox has made another...

Madame President (Abbreviated Version)

Interview with ASUCI President Megan Braun (Abbreviated Version)

Hot Spots to Swing to in the ‘Vine’

With a spotless reputation and neighborhoods to match, Irvine isn't exactly the most exciting place to be. I mean, most everything around here closes by 10 p.m. In this sheltered little suburb, there's nothing to do but get wasted at the nearest dorm or open pad, right? Wrong.

A Taste of Orange County

Writers review their favorite restaurants, sampling cuisines from around the world.

Otero Room 101A

A fourth-year student reminisces about his freshmen dorm experience.

Letters to the Editor: UC Irvine Dining Services Does the Right Thing

Student and professor laud UCI Dining for switch to organic eggs.

Public NewSense

Steve Doocy; New York Mets; porn industry gaffe.

Drawn and Quoted

Palin, Fiorina insubstantial; Nader contemplates animal cross-dressing; Chuck Norris offers thoughts on "Black Belt Patriotism"; memo from the American Right: knowledge, expertise overrated, unpatriotic.

Students: The Latest Casuality of War

In a move that shocked millions of California students, the UC Board of Regents voted to raise tuition 19 percent and threatened to increase tuition and fees, or what Lieutenant Governor John Garamendi called "student taxes," by 30 percent next summer if there are cuts to the education budget because of the war.

Sustainability or Bust

In the United States, we've come a long way environmentally; however, anthropocentrism still pervades our society.

The World Has Decided, America Hesitates

As I walked to the metro from my summer class at Stockholm University in Sweden, my classmate casually asked me who I am voting for in the American election this fall. My diplomatic answer is always that I am a Swedish citizen, even if I am very patriotic toward the America I moved to at the age of seven months. So my voting powers are void and my candidate preference is limited to a spoken opinion, rather than a cast vote. "Well, I'm rooting for Obama … from a distance," she responds.

The Power of the Keyboard

Conservatives have a lot to learn from Ron Paul, at least when it comes to his pull among young voters. Paul was able to garner a massive Internet following that bred a bevy of YouTube videos and other promotional columns to form the foundation of his campaign. It amounted to free publicity, spurring donations in excess of $30 million. Obama's ilk took the right cues, tapping the Internet's myriad caches of free liberal publicity. McCain hasn't done badly on the Internet either, but more is certainly in order.

UC Priorities Ignore Fair Wages for Service Workers Workers

For nearly a year, representatives from the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3299 have attempted to negotiate with UC officials for a fair contract for UC service workers—an attempt that has been unsuccessful thus far. However, it is not Local 3299's lack of effort that has made their endeavors fruitless but rather the misguided priorities of UC administrators.

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