SPEAKER: UCLA associate professor examines the role of oil in international struggles.

LECTURE: Young member of the Muslim Brotherhood speaks in favor of negotiation and non-violence.

REPORTS: Insider alarm inspires search and reveals falsifying of patient records.

A History Lesson: Gramm and McCain Partly to Blame; Sallie Mae: Discontinued Student Loans Won't Affect UCI Students; Obama's Connection to Ayers Should Not Be Ignored

John Lewis; Godwin's Law; the NAACP; Golden Gate Bridge suicide net; Michigan Department of Agriculture. No Sarah Palin!

John LaVoie; Mark Levin; Sean Hannity; and...Sarah Palin!

Remember the Iraq War? Remember the latest body count of innocent civilians? No? That's okay because "Dancing with the Stars" was on TV and that is more important.

The image of the 1950s is that of a simple and quaint life. The picture-perfect nuclear family was comprised of a father who worked from dawn until dusk, a mother with a bobbed perm and a kill-you-with-kindness attitude and kids (one girl, one boy of course) who thought that the world's greatest injustice was being bullied in high school. Throw in a fascination with dishwashers and a loose-to-iron-fisted love for the Bible and you have your stereotypical, white-picket-fence-dog-in-the-yard family, every hippie's nightmare and every Republican's dream. While this image is dead to our generation, the dream for a "perfect family" just can't stay buried.

The presidential town hall debate on Oct. 7 produced daylight fireworks. That is, it was fun to watch for a little bit, but you pretty much didn't see anything. The debate produced no knockout blow for either candidate, at least not overtly. This ultimately meant a win for Barack Obama. He cruised to another debate win just by showing up, but that is not to say he didn't articulate his positions well.

Following a record setting 85-day stalemate over the state budget, the financial situation for California looks nearly as downtrodden as it did two weeks ago when state officials were seemingly still in a deadlock deciding the budget. Because the budget was planned too optimistically and state revenue has been unable to meet original estimates, the deficit, which Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has been aiming to close, looks like it will get a lot worse before it gets better.

The Republican party chairman in Macomb County, Michigan, probably should have considered his wording when he admitted in an interview that his organization was actively compiling a list of foreclosed homes in order to void voter registration.

The media has consistently used polls to create news and forward its liberal agenda.

It's hard to rage against the machine. However, if you're a well-established name in the music industry, it may have just become easier.

GOLF: Red-shirt senior Jane Chin talks about taking a year off, the pressures and future plans.