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.

TENNIS: Khumpol Isarra and Steven Henderson impress at the Pre-Regional Tournament in singles events.

BOXING: Vitalki Klitschko takes care of Samuel Peter and rising star Chad Dawson upsets Antonio Tarver.

THE HYPOTHESIS: On Nov. 4, I will push aside the curtain of my voting booth and, with pen in hand, write in which candidate I want to see in office. I am going to vote for the "Blue Party." No, not the Obamacan blue party. The Dodger Blue party.

THE ORACLE: Make way, Mitch Kupchak; Ned Colleti has quickly propelled himself into the general managerial elite.

SOCCER: Men's soccer bounces back and takes care of UC Riverside on the road 4-2.

VOLLEYBALL: Women Anteaters go on the road and take one of two Big West games.

SOCCER: UCI striker Kate Berrini embraced the striker role this season, and it has paid off for her and us.

Jennifer and Kevin McCoy's "Constant World," commissioned by the British Film Institute and on display at UC Irvine's Beall Center for Art and Technology, explores modern life through small spy cameras.