I’m not going to lie: the first time I saw “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington,” I missed half of lunch so I could finish the film in my eighth grade U.S. history class. Feeling all patriotic and teary-eyed afterward, I had a whole new respect for black and white movies, Jimmy Stewart and dare I say it — politicians.

Since I was six years old, I’ve been watching Angel games from the stands, patiently enduring the years of mediocre seasons to arrive at the Promised Land with the 2002 World Champion Anaheim Angels.

LEADING SCORER: Senior midfielder/forward named National Player of the Week, retains characteristic modesty.

WATER POLO: Defeating UCSD and nearly upsetting No. 4 UCLA, UCI keeps on improving on the season.

MEN’S SOCCER: Anteater men keep hot streak going, coming back to defeat both Cal Poly and UC Davis 2-1.

BBALL: Several big names have changed teams, which will make for an exciting new season starting Tuesday.

Sophomore Trent Baxter advances the ball against UC San Diego much to the disdain of the Triton defender at hand. UCI would go on...

The sixth iteration in the infamous “torture-porn” franchise comes, surprisingly, as the most politically charged vent of the year. “Saw VI” bluntly addresses the issue of health care, giving us a ballsy indictment of the American Health Care system which would put Michael Moore to shame.

Fall is depressing. The sun goes away – or, at least in California, it occasionally hides. School is starting all around the country; the general vibe amongst your friends is completely down; and there’s very little to look forward to outside of a disheartening school schedule resetting its batteries, ready to crush what little spirit you have left.

HOMEMADE: Following in the footsteps of films like “The Blair Witch Project,” “Paranormal Activity” terrifies on a smaller scale.

EPIC: In this highly-anticipated video game, roadie Eddie Riggs takes center stage as a mighty axe-wielder.

INDIE ROCK: With “Embryonic,” the Lips return to an older, darker sound. But is it worth listening to?

FAR OUT: Taking a trip to Middle Earth, with puppets as our guides: not a hallucination, but a much-beloved play.

If you are anything like the average college student, you probably have not been scared of Halloween for a while. Sometimes you miss the holiday of your childhood. There was free candy and scary movies that left you genuinely afraid to go to bed for weeks. You ran away screaming from your neighbor’s porch on October 31st because they had one of those motion-sensor moving vampires/zombies/witches/(insert Halloween cliché here)s.