Yearly Archives: 2009

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Egypt, Algeria, Take Game to the Streets

VIOLENCE: Western media does poor job of covering the soccer related violence during World Cup qualifying.

Los Angeles Needs A Football Team … L.A. Raiders Part II, Anyone?

If you haven’t heard by now, there have been efforts made to construct a new stadium in Los Angeles. Edward P. Roski, a part-owner of the Los Angeles Lakers and the Los Angeles Kings, has announced plans for the stadium on the northern side of the interchange of state routes 57 and 60 with the purpose of attracting an NFL team back to the Los Angeles region.

Mediocrity in Kentucky

basketball: ’Eaters go 1-2, beating Fairleigh Dickinson but falling to UTSA and Eastern Kentucky.

Lady Gaga

Michael Jackson and Madonna, the king and queen of the Weird and Wonderful in pop music, have handed their crown and scepter down to one lucky lady—Lady Gaga. Although some resent their new regent, she’s won over more fans than she’s lost. Millions have given into her catchy club tunes, ushered into her arms by her music videos and bizarre media appearances. Her second full-length album, “Fame Monster,” is proof of her constant evolution.

Bicycle Accident Leads to the Question: How Safe Are “Fixies?”

BIKES: An incident near Mesa Court serves as an example as to why fixed-gear bikes are dangerous.

Protest At UCI

PROTEST: UCI rabble rouses with an arrest; several students sprayed with pepper spray and rioting.

Hey Children, Mind Your A’s and B’s: The Weight of Grades at UC

GRADES: Are UC-wide higher grades a result of increased intelligence or a more forgiving curve?

From SD to Davis, UCs Unite

TOGETHER: UCs across the state protest in their own unique ways in order to stop the tuition increase.

LGBT Rights At UCI

LGBT: As Proposition 8 continues to spark controversy in California, UCI’s LGBT demands changes.

News In Brief

The Problem of Disposing E-Waste; UC Irvine Medical Students Observe World AIDS Day

The Long & Winding ‘Road’

APOCALYPTIC: The film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel captures the bleak hopelessness of the end of the world.

Herzog Comes Home to ‘Port’

POLICE: Nicolas Cage comes back from recent flops as a corrupt cop in Werner Herzog’s latest crime drama.

Searching for a Vaccine Against Misinformation

“Might hurt just a little bit — just a little bit — but it’s going to help a lot!” That is a line from a song that Sid the Science Kid and his computer-generated pals sang on a recent episode of Sid’s eponymous public television children’s show. In every episode, Sid has a “Super-duper-ooper-schmooper” big idea. Last week, on a show entitled “Getting a Shot: You Can Do It,” Sid’s big idea was that getting vaccinated is a good idea.

Modern Disney: Mixed Responses

Amidst all the “New Moon” hoopla that has sadly distracted tweens of all sorts, people have forgotten that Disney is releasing a new throwback animated movie called “The Princess and the Frog.” You’ve likely seen a trailer for it somewhere.

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