Courtney Baird

The Lessons of a Former Athlete

I know this sounds trite, but ... I can't believe this is my last column! And unless I become a real sports writer (which is highly unlikely), this c

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James Min Seok Kim hails from South Korea. He moved to the United States when he was in the sixth grade and spoke broken English.

Simple Biology Explains the History of the True Sports Fan

Sports fans will paint every inch of their skin and brave sub-zero temperatures.

East Coast Sports Would be Welcomed Here at UC Irvine

My sister goes to an East Coast university, Cornell. It's the kind of school where most of its students wile away their summers in penthouses and Fren

The New Trend in College Football: Use the Maurice Clarett Rule

If you're like me and you watch SportsCenter, listen to Extra Sports 690 and log onto ESPN.com daily, you've probably heard all the stir about athlete

Efficiency in Polling

In 1970, the citizens of Chile elected Salvador Allende, a Marxist, as their next president. At the time, America's war on communism was in full tilt

Criminology Professor Theorizes on Jail System

When Joan Petersilia graduated from Loyola University with a degree in social work, she obtained a job at a halfway house for female offenders. Her ne

The Glory of Being a Professional Athlete

Back in 1999, when I was a senior in high school, if you were to ask me what I wanted to be when I 'grew' up, I would have responded, 'A writer.' If y

What’s New in the World of Science and Technology

Nicholas Frank, an escapee of communist Hungary and founder of the Synergistic Transformation Institute, believes that the human race's wild consumpti

Here’s a Holiday Wish: Give UCI Football

If I have learned one thing during my four-year (and one-quarter) tenure at UCI, it is that the students at this university seem to lack a certain amo

Determination Is the Name of the Game for Howard

Before December 23, 2002, C.J. Howard was just your typical UCI student. He was a freshman from Crescenta Valley High School. He had already changed

Keeping our Water Clean

According to the Newport Bay Naturalists and Friends', an organization dedicated to continuing the preservation of the Upper Newport area, hundreds of

Substantial Facts Screaming ‘Free Kobe!’

Ever since the Kobe Bryant rape case broke in July, I have paid scrupulous attention to all the details surrounding the saga.

What’s New in the World of SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY?

According to NASA, most scientists view Mars as the only other planet within our solar system where life