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Christian metal rockers, Underoath, take over the Bren Events Center on Saturday night before a mosh pit-ready crowd, delivering a heavy pounding set dominated by vocalist Spencer Chamberlain's guttural screams.

While cigarettes have been the product of choice in Western countries, in other parts of the world different methods have long been used. One such form of smoking tobacco is commonly known as "hookah," or the water pipe. According to the American Lung Association, in recent years hookah bars have increasingly gained popularity in the United States, especially among 18 to 24-year-olds, becoming "the first new tobacco use trend of the 21st century."

UC Irvine hosts the Walk to Cure Diabetes charity event to raise money and awareness for the syndrome on Sunday Nov. 9. Hundreds of supporters from all over Southern California came to campus to show their support.

Middle Earth vs. Mesa Court: Which will be the king of housing? (Sorry Arroyo Vista and Campus Village)

Middle Earth vs. Mesa Court: Which will be the king of housing? (Sorry Arroyo Vista and Campus Village)

The United States is a land where people of different ethnic backgrounds come to achieve what this country is most famously known for: the American Dream. It is a dream echoed in many homes of first generation Americans and is usually pursued by immigrants, people who are not born in America, but nevertheless come to America, work hard and make this country what it is today. It is the opportunity to make individual choices without the restrictions of class, caste, religion, race or ethnic group. Even though you might identify yourself as an American, raised for the majority of your lifetime in Los Angeles or Orange County, there is still one giant roadblock to this dream for a mass minority: immigration status.

It was a decade that defined us all. Clinton dominated the White House, Saturday Night Live was funny and yet the mullet was not. The 1990s were a different time.

Regardless of how the media portrays Iran, the aggressiveness of the regime is much worse than what we see or feel in the West. Phrases from the Quran are written on freeways, buildings and walls by the government. On streets and street corners are numbers of stations, not much larger than a porta-potty, with "Diplomatic Police" written horizontally in big, white, English block letters. Inside each sits an intimidating-looking man wearing a green military suit and holding a large rifle. This all is in the name of instilling fear for the sake of control.

What has the digital age come to when people can't fully control information about themselves that is floating around on the Internet? Many people argue that the value of privacy has depreciated due to this society of open information. This lack of privacy has resulted in a normalized feature of the rising digital culture.

Bryan "Stig" Nguyen gets some hang time while grabbing the disc over an opponent from San Diego State University at the ARC fields.

SWORD club holds a tournament in Aldrich Park for All Hallows' Eve complete with costumed fighters.