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For many students, UC Irvine Extension is a vague, if not unfamiliar, concept

The stage is a fantastic blur of colors as dancers jump, spin, stamp and move in perfect sync with one another. There's loud music and flashing lights. An uproarious audience cheers wildly, applauding, whistling and screaming when the performance is over.

Ronald Cruz, a third-year biological sciences major at UC Irvine, has had a pretty dramatic experience. As I approached him for an interview, he was thumbing through this very newspaper with what seemed to be an amused smile on his lips.

I'm weird. In more ways than you can imagine. I keep myself updated on constantly bleak current events, but am utterly incapable of watching a movie with any disturbing content.

Just over four weeks ago I set out on a mission. I had been hearing a lot of noise about online personals and that, purportedly, instant messaging and wall posts were beginning to mean something socially. So as a person who values all sorts of interperson

If I never hear Led Zeppelin's 'Black Dog' again, I will be a happy man. I know that among rock connoisseurs, this revelation will evoke a response similar to a declaration that Ringo Starr is my favorite Beatle, but I cannot stand idly by while this abo

Dan Coleman, who works full time at Somebody Cares Soup Kitchen in Costa Mesa, has lived in a motel for over six months. Coleman said of being homeless, 'Some people are there because of circumstance. Anything could happen to anybody. Life is unpredicta

A dim light reflects off blue-stained concrete walls. There are cracks in the wall, yet the structure is still pretty solid. There are no windows or doors to let the sunlight in. A low ceiling causes voices to echo inside. The feeling of walking through

Carrie Ann Inaba's zest for life is a breath of fresh air for the cynical college scholar. This quadruple threat is a source of inspiration for even the most unmotivated of UC Irvine students.

The purpose of this Q-and-A session with UC Irvine Chief of Police Paul Henisey was not to encourage strategies for success in delinquency, but to highlight the rights of civilians in the face of the police. Few can claim ignorance of the law when caught

The new Persian language class at UC Irvine recently held cultural presentations: Girls dressed up in beautiful traditional dress, a student played traditional music on the violin, a poem by a great Persian poet was read and a PowerPoint presentation disp

For years, activism has been measured by the actions of the various nonprofit organizations such as Amnesty International and the Peace Corps. On Wednesday, Nov. 9 in the Humanities Instructional Building, the women's studies department invited three acti