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Battle Series: All-American Pie vs. The Birthday Cake

President-elect Barack Obama dips a hand into the past when appointing non-Cabinet officials.

SUBURBAN OUTFITTER: Back home in the Bay Area, I never thought about shopping for spring and summer clothing until March when, if I were lucky, the temperature would slowly climb to the cool mid-60s. Here in Irvine, however, it's mid-January and a ridiculous 85 degrees. Even though I'm wearing denim cutoffs, I feel like I'm about to pass out as I trudge up a slight slope in Aldrich Park. What does this tell me (besides that I'm ludicrously out of shape)? It's time to shop for the new season.

CONFERENCE: Center for Global Peace and Conflict Studies holds two-day summit for academics and NGOs.

INVENTION: Post-doctoral researcher developing car intercommunication to relay traffic conditions.

TECHNOLOGY: Samsung Electronics has agreed to distribute the wall system of displays developed at UCI.

Demonstrators at Regent's Office Arrested, Cited; Smokers More Likely to Develop Cervical Cancer

RESIDENTIAL: Proximity to UC Irvine increases cost of living for students already affected by economy.

EDUCATION: Study finds correlation in musical instrument training and reasoning skills among young children.

STUDY: Government-established zone programs in troubled areas found ineffective at creating new jobs.

A student represents the pro-Gaza half of Thursday's rallies regarding Israel's bombing and military invasion of the region. UCIPD officers casually surveyed the spirited, but peaceful demonstrations.

Elizabeth Loftus, psychologist and distinguished professor of Social Ecology, is interviewed for the news program 60 minutes. Loftus is ranked among the top 100 psychologists of the 20th century.