Having been a student at UC Irvine and living in Irvine for four years, I've definitely had times when I've felt like a fish out of water. I'm sure that you have as well, whether it was a difference in class, race, political views or even that the streets
'Culture Clash' was the title on the party flier handed out indiscriminately by the Multicultural Community Service Fraternities last week on Ring Road. While some ethnic-based clubs and organizations are making obvious efforts to include the UC Irvine co
According to Marvin Minsky, intelligent machines will preserve maps of human cognitive processes for all eternity. Minsky, a professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, spoke on the future of inte
What comes to mind when you hear the word 'philosophy'? More likely than not, you picture Socrates, Plato or another famous ancient philosopher. Few, if any, people would picture a modern man (or woman) analyzing current issues by asking philosophical que
Wang Dan, a prisoner for an 11-year term until 1988 for advocating democracy in China, a leader of the student-led 1989 protests in Tiananmen Square and currently a Ph.D. candidate in history at Harvard University, came to UC Irvine on May 25 to speak abo
Two UC Irvine professors, Barbara Finlayson-Pitts and Anthony James, were recently elected to the National Academy of Sciences. Both are scheduled to be officially inducted next spring.
I'm sure your mom would have told you the same thing mine did: 'You'd be amazed what a few minds can do when they're put together!'
My year-old fraternity, Beta Theta Pi, took mom's advice and integrated the Orange County-wide counterculture of skateb
Statewide primary elections are once again upon us, giving UC Irvine students another chance to turn away from apathy and uninformed voting and toward a proactive stance on student issues.
The sights and sounds of the construction of the UC Irvine Student Center have become a daily part of the lives of students, faculty and staff. But does anyone really know what's happening behind those covered gates?
The New University was fortunate enou
Last Wednesday, faculty and department chairs from the School of Humanities gathered along with family and friends to award the winners of various undergraduate writing awards.
How much would you charge to perform a task that literally takes a minute of your time? Ruben, a customer service agent at the Norwalk McKenna Volkswagen service department, recently quoted me $100 for a task that literally took a moment.
