Editorials

Things seem to be sailing quite smoothly on our fair campus and sometimes the state of the world is a little too heavy for such an unseasonably warm January. So instead of editorializing something hard-hitting, we’ve chosen to throw our hats in to the whiny college student competition.

Picture a place with no Chinese imports, Eastern-European prostitutes for the taking and fountains of oil in every major shopping center. We don’t know about you, but this sounds like America to us. A brand new, beautiful America. And who better to lead us on than a man who takes “amber waves of grain” to heart so much that he also takes it to his hairdresser?

Compiled by the New University Editorial Board.

Compiled by the Editorial Board.

Compiled by the New University Editorial Board.

Maybe this is overly optimistic, but in the midst of a war, an economic recession and the dollar's declining value, America still seems vital and the future auspicious. Despite price increases in everything from tuition to gas, Americans were once able to hold their heads high in at least one category, but not anymore. It was news from Australia that shattered the country's confidence...

New U ed board offers a plan for UCI (and you) to stop sucking at everything. It may or may not involve Amitabh Bacchan looking way cooler than you.

Ask yourself: Have you ever complained about UC Irvine? Campus parking? The bike ban on Ring Mall? The lack of school spirit? Have...