Opinion

Author Thomas Tusser said, "He who goeth a borrowing, goeth a sorrowing." Despite author Tusser's archaic 16th century lingo, he makes a very good point. Those who borrow often face difficulties in terms of paying off their debt, especially when the borrower happens to be in college.

Denizens of Orange County couldn't escape the barrage of yellow lawn signs that littered the landscape these past few weeks, demanding a yes vote on Proposition 8. Beneath the picture of a happy stick-figure family was the simple tagline, "Protect marriage." It's as if the "Yes on 8" camp wanted voters to envision themselves galloping to the rescue of Maiden Marriage, imprisoned in the castle of the godless sodomites—creatures of no morals, content in ravishing the modern family in between bouts of drug abuse and deviant sex.

Dmitry Medvedev; Ralph Nader; John Kerry.

UCI Registrar Office raises fee for verification request; Craigslist moves to curb ads for sex services; Sudanese government censors newspapers; NYC mayor Bloomberg proposes six-cent plastic bag tax.

The clock strikes midnight, your forehead sweats and you slurp the last few drops of your energy drink. In eight hours your paper is due. You would have done it earlier, but there were those midterms, that party or maybe you just forgot. There's a business to help get you out of this situation.

"Hope" and "Change" have been the rallying cries of this election campaign. Now that the votes have been counted and the "Candidate for Change" Barack Obama is our president-elect, how much hope should we have that change is on its way?

Just this October, at a HIV/AIDS conference, South Africa's new Health Minister Barbara Hogan stated, "HIV causes AIDS." To an outsider, those words are unremarkable. They state the obvious. Of course HIV causes AIDS. The link between the virus and the syndrome has been a fact since 1983. Yet, these three words represent nothing short of a revolution. It has taken countless studies, relentless pressure from activists, doctors, scientists and foreign governments and finally the outbreak of political infighting to bring about acceptance of that statement.

Unfortunately, UC Irvine does not offer dental benefits as part of its student health insurance plan. In fact, it is one of only two University of California campuses whose mandatory student health insurance does not include or provide the option to add dental benefits.

Yes we can. These three words sent surges of fervor and optimism through the spines of millions of Americans last Tuesday night. Despite the excitement and celebration, anxiety lingered in the minds of many, especially the gay population in California.

It's not Sarah Palin's fault. No matter how much the media and the squishy moderates who propped up John McCain try to blame it on her, this loss falls squarely at the feet of the nominee and every other "compassionate conservative" complicit in muddying the definition of a Republican.

Amidst the financial crisis, an imminent election and a dozen important state propositions, a proposition decriminalizing (but not legalizing) prostitution in the city of San Francisco is a rather small and contained issue.

Any activity can be an art, as long as it inspires. Lecturing is no different. Throughout one's experience as an undergrad at UC Irvine, one has the luxury of constantly being inspired by a lecture. Some lectures inspire learning and others a siesta. While inspiring mouthfuls of dripping drool can have its glory, the real heroes to any student are those professors who can make an abominable subject digestible.