September 10, 2010 | Volume 43 Issue 11
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UCI Alum Arrested in D.C.

On July 21, UCI graduate and Santa Ana resident Antonia Rivera was arrested in Washington D.C. at a demonstration in support of the DREAM Act. Rivera and 20 other demonstrators were arrested. The demonstrators were lobbying for support for the DREAM Act, a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants a chance at legal status. Rivera, [...]

UCI Alum Arrested in D.C.

The Prodigious ‘Inception’

Nine years. That’s how long it took director Christopher Nolan (“The Dark Knight”) to develop his latest film for the big screen. Inspired by the experience of lucid dreaming and dream incubation, “Inception” is Nolan’s most ambitious film to date, and is so far the most unique and rewarding film of the year.
Cobb (Leonardo Dicaprio) [...]

The Prodigious ‘Inception’

Voids to Fill, ‘Eaters Ranked 20th

The UC Irvine men’s soccer team will open their 2010 regular season ranked 20th in the nation. This marks the fifth straight season that the Anteaters have been ranked in the top 25.
Although they’re ranked highly, the ’Eaters need to fill some giant voids if they expect to compete for a Big West title and [...]

Voids to Fill, ‘Eaters Ranked 20th

(100) Days of Summer Adventures

I am a Southern Californian, born and raised, but before college I hardly ever had the chance to do much exploring. As I’ve made more friends from all over the place and spent less and less of my winter and summer breaks at home, my homeland has expanded into a pretty awesome world.
This summer, some [...]

(100) Days of Summer Adventures

UC Irvine officials today reached a final decision regarding the suspension of the campus’s Muslim Student Union. Although the original recommendation back in May called for a year-long suspension, officials today announced they would uphold the suspension only through Dec. 31. MSU must also complete 100 hours of community service and then will then remain on [...]

Is it safe to say that 3-D is the new poster child of indie hatred? It’s the thing to crap on at the moment. While I understand the restraint in embarrassing a new format in open arms (as I shrug in disappointment at my SACD and HD-DVD collection), I think we have yet to see [...]

The UC Irvine men’s soccer team will open their 2010 regular season ranked 20th in the nation. This marks the fifth straight season that the Anteaters have been ranked in the top 25.
Although they’re ranked highly, the ’Eaters need to fill some giant voids if they expect to compete for a Big West title and [...]

Walking into the movie theatre, I didn’t know what to expect from “Charlie St. Cloud,” an adaptation of the 2004 novel “The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud” by Ben Sherwood. Since the film is directed by Burr Steers (“How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”), I knew I could expect something interesting.
Unfortunately [...]

Will You Be My Best Friend Again?

As I looked through some old boxes in my garage, I found a letter from my for mer best friend (let’s call her Minnie). The dog-eared letter had survived years of neglect in a cardboard box filled with cobwebs and dust.
Despite the spelling errors and the misuse of “accepted,” the twelve-year-old letter had me giggling [...]

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