Opinion

Two weeks ago, the U.S. Census Bureau released an alarming report regarding the economic well-being of Americans. According to the release, 15.1 percent of people in the world’s largest economy with one of the highest per-capita income rates in the world are below the poverty line. Before jumping to alarmist conclusions, let’s look into the details of how the 15.1 percent number was built, its implications, and finally examine education as a way of addressing the issue.

“Really? No NBA season? No Lakers games?” Those were the first thoughts that went through my head this summer when the NBA’s collective bargaining agreement expired and the owners locked out the players. That was July 1. The NFL lockout was still going on, but that ended on July 25. That alleviated my fears; “Ok, if the NFL can make a deal, so can the NBA.”

It’s a sign of the times. People’s phones are more advanced than their own computers. Paper and ink books are being ousted by electronic reading devices. Now, colleges and universities are making use of social networking websites.

I was nine years old when the World Trade Center was attacked on Sept. 11, 2001.

On the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks, President Barack Obama spoke to America from the Kennedy Center, saying, “Our character as a nation has not changed. Our faith — in God and each other — has not changed.”

Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha” and one of the world’s three richest men, sparked a furor of debate with his editorial published recently in The New York Times.

First of all, I’d like to say that I respect President Obama. I really do. I laud him solely for even wanting the onuses of the presidency that were so graciously gifted to him by his predecessor.

Smartphone sales have increased by 74 percent in the past year according to a report by Gartner. With the iPhone 5 reportedly coming...

Irvine is boring. There’s nothing to do. UCI’s dead on the weekends. If you’re a new student, you should be prepared to hear this all the time. If you’re a returning Anteater, you’ve probably heard this, said this and believed this for awhile. Or, you’ve broken the apathetic mold and found UCI to be the college experience you always wanted. So what’s the secret? What makes or breaks your UCI experience?

What springs to mind when I say “food trucks?”

Compiled by Natasha Aftandilians and Kevin Phan, staff writers.

Steve Jobs is one of the most pivotal figures in American business, and his contributions to technology testify to the resilient entrepreneurial spirit of America.