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Oil Drilling in the Arctic

It is entirely possible that oil production will effectively cease within our lifetime. When all the easily exploited oil wells dry up, where can we turn for our next fix?

London Clash: A Clash in the City

Why? As an American, that’s probably the first question on your mind. What really induced the people of London to transform into demolition machines hurling Molotov cocktails, breaking open shop windows and attacking their fellow Englishmen?

What Happens When Google Rules the World?

In a world where information is literally at your fingertips, one corporation reigns supreme: Google Inc. Or at least they will one day. After Google’s latest acquisition of Motorola, the question of if Google will rule the world has become when instead.

Media Fixation on Casey Anthony

The fixation on Casey Anthony’s trial and acquittal is another case of routine media malpractice.

Drawn and Quoted

Compiled by Natasha Aftandilians and Kevin Phan, staff writers.

UCI Professors Leaving?

UC San Diego recently lost a battle with Rice University when it tried to keep three star professors Ń all members of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences.

Food Additives: Unforbidden Fruit

After an exhausting British Airways flight from London Heathrow to LAX, followed by a tiresome drive to Palos Verdes, I finally came home.

Students Doth Protest Too Much

UC regents voted 14-4 to increase tuition by 9.6 percent for the fall, on Thursday, July 14, 2011, ushering in the second tuition increase of the year just weeks before the 2011-2012 academic year.

Google+ Has Lots of Minuses

Google+ is not “a new way to social network” and it is certainly not “a Facebook killer”.

News of the World Scandal

July has not been a good month for Rupert Murdoch.

To SPOP Or Not To SPOP?

Congratulations, incoming Anteaters, and welcome to UC Irvine! As you can probably anticipate, the best way to begin your love affair with UCI is at SPOP, the “mandatory” Student/Parent Orientation Program. But we hope that you’ll realize that it’s okay to not like SPOP; in fact, it’s okay to hate it because, when you really think about it, SPOP has very little to do with what UCI is about.

To UCI, With Love

From beginning as a Layout intern to becoming Managing Editor, I’ve seen UCI through the eyes of the New University for three years of highs and lows. Though it hasn’t always been a stroll through the park, I’ve loved my time at the New U because it’s given me the opportunity to meet people all over campus, to talk with administrators and student leaders and to learn about everything from budgets to athletics.

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