Opinion

The first legal TV show downloads put on the Internet last year by Apple and studios experimenting with the new media marked the beginning of the end of media as we know it.

Benjamin Franklin once said, 'Any society that would give up a little liberty to gain a little security will deserve neither and lose both.'

The end of the year is generally when I turn the news off for a week or so because whether or not there is something to report, journalists like to turn their focus to history. Highlights of 2005 flood every news program and paper, with phrases like 'The

The last time Congress unpacked the issue of the federal minimum wage, brought it into light and increased its former rate from $4.75 to its current rate of $5.15 was in 1997.

On Nov. 11, after it was announced that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would no longer fund the UC Irvine Medical Center's liver transplant program, Dr. Ralph Cygan, the chief executive officer of the UCIMC, wrote in a statement: 'As disa

Xbox 360 Premium System: $399. Project Gotham Racing 3, Call of Duty 2, Perfect Dark Zero: $169.97. Two extra wireless controllers: $99.98. Paying Uncle Sam his dues: $48.50. The next generation console experience: Priceless?

In the realm of the academic elite, I have begun to notice the horrible habit of self-inflation that comes in the form of the academic buzz word. The most mundane issues suddenly seem to have 'postmodern' or 'postcolonial' meanings, and somehow Gabriel Ga

While this was not the subject of any articles in the Los Angeles Times, nor is it the topic of national debate, it begs for attention. There are a few common phrases that get more and more irritating every time I hear them. Usually they are spoken in th

The revolts and riots in France were initially instigated after two youths from a housing project district outside Paris were electrocuted while hiding in a substation from the police, but the outcry of frustration from the immigrant population had long b

I agree with Reut Cohen's statement that racism should have no place on campus.

Utilizing the tools you have is an essential aspect of efficiency. Such tools on this campus include the various academic advising offices made available to the students through each of the schools at UCI. However, what's offered at these places is often

To avoid any misunderstanding during the reading of this article, let me clarify one point. My first choice of college was not UC Irvine, nor was it my second, third or fourth choice.