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March 21, 2012
Raising Salaries of Cal State University Execs is A-Okay, Lawmakers Decide
We're beginning to lose count of the number of times public education advocates begin their "official statements" with something akin to "It's a sad day for education!" This time, the opener comes from Sen. Leland Yee (D-San Francisco), whose bill to curb pay increases for college administra ... More >>
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February 14, 2012
Cal State Fullerton Sends 20,000 Budget-Cut-Themed Valentine Cards To Gov. Jerry Brown
"Roses are red, violets are blue. Secure California's future--re-invest in the CSU." The message is being spread by Cal State Fullerton students, employees and other supporters who, on this Valentine's Day, are trying to urge Gov. Jerry Brown to remember the Cal State University system amid ... More >>
Blogs
December 14, 2011
California's Higher Ed Budget Gets Slashed By $300 Million in Gov. Brown's 'Trigger Cut' Spree
JC Vera/OC WeeklyCalifornia's higher education system got another big blow in yesterday's budget bloodbath. Gov. Jerry Brown announced a round of "trigger cuts," mid-year reductions taken when state revenues don't meet initial projections. This year, there's a $2.2 billion shortfall, and Br ... More >>
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December 13, 2011
[UPDATED with Weekly Role in Discovery:] George P. Shultz's Head is Found in Trash, But Ronald Reagan's is Still Missing
UPDATE, DEC. 13, 12:22 P.M.: The recyclables searcher who found the head of George P. Shultz in a Huntington Beach garbage bin told his son in Oregon about the find, which led junior to search the Internet and find the OC Weekly Navel Gazing blog post on the former secretary of state's missing no ... More >>
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September 6, 2011
Raphael Nuñez Jr., Killed Crossing Freeway After UCI Frat Partying, Was Being Hazed: Family's Suit
MyUCIrvine.comDid computer science major Raphael Nuñez, Jr. (nicknamed "Ralphy")--in his pot, Ecstasy and jungle-juice fueled stupor--mistakenly wander onto the 405 freeway before being struck and killed by two vehicles the night of May 7, 2009?Or, as claimed in the wrongful death lawsuit filed ... More >>
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July 14, 2011
Dream Team Assembled at UCI Law School Squeezes Boring Right Out of 2010-11 U.S. Supreme Court Term
For the UC Irvine School of Law's first-ever Supreme Court Review Wednesday, the assembled panel was saddled with a reportedly "boring" 2010-2011 term. Fortunately, the legal all-stars who enlightened about 170 lunching students, lawyers and professors on campus (and an equal number watching the ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2011
California DREAM Act Passes State Assembly
It's a little confusing, but no less a victory for illegal immigrant college students. While the national DREAM Act, an immigration bill aimed at providing a path to citizenship for young people, died in the U.S. Senate--and possibly forever--last year, the California DREAM Act is very much alive ... More >>
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March 17, 2011
Manic Mondays
House of Blues
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January 10, 2011
Jerry Brown's Budget Slashes Higher Education Funding By $1.4 Billion
The Gov. The University of California president called it "a sad day for California." Today, Gov. Jerry Brown released his 2011-12 state budget proposal, one he described as "a tough budget for tough times," and higher eduction is feeling the blow. Under the proposed budget, funding for the ... More >>
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September 30, 2010
Special Dream Edición
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Successful Latina seeks non-gabacho prince up to her standards
Blogs
September 20, 2010
[UPDATED:] Santa Ana College Quad Less Crowded
UPDATE: Little did I know while posting this morning that Rancho Santiago College District, which oversees Santa Ana College, would be announcing sharp enrollment declines, although they are fewer than indicated in the student newspaper (see end of post) . . . With the tuition fee hikes, dwindlin ... More >>
Food
June 10, 2010
Butter Up, Angels Fans!
[Hole In the Wall] Four places to eat before a Halos game (and one to visit afterward)
Columns
June 3, 2010
Have a DREAM
[¡Ask a Mexican!] Special High-School-Graduation Edition
Blogs
May 19, 2010
Ron Lane Takes Scholarly Approach to Life After Cover Story
Photo by Jeanne RiceRon Lane is all smiles in Orange County recently.Issues won't be changed out on OC Weekly newsstands for another day, but the story is already changing when it comes to the current cover feature, "Found In Space: For his 20th birthday, Ryan Lane got a present he'd been wantin ... More >>
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February 1, 2010
Texting, Tweeting and Facebooking Teens Are Stupid Again!
Two weeks after a study partly funded by the British Academy concluded phone texting leads to more literate youths, the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, claims messaging via cellphones is contributing to a generation of college students who can't write.Their evidence: the rising failure ... More >>
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November 20, 2009
[UPDATED] Federal Lawsuit Targets Orange County College District Prayers
UPDATED WITH RESPONSE FROM LAWYER FOR THE DISTRICT . . . A lawsuit has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California against the South Orange County Community College District over official prayers during public ceremonies, Americans United for Separation of Church and ... More >>
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October 22, 2009
Heath Insurance or Bust: Why You Might Want to Think Twice About Relying on that Student Health Plan
They are nicknamed the "Young Invincibles." Thus tagged by the health insurance industry, they are the demographic of strapping 19- to 29-year-olds who, at 13.7 million strong, constitute the largest group of uninsured in America. Among the least likely to be able to afford coverage, Young ... More >>
Blogs
October 20, 2009
The Best Dessert You've Never Heard Of
The picture at left is a mango shake with chamoy, the most mindbending non-alcoholic drink in all of OC. Never heard of chamoy? Neither have most people in Orange County.Chamoy (accent on the first syllable) starts as apricots that have been soaked in brine. The sweet liquid is mixed with s ... More >>
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June 5, 2009
Muslims and Christians Talk Jesus at Interfaith Event
Hot on the heels of President Obama's speech in Cairo, where he quoted from the Bible, the Koran and the Talmud, the Islamic Institute of Orange County hosts an interfaith discussion Sunday about the role and status of Jesus Christ in the Muslim and Christian faiths. "The Path of the Shepherd: Jesus ... More >>
Blogs
May 14, 2009
Loretta Sanchez a Hypocritical Aztlanista
On my KPFK-FM 90.7 radio show this Tuesday, I interviewed a member of the Orange County Dream Team, a group of undocumented college students. This past Saturday, they and other supporters met with Congresswomen Loretta Sanchez, seeking her co-sponsorship of the DREAM Act, which would create a path t ... More >>
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January 15, 2009
Go for Broke
Greg Giraldo
Blogs
November 20, 2008
To Do Tonight 11/20
Coolio with DJ Squigs, 9 p.m. See what's cooking with this has-been rapper and his DJ friend! Sutra Lounge Triangle Square, 1870 Harbor Blvd., Ste. 200 Costa Mesa, CA 949-722-7103 Matisyahu; Flobots, 7:30 p.m. View images from the concert tomorrow at ocweekly.com/slideshows The Grove of Anaheim 220 ... More >>
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April 10, 2008
Wasted Youth
Juilliard String Quartet
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March 27, 2008
Zot Wot?
UCI Men's Volleyball
Blogs
October 26, 2007
Chapman lawsuit dismissed, Attorney vows to appeal
A lawsuit filed three years ago by three former Chapman University professors on behalf of the government [see "Litigating it Old School" Aug, 3] was dismissed by United States District Court for the Central District of California Oct. 22. The case was scheduled to begin a civil jury trial in two w ... More >>
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October 11, 2007
To Do Tonight - 10/11
23RD ANNUAL FOOD, WINE & MICRO BREW FESTIVAL, 5:30pm Enjoy a sampling of some of the finest cuisine from Orange County’s restaurants. There will also be live music and dancing. Contributions benefit the Second Harvest Food Bank of Orange County. South Coast Plaza, Costa Mesa, Crate & Barrel/Macy's ... More >>
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September 17, 2007
More love for Chemerinsky
Chapman University announced just a few moments ago that it has locked in recently reinstated UCI Law School Dean Erwin Chemerinsky to be its law school graduation commencement speaker next year. The announcement is the most recent illustration of Chemerinsky's quick ascension from ashy to classy. ... More >>
Film
January 18, 2007
Happy 10th Birthday, FVC!
Now all OCs only cinematheque needs are more film geeks to help blow out the candles
Blogs
January 11, 2007
The Gov's Budget: Who, What, and How Hard?
If you're a college student in California, congratulations-- you play a leading role in Governor Schwarzenegger's new budget plan. The governor believes in you. He believes you're the sort of person who can make a sacrifice for the public good. Instead of turning to, say, big businesses, real est ... More >>
Culture
January 11, 2007
Happiness is a Warm Crock
Family values renewed cant save Richard Dressers latest production
Film
November 16, 2006
The Englishman Who Went Up the 405 but Came Down a Screenwriter
OCs Chris Billett goes from writing code to writing about cadavers
Music
October 12, 2006
The Chemist
Darren Wilsey, composer
Blogs
July 13, 2006
Knee 'em, Gamecocks!
The New York Times reports that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is going mining for new fines by trolling broadcasts of live sporting events and other spectacles where coaches, fans, players and performers may have uttered forbidden expletives picked up by microphones. This, of course, w ... More >>
Blogs
April 17, 2006
Who Would Jesus Discriminate Against?
Although it lacks the economic punch of Christmas, Easter is, in theory, the biggest of Christian holidays. "[A]nd if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain." according to Paul (1 Corinthians 15:14), whose opinion on the matter commands a certain respect. So how ... More >>
Blogs
April 5, 2006
Slumlord Moonbeam
Do not continue reading if, like millions who clamor for the latest Multihousing Professional magazine, you do not want to know what's in the March/April 2006 issue. The cover boy is former California Governor/current Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown, whose face is fuzzed out enough to make you wonder if h ... More >>
Music
March 23, 2006
Locals Only
Slanted and Enchanted
News
March 3, 2005
Get On the Bus But Not You. Or You. Or You
OCTAs U-Pass program lets some students ride for free. Why not all?
Columns
January 8, 2004
Parking Sluts
OCTAs U-Pass program lets some students ride for free. Why not all?
News
April 3, 2003
Rally Round Jah School
Saddleback students face cuts by tuning out
News
October 31, 2002
No Justice, No Teach
UC Irvine lecturers strike, students sleep in late
Features
September 26, 2002
Reality Check
UC Irvine lecturers strike, students sleep in late
Features
February 21, 2002
Hour of White Power
Reverend Robert H. Schuller relies on a man with ties to Neo-Nazis to build religious understanding
News
January 17, 2002
The George
Chapman University celebrates Argyros while others merely weep
Columns
December 14, 2000
I Was Not a Beaver
This weeks featured NFL game: Philadelphia vs. Cleveland
News
October 19, 2000
Cirque du Socccd
Goofiness is back at South Orange County Community College District
Unknown
September 28, 2000
Rooting Responsibly ...What?!
Goofiness is back at South Orange County Community College District
Features
August 24, 2000
Zebrahead
Sun, half-naked bunnies and a second chance
Columns
August 19, 1999
It Takes a Village Idiot
Sun, half-naked bunnies and a second chance
Columns
July 15, 1999
Another Fine Mess
Sun, half-naked bunnies and a second chance
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