BY: ANIKET MEHROTRA News Editor Two videos posted on social media last Saturday featuring a law student at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) in possession of a firearm caused several administrative […]
All colleges are equal, but some are more equal than others
By TEAGAN SO and BRIAN KIM Staff Writers Recently, President Donald Trump tried to defend his image among the American public by claiming that he had been unfairly portrayed by the media. […]
Are for-profit colleges worth the price of admission?
By BRIAN KIM Staff Writer At this point in high school, it’s extremely likely that you have, at some point, heard some alarming statistics about your potential financial situation after you graduate […]
How affirmative action misses the point
By BITA BEHPOOR Staff Writer This past August, as students were either basking in the blissful ignorance of relaxation or stressing out over the upcoming hectic school year, the resources of the Justice […]
The Monster in My Closet: a short story
By LAWRENCE XU Staff Writer Another school year passed, Charlotte is preparing to move to her dream college. It’s been a long way for her, all the preparation and struggles just for […]
Leaving Home: a poem
BY RYAN KIM Staff Writer Age 18, graduated high school The days are over, when I was a fool Off to college with an excitement Feeling scared to make another movement. Moving […]
Is It Safe to Implement “Safe Spaces?”
BY SAMAN SALAHUDDIN Staff Writer The University of Chicago is a place characterized by its hyper-intellectual student body and overabundance of self deprecating statements such as “UChicago- where the squirrels are cuter […]
Four more years in Irvine for college
‘Young people look down upon working at McDonald’s and flipping burgers, but their parents had a different word for flipping burgers. They called it ‘opportunity’.” By MATTHEW CHONG Staff Writer As the year […]
The college admissions process: what should we value?
By ARIANA APOSTOL Staff Writer Who is a better applicant – a Latino-American student in Santa Ana who has a 2174 SAT score, parents with no college education, a family income less than […]
Why students should not overload on AP classes
By ARIANA APOSTOL-DOOLEY Staff Writer It is difficult to fathom how anyone could advise taking fewer Advanced Placement (AP) classes when pressures to be admitted to a “good college” are higher than […]
