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April 15, 2013
Media Coverage Under Fire in Steubenville Rape

Two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio were convicted of raping a teenage girl during an alcohol-fueled party.

 

Two high school football players in Steubenville, Ohio were convicted of raping a teenage girl during an alcohol-fueled party.  The two offenders, Trent Mays, 17, and Ma'lik Richmond, 16, were tried as juveniles and sentenced time in a juvenile corrections facility. In addition to being accused of raping the girl, Mays was also charged for releasing a nude photo of the rape victim. Mays will serve a minimum of two years, while Richmond will serve a minimum of one year.

March 22, 2013
Pope Francis Takes Center Stage in the Catholic World as New Pope

The largest Christian denomination in the world has, after weeks of speculation, chosen a new leader:  Cardinal Jorge Bergoglio, the archbishop of Buenos Aires Argentina.

 

December 6, 2012
Review: Life of Pi

If there is one thing we can expect of a film boasting Ang Lee as its director and producer it is color, in every sense of the word, color. Moviegoers are immediately overwhelmed by the bright and breathtaking colors of the natural world in the opening credits alone.

If there is one thing we can expect of a film boasting Ang Lee as its director and producer it is color, in every sense of the word, color. Moviegoers are immediately overwhelmed by the bright and breathtaking colors of the natural world in the opening credits alone.

Life of Pi is a smorgasbord of cultural experience and religious difference. It is a journey that pulls us outside of our sedentary American lives and travels between a modern Montreal and an older French India. 

October 18, 2012
Adam Gray, Jack Mobley Square Off at UC Merced

The UC Merced Political Science Students Association (PSSA) hosted their first student run debate between assembly candidates for the twenty-first district.  Candidates Jack Mobley (R) and Adam Gray (D) sparred over a wide range of topics, including: unemployment, high-speed rail, debt and taxes and took pointed questions crowd of over a hundred people, many of whom were UC Merced students. 

The UC Merced Political Science Students Association (PSSA) hosted their first student run debate between assembly candidates for the twenty-first district.  Candidates Jack Mobley (R) and Adam Gray (D) sparred over a wide range of topics, including: unemployment, high-speed rail, debt and taxes and took pointed questions crowd of over a hundred people, many of whom were UC Merced students.

October 18, 2012
Justice for 2011 Student Shooting Victims

Being carjacked may be many students’ worst nightmare, especially in the dark of night with no one in sight. On August 24 of last year, two UC Merced students were the victims of this most unfortunate crime, off-campus in North Merced.

Being carjacked may be many students’ worst nightmare, especially in the dark of night with no one in sight. On August 24 of last year, two UC Merced students were the victims of this most unfortunate crime, off-campus in North Merced.

The two carjackers, Gregory Anthony Villa, 17, and Paul Diandre Pittman, 21, have been convicted with several charges. Villa has been charged with counts of murder and attempted carjacking, which he will serve 28 years in prison for.

September 20, 2012
Powderpuff Football to Help Children’s Research Clinic

The UC Merced chapter of Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) hosted a flag football tournament last Friday against Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Gamma to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

The UC Merced chapter of Delta Delta Delta (Tri Delta) hosted a flag football tournament last Friday against Kappa Kappa Gamma and Delta Gamma to raise money for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.

Tri Delta President, Amanda Pinheiro, stated, “Tri Delta is a female fraternity that gives money to St. Jude Hospital and is involved in community service around the school.” Their goal is to raise 15 million dollars in five years to rebuild the children’s research clinic at St. Jude Hospital. They have already raised 8.5 million in the past two years.

August 22, 2012
The Bourne Legacy

As usual, this summer has been filled with one epic after another.  All of the same caliber, all no more and no less than what the seasonally faithful movie goer/air conditioning devotees expected.  Therefore, what better way is there to break out the farewells to yet another jam-packed, “hotter than hades” season than one final epic flick?  Not only does this film fit the bill, but it even goes so far as to include the very word “Legacy” in its title.  Clearly, there is nothing more epic than a legacy!

As usual, this summer has been filled with one epic after another.  All of the same caliber, all no more and no less than what the seasonally faithful movie goer/air conditioning devotees expected.  Therefore, what better way is there to break out the farewells to yet another jam-packed, “hotter than hades” season than one final epic flick?  Not only does this film fit the bill, but it even goes so far as to include the very word “Legacy” in its title.  Clearly, there is nothing more epic than a legacy!

April 27, 2012
Mass Murder

Anders Behring Breivik’s name has been plastered across the international media lately – and he’s loving it. Breivik, 33, is currently undergoing trial in Oslo, Norway, for 77 murders that occurred last July.

Anders Behring Breivik’s name has been plastered across the international media lately – and he’s loving it. Breivik, 33, is currently undergoing trial in Oslo, Norway, for 77 murders that occurred last July.

But unlike most American criminals, Breivik does not deny that he was responsible for the deaths. Rather, Breivik is pleading not guilty because of self-defense; that the murders he committed were in the name of national security and necessary to prevent gross harm to himself and his country.

April 19, 2012
New Coach to Lead Women's Basketball

Sacramento native Kevin Pham was chosen as the first head coach for the UC Merced Women’s Basketball Program. 

Sacramento native Kevin Pham was chosen as the first head coach for the UC Merced Women’s Basketball Program.

For two years at UC Berkeley, while working towards a degree in Economics, Pham served as student assistant for women’s basketball. His experience gave him the opportunity to work with some of the best guards in the Pac-12. 

April 9, 2012
Is Trayvon Martin A Case of Racial Profiling, or Political Maneuvering?

Though it has been well over a month since George Zimmerman’s shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sandford, Florida, the case has continued to be widely publicized, and its potential implications heavily discussed.

Though it has been well over a month since George Zimmerman’s shooting of Trayvon Martin in Sandford, Florida, the case has continued to be widely publicized, and its potential implications heavily discussed.

On February 26 of this year, Trayvon Martin, a black 17-year-old, was returning home, when he was shot and killed by Hispanic 28-year-old, George Zimmerman. Though the incident was not reported outside of Florida for over a week after it occurred, accusations of racial profiling and media bias have since turned it into an international incident.

March 14, 2012
Tony-Award Winning Musical “Parade” Marches Into Town

As the 2011-2012 season is almost at an end at Playhouse Merced, the Tony Award winning musical, “Parade,” has taken the stage. 

As the 2011-2012 season is almost at an end at Playhouse Merced, the Tony Award winning musical, “Parade,” has taken the stage.

The musical, written by Alfred Uhry, was first produced on Broadway in 1998, co-conceived and directed by Harold Prince, with music and lyrics by Jason Robert Brown.

Set in Georgia in 1913, the musical is based on the true story of Jewish factory owner, Leo Frank (Scott “Dusty” Guthier), who was wrongly accused of a horrible crime involving one of his employees, 13-year-old Mary Phagan (Jilliann Giacalone).

February 16, 2012
The Woman in Black

The recently revived Hammer Film Productions falls gracefully back into the gothic form that made the company legendary.  The Woman in Black is a chilling ghost story based on a 1983 horror fiction novel by Susan Hill, which bears the same title.  Director James Watkins might just snag a title as the new champion of the thriller genre and, as such, pays abundant homage to the hallmark of the jumpy horror flick.  The giant Victorian mansion, in which much of the film takes place, is the epitome of the “haunted house.”  If there is a floorboard nearby, it creaks.  If there is a rusty doorknob in sight, it rattles.  Of course, it all must be emphasized by dim, flickering candles, which offer the only source of light throughout the eternally night-encased house. 

January 27, 2012
Op-Ed: Unbowing Deities: Kim Jong-un Ascends to the Lofty Heights of Leadership

Following the death of North Korea’s beloved leader, Kim Jung-il, age 69, and subsequent 10 day national mourning period, the communist nation may breathe a sigh of relief as Kim Jung-un has ascended to power.

Following the death of North Korea’s beloved leader, Kim Jung-il, age 69, and subsequent 10 day national mourning period, the communist nation may breathe a sigh of relief as Kim Jung-un has ascended to power.

Born beneath a double rainbow, atop North Korea’s highest mountain, the shoes of Kim Jung-il will not be easy ones to fill. Upon his death, the North Korean state news reported that a mysterious glow appeared above the mountain which he was born, while a severe snowstorm swept through the region followed by ice cracking at a frozen lake.

October 13, 2011
UCM Student Appointed to Delhi Unified School District Board

Fidel Cervantes, a 19-year-old undergraduate student from Delhi, who has taken a keen interest in education policy, was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Delhi Unified School District in September. While clearly the least experienced among his much older colleagues, he is nonetheless undaunted by the part. So why has Cervantes decided to concern himself with K-12 education? He aims to inspire.

Fidel Cervantes, a 19-year-old undergraduate student from Delhi, who has taken a keen interest in education policy, was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the Delhi Unified School District in September. While clearly the least experienced among his much older colleagues, he is nonetheless undaunted by the part. So why has Cervantes decided to concern himself with K-12 education? He aims to inspire.

September 29, 2011
Second Arrest Made In UCM Student Shooting

Last Thursday, September 15th Paul Diandre Pittman was arrested in connection with the August 24 shootings of two UC Merced students.

The arrest comes after nearly a month of investigation into the case by the Merced Police Department. Shortly after the shooting, the police department issued a statement that there were two Hispanic males wanted for questioning in connection with the shooting; the suspects were later clarified to be a 16 year-old male student of Valley High School, and 20 year-old, Paul Diandre Pittman. Detectives arrested the teenager at his school on August 31, but Pittman had managed to evade police.

September 14, 2011
Fresno County Superintendent Cuts Own Salary to Restore Public Trust

Over the past decade, education has been the subject of draconian cuts in America's list of foundations that transcend valuable investments. As such, one rarely discovers stories of inspiration amidst the turmoil. Enter Larry L. Powell-- superintendent of Fresno County Schools-- a position that oversees 325 schools, and the 195,000 students that go with them. Powell, 63, recently took a great sacrifice of cutting his salary over the next three years of over $800,000 dollars to $31,000 a year-- $10,000 less than that of a first year teacher. 

Over the past decade, education has been the subject of draconian cuts in America's list of foundations that transcend valuable investments. As such, one rarely discovers stories of inspiration amidst the turmoil. Enter Larry L. Powell-- superintendent of Fresno County Schools-- a position that oversees 325 schools, and the 195,000 students that go with them. Powell, 63, recently took a great sacrifice of cutting his salary over the next three years of over $800,000 dollars to $31,000 a year-- $10,000 less than that of a first year teacher.

September 8, 2011
Student Shooting Prompts UCM Safety Awareness

The first week of school was marked by an unexpected event on August 24, when at 4:00 am, two UC Merced students were shot in South Merced.

The first week of school was marked by an unexpected event on August 24, when at 4:00 am, two UC Merced students were shot in South Merced.

Prior to the assault, the victims were coming from a party and decided to grab fast food, and stopped at a red light at the intersection between “R” street and “16th” street. They saw two men standing in the road, who started shooting at them for no evident reason.