Twelve people were arrested this evening during a raucous lecture at UC Irvine where Israeli Ambassador Michael Oren came to talk about U.S.-Israel relations.
Oren was interrupted 10 times while trying to give his speech before 500 people at the UCI Student Center, where there was heavy security. Oren took a 20 minute break after the fourth protest, asked for hospitality and resumed his speech, only to be interrupted again by young men yelling at him every few minutes. Many members of the audience also applauded Oren.
After the 10th interruption, several dozens students who opposed Oren’s talk got up and walked out and staged a protest outside. It is not clear whether they were members of the UCI Muslim Student Union, which issued an email earlier in the day condemning Oren’s appearance on campus.
Here is the video, you must watch it. As provided by the OCRegister.com
If you’re too lazy to watch the video, I have summarized the happenings below.
Looking forward to another couple days of rain this week. Here’s a picture of Aldrich Park, click it for the large version because I know you’re dying to set is as your wallpaper. Have a good week.
Writing sucks. I don’t like to do it, you don’t like to do it. Why do you think this blog is never updated? There is too much else to write academically for school before I even have time to think of something creative and fun to write about. Not to mention we have to write on the worlds most distracting device, a laptop.
That’s why I believe all writing should be done in pen and pencil. Pens are boring. The most excitement or distraction you get out of a pen is clicking it. Perhaps chewing it. Same with a pencil. A pencil cannot play videos of dogs smiling, or cats playing piano. A pencil cannot distract me. All it does is write. All I do on a laptop, is not write. Not right.
You should try this. It’s called Ommwriter. It’s a free program for Mac. It is hard to describe so here is a video about it. It is a program that allows for distraction free writing. It blanks our your entire screen with an ambient background, plays ambient music, and has 6 different sounds for your keys which are also – ambient.
The University of California, Irvine is currently hiring Teacher’s Aids. I am pleased to inform you of this exciting opportunity that is available to all students in their near future. Commonly referred to as a TA, you will become a vital part of the education system here at the University. You have the chance to assist professors during lecture and gain priceless “hands on experience.”
Job Description: As a Teachers Aid, you have many duties, and they are to assist the professor as he/she:
Can’t figure out how to put a DVD in the player.
Can’t figure out how to play the DVD when the DVD menu is clearly displayed on the screen.
Tries but fails to get both audio and video up on the screen (a daunting task). Audio is easy, but video requires real experience.
Scrambles to adjust the volume after destroying the ear drums of the entire lecture hall after he/she discovers the volume is maxed out when playing a DVD.
Tries to enter “presentation view” on their Power Point presentations.
Encounters YouTube mayhem when multiple videos play at once from tabs they forgot were open.
Cannot locate Power Point files that professors email to themselves but can’t find once downloaded.
Conduct “Discussion Sections” that will be attended by approximately 2.3% of the class population.
If you feel that you have the necessary skills, and are interested in the position please don’t hesitate to seek further information. For the interview process, please bring a DVD which will be required to demonstrate your skills to the selection staff. Also, wear comfortable shoes as we will be timing your reactions to situations in which sprinting to the podium may be necessary. If you are comfortable with crouching behind a podium fixing problems in front of hundreds of students, and speaking in front of tens of them, this is the position for you.
Well it’s finally a new quarter. Back to the grind I guess, gettin’ homework, going to class, getting terrorist letters…
You’ve probably heard about the “Black Death” letters professors have been getting on campus at UCI. They’re basically letters with “Black Death” written on them, containing a white powder that was found to be harmless. Scary stuff, considering they’ve been sent to all women professors and there doesn’t appear to be a motive. Haven’t checked my mail yet but I’m not expecting anything. I don’t even get mail, let alone terrorist mail.
It kinda’ puts what you get in the mail into perspective. Most people cringe when they get a letter from the credit card company, or they get a late notice on their rent. Well that’s nothing compared to the “Black Death” that these other guys are receiving. So the next time you open your mailbox, be thankful for your bills and AT&T advertisements.
“Ah Honey, we got a lotta’ bills this month…”
“Well at least it’s not that annoying Black Death again!”
Also, all the letters have an Idaho return address. I don’t know much about Idaho but I know that the ‘Famous Potato’ guy comes from Idaho. He looks like he’s up to no good. Look at his eyes.
Voice of King of the Hill’s Luanne passed away today.
Actress Brittany Murphy died after being rushed to a hospital in Los Angeles on Sunday morning, the Los Angeles County Coroner’s office has confirmed through TV station KTLA.
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center spokeswoman Sally Stewart said Murphy died at 10:04 a.m. local time on Sunday. She did not divulge a cause of death or any other details.
Celebrity website TMZ first broke the news that someone at a home listed as belonging to Murphy’s husband, Simon Monjack, dialed 911 at 8 a.m. local time.
TMZ said the 32-year-old actress was discovered in the shower and had reportedly died of cardiac arrest. http://www.cbc.ca/arts/film/story/2009/12/20/murphy-health.html
