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ISSUE 4, FALL 2004 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE JADESKINNY BONES PROFITD BUY NOTHING VON DUTCH TRAVEL OSLO JADED 1 INSIDE THIS ISSUE LIFE WITHOUT RICE 6 By Jessica C. Lee Get the skinny on Asian American beauty. THE PROFIT MOTIVE 8 By Brett Miller Bill Gates owns you. No really, he owns you. Its amazing how profits also factor into politics. BUY NOTHING DAY By Jee Soo Kim 12 Find out why you should buy nothing on this celebrated day. VON DUTCH; A HIGH PRICE TO BE AMERICAN 19 By Frank Meksavan Von Dutch was pro-nazi? I had no idea... COPRORATE SLAVERY 20 By Amardeep Gill You’re not exploiting people? Let’s look at your clothes first.. ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS 24 By Nicole Cruz Elliott Smith, Q and not U, Mos Def, and the Arcade Fire album reviews. OSLO: DO-IT-YOURSELF ROCK DONE RIGHT By Chris Dea 26 Oslo eats sushi and talks about stuff. 4 HODGE PODGE 5 VELVETEEN RABBIT 10 GET OFF YOUR LIBERAL ASS! 14 WHAT HAPPENED TO THE YOUTH VOTE? 15 A NICE BREAK FROM EVERYTHING THAT MAKES SENSE 16 MY LIFE TOLD BY ME 18 TRAVEL Cover and inside cover photos by Chris Dea Back cover photo by Ye Rin Mok 22 HOLLYWOOD HELLHOUSE 23 SHINA RINGO WELCOME STAFF MISSION STATEMENT Open your eyes. Wider. Editor in Chief Angela Su Contributors Jaded magazine is a form of alternative media to encourage political, 28 MIKE PARK INTERVIEW Diana Jou Chris Appelhans cultural, and personal discourse among UCI students. We celebrate I declared this an open themed issue of Jaded. We had an Writers Jessica Blanchette and support the Asian Pacific Islander community through the 29 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... “Identity” and “Impact” issue and it was about time we had a Creative Director Jansen Cudal Davis Fetter retelling of the past, engaging of the present, and sharing a vision for little freedom around here. But the resulting collection of articles Chris Dea Stephanie Ha Henry Kim the future. We hope to build connections and bridge gaps between 30 WORK FOR US! WE ARE LOOKING FOR INTERNS are undeniably linked to sentiments of anti-corporation and Jee Soo Kim Jennifer Lieu different people of different. The goal of the publication is not only consumer consumption. I guess all the writers are commenting Executive Editor Charlotte Lee Andy Lin to provide a space where Asian Pacific Islander students can voice 31 CALENDAR on this little holiday called ThanksgivingChristmasNewYears Amardeep Gill Jessica C. Lee Johnny Lu different opinions and artistic expressions, but also as a form of BuyMoreStuffYeahh. So instead of providing you with a list of Brett Miller Karl Muthukrishnan community activism through education and awareness. Despite the Vist our website for exclusive materials and updates. “gift ideas under $79,” we provide you with a Buy Nothing Day News Feature Editor Maritess Santiago Aaron Thompson fact that we are misrepresented, our images misconstrued, and our Jaded is a non-profit publication. We distribute 3,000 copies bi-quarterly. proposal, suggest Von Dutch is evil in more ways than one, Jessica Hong Louis Trinh cultures miunderstood we are not JADED in spirit. This is what we Free knowledge for everyone. We are dirt poor, support us by donating. expose the profit motive behind politics, and accuse people who Layouts are doing about it. More info at: wear Hollister and Puma to be dirty and heartless students. This Student Life Editor Chris Dea Publicity Coordinator is how we do it. Frank Meksavan Diana Jou Jee Soo Kim www.jadedmag.org Like the pictures suggest, open your eyes and look at what these Entertainment Editor Graphic & Illustration Funding Coordinator Questions? Comments? Criticisms? Lonely? rich folks are trying to sell you…or else we’ll have to tape your Nicole Cruz Jeff Tang Erica Shen Send them all to [email protected]. eyes open and glue you to the wall. Champ Tangkasem Copy Editors Albert Ok Webmasters DISCLAIMER Merry Winter. Brian Helton Julie Trieu Chris Dea The ideas and opinions of the articles do not necessarily reflect Diana Jou Jee Soo Kim Beverly Shen Julie Trieu those of UCI, APSA or the entire Jaded staff. JADED 2 JADED 3 INSIDE THIS ISSUE LIFE WITHOUT RICE 6 By Jessica C. Lee Get the skinny on Asian American beauty. THE PROFIT MOTIVE 8 By Brett Miller Bill Gates owns you. No really, he owns you. Its amazing how profits also factor into politics. BUY NOTHING DAY By Jee Soo Kim 12 Find out why you should buy nothing on this celebrated day. VON DUTCH; A HIGH PRICE TO BE AMERICAN 19 By Frank Meksavan Von Dutch was pro-nazi? I had no idea... COPRORATE SLAVERY 20 By Amardeep Gill You’re not exploiting people? Let’s look at your clothes first.. ENTERTAINMENT REVIEWS 24 By Nicole Cruz Elliott Smith, Q and not U, Mos Def, and the Arcade Fire album reviews. OSLO: DO-IT-YOURSELF ROCK DONE RIGHT By Chris Dea 26 Oslo eats sushi and talks about stuff. 4 HODGE PODGE 5 VELVETEEN RABBIT 10 GET OFF YOUR LIBERAL ASS! 14 WHAT HAPPENED TO THE YOUTH VOTE? 15 A NICE BREAK FROM EVERYTHING THAT MAKES SENSE 16 MY LIFE TOLD BY ME 18 TRAVEL Cover and inside cover photos by Chris Dea Back cover photo by Ye Rin Mok 22 HOLLYWOOD HELLHOUSE 23 SHINA RINGO WELCOME STAFF MISSION STATEMENT Open your eyes. Wider. Editor in Chief Angela Su Contributors Jaded magazine is a form of alternative media to encourage political, 28 MIKE PARK INTERVIEW Diana Jou Chris Appelhans cultural, and personal discourse among UCI students. We celebrate I declared this an open themed issue of Jaded. We had an Writers Jessica Blanchette and support the Asian Pacific Islander community through the 29 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF... “Identity” and “Impact” issue and it was about time we had a Creative Director Jansen Cudal Davis Fetter retelling of the past, engaging of the present, and sharing a vision for little freedom around here. But the resulting collection of articles Chris Dea Stephanie Ha Henry Kim the future. We hope to build connections and bridge gaps between 30 WORK FOR US! WE ARE LOOKING FOR INTERNS are undeniably linked to sentiments of anti-corporation and Jee Soo Kim Jennifer Lieu different people of different. The goal of the publication is not only consumer consumption. I guess all the writers are commenting Executive Editor Charlotte Lee Andy Lin to provide a space where Asian Pacific Islander students can voice 31 CALENDAR on this little holiday called ThanksgivingChristmasNewYears Amardeep Gill Jessica C. Lee Johnny Lu different opinions and artistic expressions, but also as a form of BuyMoreStuffYeahh. So instead of providing you with a list of Brett Miller Karl Muthukrishnan community activism through education and awareness. Despite the Vist our website for exclusive materials and updates. “gift ideas under $79,” we provide you with a Buy Nothing Day News Feature Editor Maritess Santiago Aaron Thompson fact that we are misrepresented, our images misconstrued, and our Jaded is a non-profit publication. We distribute 3,000 copies bi-quarterly. proposal, suggest Von Dutch is evil in more ways than one, Jessica Hong Louis Trinh cultures miunderstood we are not JADED in spirit. This is what we Free knowledge for everyone. We are dirt poor, support us by donating. expose the profit motive behind politics, and accuse people who Layouts are doing about it. More info at: wear Hollister and Puma to be dirty and heartless students. This Student Life Editor Chris Dea Publicity Coordinator is how we do it. Frank Meksavan Diana Jou Jee Soo Kim www.jadedmag.org Like the pictures suggest, open your eyes and look at what these Entertainment Editor Graphic & Illustration Funding Coordinator Questions? Comments? Criticisms? Lonely? rich folks are trying to sell you…or else we’ll have to tape your Nicole Cruz Jeff Tang Erica Shen Send them all to [email protected]. eyes open and glue you to the wall. Champ Tangkasem Copy Editors Albert Ok Webmasters DISCLAIMER Merry Winter. Brian Helton Julie Trieu Chris Dea The ideas and opinions of the articles do not necessarily reflect Diana Jou Jee Soo Kim Beverly Shen Julie Trieu those of UCI, APSA or the entire Jaded staff. JADED 2 JADED 3 frankandfrank by Chris Appelhans HODGE PODGE “What is REAL?” asked the Rabbit one day. “Does it happen all at NEWS BRIEF by Diana Jou once, or bit by bit?” “It doesn’t happen all at once,” said the Skin Horse. “You become. It takes a long time. That’s why it doesn’t often STUDENTS PROTEST OCCUPATION OF IRAQ What is a protest without media coverage? On Novem- happen to people who break easily, or have sharp edges, or who have to ber 10th and 16th, the Students for Peace and Justice at be carefully kept. Generally, by the time you are Real, most of your hair UCI held two demonstrations in front of the Langson library. The students demonstrated against our current military offense has been loved off, and your eyes drop out and you get loose in the joints in Falluja and the our plan for military escalation in Iraq. They made and very shabby. But these things don’t matter at all, because once you bright catchy posters and passed out information leaflets about the war. Help spread the word and voice your opposition to U.S. imperialism in are Real, you can’t be ugly, except to people who don’t understand.” the Middle East and join their rally. Email, [email protected] NEW UNIVERSITY REFUSES TO TALK - Margery Williams, The Velveteen Rabbit After several complaints of the New University not being the objective school paper, the Cross Cultural Center organizations invited the edi- tors of New U to participate in a public forum.