UC Irvine student found dead after fraternity party

18-year-old Noah Caleb Domingo's death appears to be alcohol-related.



A UC Irvine student died over the weekend after going to a party, and his fraternity has been suspended indefinitely amid an active police investigation. The death appears to be alcohol-related.

18-year-old Noah Caleb Domingo, a freshman member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, was apparently participating in a rush week event for his fraternity when he attended a "big brother/little brother" party on Friday night.

When Domingo was found the next morning, he was dead.

More here: Father of UC Irvine student asks after son’s death: 'Could it have been prevented?'

L. Song Richardson Named UCI Law School Dean, Becomes Only Woman of Color Dean of a Top-30 Law School

By Jenn Fang. Cross-Posted from Reappropriate



Earlier today, the UC Irvine School of Law -- ranked within the top 30 of the nation's law schools by US News & World Reports, and ranked 10th among public universities -- announced that Professor L. Song Richardson has been named the school's newest dean, succeeding UCI Law's founding dean, renowned constitutional law scholar Erwin Chemerinsky.

Your "Fiji Islander" party is an insult to actual Fijians

Students protest fraternity's racist theme party at UC Irvine



What is it about frat parties that make college students lose all good sense in their skulls? All right. Go have your party. But did you have to make it a racist theme party? A "Fiji Islander Party," apparently. This community BuzzFeed post describes this recent shit that went down, courtesy of Phi Gamma Delta at UC Irvine:

Phi Gamma Delta @ UC Irvine Hosts Racist Party

"Phi Gamma Delta's official nickname is FIJI. Apparently, this nickname should take precedence over FIJI THE PEOPLE. FIJI THE ETHNICITY. FIJI THE CULTURE."

So this classy gathering happened, and attendees came to party dressed in "Islander" garb -- grass skirts, leis, and, um, general nakedness. Or somebody's lazy approximation of Fiji or whatever the f*ck who cares -- it's an excuse to wear costuuuuuumes! Stereotypes and cultural appropriation, all in the name of getting "shipfaced."

Here's part of a statement from UC Irvine's Asian Pacific Student Association, condemning Phi Gamma Delta's "Fiji Islander Party":

UC Irvine student leads police on high-speed chase

18-year-old Yuan Zhou reached speeds up to 122 mph



Asians behaving badly... police chase edition! In Southern California, a college student was taken into custody Thursday night after leading authorities on a high-speed police pursuit through Los Angeles.

UC Irvine Student in Custody After Police Pursuit Ends on PCH

18-year-old Yuan Zhou, a Chinese exchange student at UC Irvine, apparently has the need for speed. And a desire to get the hell away from the cops. He and his BMW led California High Patrol officers on high-speed chase through the city, reaching speeds up to 122 mph and finally coming to a stop in Malibu.

29th Annual Asian Pacific American Awarness Conference

LOVE: Listen to Our Voices and Empower, February 8 at UC Irvine



Heads up, Orange County. Saturday, February 8 is the 29th Annual Asian Pacific American Awareness Conference at UC Irvine. This year's theme is LOVE, short for "Listen to Our Voices and Empower." The keynote speakers are Janani Balasubramanian, Beau Sia, and Sumun Pendakur. Here's some more info:

UCI Fraternity suspends itself over blackface video

A follow to the blackface video controversy at UC Irvine... Lambda Theta Delta, the Asian American fraternity that sparked outrage over a video of a member performing in blackface, has suspended itself: Lambda Theta Delta, Asian-American Fraternity at UC Irvine, Suspends Itself Over Blackface Video.

In a statement posted on Lambda Theta Delta's Facebook page, the fraternity announced that it will cease all activities and suspend its status as a registered campus organization for one year until fall 2014, citing the "abhorrent, insensitive and highly offensive" video as the reason for its self-sanction.

The fraternity could also face further consequences pending an official University investigation into Lambda's conduct "in several videos involving racial insensitivity and alcohol use." Here's the organization's full statement:

Oh Hell No: Blackface in Asian American fraternity video

This is the kind of stuff that makes me shake my fist at the sky and wonder why the hell I ever bother... Over the years, I've seen an abundance of racist idiocy involving fraternities, from racist ragers to hate attacks. This is not necessarily a frat thing, so much as it is a dumbass-dudes-doing-dumbass-things-together thing. The latest incident comes from UC Irvine, and it involves an Asian American fraternity.

Oh yes, we Asian Americans are most certainly not immune to perpetuating our share of racist ignorance. The brothers of UCI's Lambda Theta Delta recently posted a video (at 0:55), in which a member is seen performing in blackface. Like it ain't no big deal. I don't care about good or bad intentions, or why this video was made -- this is some ignorant shit, and the people responsible need to know it.