As you can imagine, as I first read about the political orientation of the average Orange County citizen, I was a little bit concerned … I was going to a traditional stronghold for the republicans … . 

My favorite bumper sticker, spotted at University Hills, Irvine, Fall 2007

The polemics and oversimplifications of the political statements notwithstanding, it gives me great pleasure every morning to pass by dozens of cars decorated with the most hilarious bumper stickers and to realize that while the OC may be predominantly republican, UCI’s faculty, like probably all faculties in the US, certainly is not.

Liberal bumper stickers, spotted at University Hills, Irvine, Fall 2007