Archive for September, 2009
School Shooting Shakes UCI
MURDER: The first school shooting in UCI history leaves behind shock and many unanswered questions
Students and Professors Are Walking Out in Protest of Budget
WALKOUT: The deterioration of the UC system leads to protest on the first day of school at UC Irvine
Summer Fires in LA Alter Lives of Many Orange County Residents
DISASTER: The Station Fire continues to burn while Irvine students still recover from the other Southern CA fires
Tuition Keeps on Climbing
DEBT: Mid-year student fee increase sparks worry among many students during economic hard times
News In Brief
Planned Parenthood to offer sexuality information via text; UCI Medical Center makes series of grave mistakes; H1N1 flu becomes a threat for UCI’s campus population; Unidentified woman found burned in an Irvine parking lot
Madrid: An Easygoing Mix of Old Charm and Modern Nightlife
Hola y bienvenido! My name is Connie Ho and I will be one of the two travel columnists for the New U this quarter. I am currently a fourth-year English major studying abroad in Madrid, Spain for the year. I hope to depict my travels, adventures and new experiences in Spain and to inspire other anteaters to study abroad or visit new regions in the world.
Time To Toss Out The Notebook?
You show up to the first day of class ready to tackle the new school year. As your professor begins to lecture, you suddenly realize that you are still in summer mode. You find that you can’t focus enough to take quality notes and can barely understand what is going on. However, if you have a voice recorder and around $9.95 to spend on each hour of class, you may not have to stay in the dark.
A Fashion Lover Lives the Dream and Makes it Work in New York City
“You will not sleep for four weeks. If you love fashion design, it will be the best four weeks of your life,” read an ominous yet exciting email from my Fashion Design Concepts teacher a few days before classes began. This summer, I took two classes in Fashion Design at the Parsons New School of Design.
Sups Presh: Abbreviated Attention
An increasingly common situation has been hitting our country, which has caused confusion and controversy. This occurrence, known as abbreviations or “abbreves,” has taken a firm hold on our captive, young pop culture generation.
I bore witness to this strange, new phenomenon while watching a commercial for a show on MTV in which a young and possibly inebriated man attempted to explain a vernacular based on abbreviated words. He slurred through his elucidation of the meaning of “dece” and “obvi” as merely shortened expressions of “decent” and “obvious.”
Shaken to the Core: A Exploration in Hot Yoga
Fitness gurus frequently praise the physical and mental benefits of doing yoga and Pilates. But nothing compares to actually doing these alternative workouts yourself. The sweat, the heat and the intensity are more than with any typical workout I’ve ever tried.
