Archive for February 1st, 2010
Dancer Extraordinaire: Cheerleader, Coach, Teacher
DANCE: Spirit Squad coach Tiffany Chen is a Chargers cheerleader and high school teacher on the side.
Take a Seat, Swami; Melk Man Predicts the Super Bowl Winner
There are usually two ways of picking the winner of a game between teams. You can pick the team who you want to win or you can pick the team that is better statistically and talent-wise. Usually, our emotions get the better of us and our objective picking gets overrun by our desired result. Lucky [...]
Anteaters Poached by Tigers, Titans
SLUMP: Men’s basketball comes up short against both Pacific and Cal State Fullerton.
Goodenbour Has UCI Playing Well
SWEEP: UCI on a roll with two conference victories last week. Mikah Maly-Karros dominates.
Veteran Men’s Tennis Team Starts Strong
TENNIS: UCI starts the season on the road, going 2-1. Suzuki honored with Big West Athlete of the Week.
UCI Defeats Princeton, Dispatched by Hawaii
VBALL: Team still tries to put everything together, lose two heartbreakers in Hawaii.
Babies And Books: A Proud Parent’s Diary
You should know that I appreciate your invitations. I’m sure Saturday night’s fiesta was killer and I totally understand that the teach-ins, book readings and other club meetings and activities are wonderfully enriching opportunities to increase the value of my college experience. I get that, I really do — but there’s something you should know…
I [...]
Become One With Your Fellow UCI Students: Fitting In Around Campus
UCI students are varied and unique, but there are some experiences we can’t all help but share. Usually I’d give you a how-to on standing out and being the best at whatever you’re doing, but this week, I’m going to tell you how to be totally and completely ordinary. Get ready to fit in, you [...]
POLYSICS!
The Polysics are one of my favorite Japanese imports. As four small musicians with huge stage presence, they seem both intimidating and adorable — especially when clad in their trademark matching orange jumpsuits and bar-sunglasses. Their music matches this image: fast beats and raucous guitar lines mesh with bouncy synth, pierced by a wild yelp [...]
I Was Cheated On
When I first heard Elin Nordegren chased Tiger Woods with a golf club after finding out about his numerous affairs, my first thought was “of course.” If being cheated on with one woman is an indescribably painful experience, I cannot imagine what being cheated on with 14 feels like.
When I was 16 and a sophomore [...]
