Archive for April 25th, 2010
The Life of a Cadet
“The nation that makes a great distinction between its scholars and its warriors will have its thinking done by cowards and its fighting done by fools.”
—Thucydides, Greek historian
Every morning at 0600 hours, under a silhouetted canopy of trees set against the lightening hue of a navy blue-painted sky, a dozen cadets from the UCI ROTC [...]
Health Care: What Are Your Choices, and What You Should Do For You
Just as we consume clothes, music, and electronics, we consume health services. This is how the health care system (hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceuticals, etc.) normally views us. We are customers. In the same vein, if we are just a little more proactive about investing time and money in our health like we do with material [...]
A changing of the LL&L guard!
It’s because of you, your submissions and your feedback, that Life Love and Lust took “Best Blog” in the California College Media Association Awards. Now that I’m nearly finished here, it’s almost impossible for me to give it up. I can’t tell you how grateful I am to you for your willingness to share your stories and questions with me and the rest of the UC Irvine community. The column truly would not have been the same without you.