Archive for November 23rd, 2010
Drawn and Quoted
Desperate Housewife – Seven years into the game, it looks like Eva Longoria and Tony Parker are getting a divorce. Apparently, Tony did that thing professional basketball players always do where they hook up with other people that aren’t their wives. Gentlemen everywhere would be well-advised to get back to the gym and start brushing [...]
Team Coco Back for More
Back from the abyss of canceled shows, Conan O’Brien made a triumphant return to the realm of late-night TV last Monday. O’Brien’s new show, aptly titled “Conan,” has found a home Monday through Thursday on TBS at 11 p.m.
Conan, or, “Coco,” as he is known to his loyal fans, has re-emerged with his fiery [...]
ZotShots (Nov. 14-20)
A week in UCI history through photos by the New University staff photographers.
Anna Nguyen | Staff Photographer—UCI was recently designated "Tree Campus USA" and was presented an award on Friday, November 19th for our tree-friendly school. The ceremony concluded with the planting of 50 new trees in Aldrich Park by students.
Anna Nguyen | Staff Photographer—ASUCI [...]
Disney Gets “Tangled”
Photo Courtesy of Walt Disney Pictures
If you enjoy watching the old-school Disney princess movies, “Tangled” is the right movie to watch.
Coming out the day before Thanksgiving, Nov. 24, the movie will be shown in 3-D. “Tangled” is a special movie to Disney in that it is the 50th animated feature of the classics. It is [...]
News In Brief
UCI’s Own Megan Braun is Named Rhodes Scholar
Former ASUCI President Megan Braun, who graduated last spring, is one of three California students named Rhodes Scholars this year.
The scholarship provides all expenses for two or three years of study at Oxford University. Stanford student Varun Sivaram and University of Chicago student John Scotti, from San Diego, [...]
New Add/Drop Policy Implemented
The UCI registrar reports that the new add/drop policy and system overhaul was implemented successfully this quarter.
The new add/drop system streamlines university-wide add/drop deadlines for undergraduate students. Prior to this quarter, academic schools have had different add/drop deadlines, ranging from the 1st to the 10th week. Elizabeth Bennett stated that this made it difficult for [...]
Talking Bras? Thanks, Japan
Jason Davis | Staff Photographer—If only bras could talk. In Japan, they already do!
Women everywhere, rejoice! Japanese lingerie brand Triumph Japan has just given us all a new reason to turn Japanese. I really think so.
Introducing the “Welcome to Japan” bra. Modeled after a tour conductor’s uniform with three gold buttons that belt out [...]
Irvine Honors Fallen Soldiers
Nick Vu | Staff Photographer
The Tomb of the Unknown Soldier, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and several other war memorials around the world celebrate and remember fallen soldiers.
The Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial in Irvine pays tribute to soldiers who have been killed in either “Operation Enduring Freedom” or “Operation Iraqi Freedom.” It is located in [...]
“Open Melody” is a Success
Anna Nguyen | Staff Photographer
Last Friday night and most of Saturday, the Cross-Cultural Center played host to Open Melody, an independent musical event put on by ACROBATICS EVERYDAY, an on-campus music event organization.
The event took place in both the Dr. White Conference Room on the bottom floor of the building, as well as the top [...]
Sports In Brief
Lady Anteaters Lose to New Mexico, Fresno State; Sign Recruit
The women’s basketball team fell to Fresno State on Nov. 20, 67-63. With the loss, UC Irvine moved to 0-3 on the season. Down 38-27 at the half, the Anteaters outplayed the Bulldogs in the second half by seven points, but their comeback attempt fell short.
Senior [...]
