Archive for 2010
Irvine Bounced in Titanic Letdown
SOCCER: With loss against CSUF, UCI fails to win their third consecutive Big West Tournament.
Hajj: A Pilgrimage
Everyone defines the word “sacrifice” differently, yet it is a universal action that manifests itself in our daily lives. Students sacrifice their time for education, parents sacrifice their efforts to support their families and people continuously sacrifice to help and support friends and loved ones. The act of sacrificing embodies so many different actions, but [...]
Into the Woods
Courtesy of Paul Kennedy
Take a few of the most well-known fairytales from your childhood, add a dash of Shakespeare’s “Midsummer Night’s Dream,” make it a musical and you have this year’s first main-stage musical from the UCI Drama Department.
Stephen Sondheim and James Lapine’s “Into the Woods,” directed by Eli Simon, opened Friday, Nov. 12 in [...]
Author Series at UCI
Sofia Panuelos | Staff Photographer
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2010, a small congregation of chairs sat waiting for the scheduled author series event. By 5 p.m, nearly all the chairs were filled with attentive listeners, all hungry to hear poetry read by some of the finest writers to grace the UCI bookstore.
In attendance were the two [...]
When Zebras Take Over, the NBA Officially Has Problems
In baseball he’s referred to as “blue,” but his distinguished title is umpire. “Come on blue, that ball was a foot off the plate!” As a batter, biting his lip and eliciting this displeasure has the potential to determine the difference between continuing an at-bat and hitting the showers upon ejection.
In tennis, he’s an umpire [...]
What’s Up With Starbucks?
Named after a character in the novel “Moby Dick,” Starbucks Coffee prides itself in the quality of its coffee beverages, its customer service and its community feel. Because of its monstrous expansion and popularity, Starbucks is also usually very convenient. While the first item is understandably not on the forefront of the campus Starbucks experience, [...]
True Story: I Work at Disneyland
Nikki Jee | Staff Photographer
I went to Disneyland at least five days a week this past summer and all three summers before. It’s a bit excessive, I know, but they pay me, so it’s all good.
I’m a cashier and host for Disney’s quick-service restaurants (a.k.a. fast food). It’s not as glamorous as being a character [...]
News In Brief
New Memorial in City of Irvine Organized Commemorate those Lost in Battle
The Northwood Gratitude and Honor Memorial, which honors U.S. military fallen in Afghanistan and Iraq, was dedicated on Sunday, Nov. 14 in a public ceremony.
The permanent memorial was based on a pre-existing makeshift monument and was unanimously approved in December 2009 by Irvine City [...]
Anteater Explores Differing Notions of Identity in Salvador, Brazil
“Morena!” a man shouted, trying to get the attention of my friends and me as we walked through a market on our way to Pelourinho, a historic barrio in Salvador, Brazil. “Negras belleza! De onde voces sao?” In Portuguese this roughly translates to “Beautiful Black girls! Where are you from?”
It was a simple enough question [...]
Antourage Insider: Hanging With the Big Boys
A 14-point loss to Illinois is respectable, and it could have been a lot worse. A clearly frazzled and nervous Anteater team combined with a red-hot Brandon Paul nailing five 3-pointers in the first 20 minutes for No. 13 Illinois meant a 42-18 halftime deficit for UC Irvine. However, the ’Eaters did not give up, [...]
