Archive for February, 2011
God? There’s An App For That
Although I’m not of Catholic faith, I’m familiar with the concept of confession. To understand the theological benefits behind confession, consider for a moment the way in which confession was explained to me: the glass metaphor. Imagine there is a glass present between God and every individual. Whenever an individual commits a sin, the glass between them is tainted and the connection is blurred. Confessing then would be the act of wiping clean the glass between you and God and can be done by simply admitting your sins to cleanse your soul. But since when did the glass between God and us become the scratch-resistant glass face of an iPhone?
Too Great for Just ‘Number Four’
SCI-FI: Disney’s new action thriller will please, with a hot young cast and superb special effects.
Funyun Philosophy
Nowadays, I normally eat and write about “good” food, dishes I wouldn’t mind spending a few hours cooking or a week’s salary paying for. But there was once a simpler time when my parents would make dinner, when I didn’t know how to build a fond or julienne carrots or even use a knife correctly. A time when I didn’t know or care who Bobby Flay was.
Islam Awareness Month
AWARENESS: MSU challenged all female students to spend a day wearing a hijab, foster understanding.
Up For the Challenge
TENNIS: Coach Trevor Kronemann has laid out the gauntlet for his 6-4 team, who has responded positively.
No Mikah, No Worries
VICTORY: UCI snapped a three-game losing streak behind Tayler Champion’s career-high of 25 points.
Social Media Marketing
MARKETING: UCI Extension launches new program on social media and mobile marketing.
A Native’s Take on OC Beaches
It’s February in Southern California, and you know what that means: it’s time to hit the beach! Just kidding, mostly. Still, we ought to take advantage of our perpetual sun. As the only UC in the OC, we have quite the selection of fine beaches to visit all around us. Sure, we aren’t located directly on the oceanfront like our cousins down at UCSB, but a short drive, bus ride or bicycle trip allows us much more variety.
Consistently Inconsistent
VICTORY: With the Feb. 12 win against UCSB, the Anteaters halted a five-game losing streak.
Miles Corwin: Veteran Journalist
“Miles Corwin is a best-selling author who’s written several books about the LAPD.” This was the introduction freelance writer and UC Irvine’s literary journalism professor Miles Corwin received from Dateline NBC last Friday night. Corwin, who served as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times for most of his 20 years there, was brought on to comment on a 1990s cold case from the Los Angeles Police Department.
