Archive for September 20th, 2011
FREE: Newport Sports Museum is Orange County’s Best Kept Secret
Across the street from Fashion Island at 100 Newport Center Dr. in Newport Beach, there stands a building that could be mistaken for a bank, a law firm or a real estate company. It’s actually a free sports museum. So why would Newport Beach, a city that doesn’t have a professional or collegiate athletics program have a museum dedicated to sports? Why not?!
Claire Trevor School of Arts Fall Preview
Spend a couple minutes in the Cyber A Cafe located in the Arts Plaza and you’ll know — there’s something going on at UC Irvine’s Claire Trevor School of the Arts.
Irvine Hits A Speed Bump
After a 4-0 start, the women’s soccer team has faltered somewhat in the month of September, going 1-2-1 since. In comparison, the team only lost three games in 2010. Scott Juniper’s squad must rebound this week against Portland at home on Thursday and on the road at the University of San Diego on Sunday. At 5-2-1, the Anteaters are just behind their 5-1-2 record at the eight game mark of the 2010 season, but the ’Eaters won’t sweat it.
Men’s Soccer is No. 5 in the Nation and Just Getting Started
The UC Irvine men’s soccer team is riding a historic run this season, starting off with a 7-1-0 record for the first time in school history.
Styles and Colors to Fall For
As the leaves on the trees begin to turn into the earthy-toned hues of red, brown and mustard yellow, the changing tide of weather and the sometimes brisk autumn winds are indicative of only one thing: the end of summer, and the beginning of a new season.
Understanding Islam
On the 10-year anniversary of the September 11 attacks, President Barack Obama spoke to America from the Kennedy Center, saying, “Our character as a nation has not changed. Our faith — in God and each other — has not changed.”
Jane Austen in South Coast
STAGE: Austen’s classic novel “Pride and Prejudice” is adapted as a play and undergoes an modern twist.
Lending a Helping Hand
SERVICE: Community Relations Committee organizes a volunteer day at the Orange County Rescue Mission
Cuisine for the College Cook
Of all the things that I have learned in the past three years of college, the most basic and essential has been learning how to cook.
It Might be Irvine, but I Love College
Sofia Panuelos/Staff Photographer
It’s hard to explain what I find so incredible about Irvine. I knew that Irvine was the school for me the second I stepped onto Ring Road during my senior year of high school for a tour. I immediately felt a connection to the school.
College counselors had warned us not to fall [...]