Archive for September 27th, 2011
Summering in the Eastern Bloc
We waved goodbye from the other side of the security checkpoint, looking at two faces framed in the doorway, at once so familiar and so strange. The grandmother stood across the long room with her son. The bright colors of her head wrap shone under the eerie flickering of the fluorescent lights at Minsk National Airport.
Charles Lamchops: Prettier in Pink.
Every once in awhile, I develop a craving for steak and beer that can only be satisfied by a trip to the butcher and the liquor store. Being the considerate roommate that I am, my steak days tend to become steak days for the rest of my housemates. Normally, my bouts of carnivory are well met and the night is spent searing, eating and being lethargic in happiness.
Wellness 101 with Annie Kim: The Dos and Don’ts of Diet Rules
You read the advice from a fitness magazine and it recommends you to consume a small meal the size of your palm every two hours in order to boost your metabolism, regardless if you are hungry or not. Then the next Yahoo health article that pops up on your news feed tells you to eat your meals at a set time each day.
My Most “Purr”fect Friend
In one of those happy and idyllic moments that can be tainted by neither time nor maturity, I remember her soft, heather-gray fur brushing against me as a gentle purr emitted from her throat. Her paws began doing what I like to call “num nums,” her toes flexing in and out to the beat of her soothing purring.
One Isn’t the Loneliest Number
Breakups are the worst. The crying, the heartbreak, the exchanging of sweatshirts and toothbrushes left behind in the aftermath.With the memories of your happier times as a couple burned into your brain, it is amazing that we continue to survive our breakups.Then you realize that once again, you are single: numero uno, riding solo, drumming to the beats of your one-man band.
Zot Shots: Week 1
Anteaters Battle It Out on the Dance Floor
David Conley/New University
UCI dance crew kicks off a new school year with some smooth moves.
Aldrich Lights Up After Dark
Marlin Agoub/Photography Intern
Anteaters cheer for performers at Aldrich After Dark.
Balls Everywhere!!
Xiao Dai/New University
UCI beats the Guinness book of World Record again for the largest dodge ball game.
Get Involved!
Marlin Agoub/Photography [...]
Aldrich After Dark
UC Irvine freshmen were treated to a free concert in Aldrich Park on Tuesday, Sept. 20 as part of the 2011 Welcome Week festivities.
With performances by Strange Birds, DJ Benzi, Young L and Shwayze, incoming freshmen had the opportunity to dance in the dark with hundreds of fellow new Anteaters.
After a cancellation by original headliner, [...]
Kobe, Harden, Childress and other NBA Players School Anteaters
BASKETBALL: The proverbial saying goes, “If you want to be the best, you have to beat the best.”
News In Brief
Compiled by Jessica Pratt and Soraya Azzawi
Staff Writers
Protest Against Killing of Syrians
activism: UCI students call for action against the murders of Syrian citizens at the hands of their regime.
By Jessica Pratt
Staff Writer
