Archive for October, 2012
The Dish List: Portola Coffee Lab
Imagine wandering into what appears to be a chemistry laboratory. You gaze around and see the usual equipment: beakers and flasks on every counter, a long row of glass siphons and a blown-up copy of the periodic table splayed across the wall. Chemists man their stations donning pristine lab coats. You’d think you had just [...]
A Former ‘Eater in NYC
Life is full of adventures. As we often become consumed with tests, papers and our monotonous daily routines, we forget what it’s like to take a leap of faith and run with our dreams, thoughts or anything, for that matter. I have a good friend, Michael Chin, a UC Irvine literary journalism alumnus who reminds [...]
The Undercover Profiler: LGBT
Last Thursday, I attended the LGBT Resource Center’s event, “Thought Provoking Thursdays.” The topic for the evening was “‘Isms’ in the Queer Community,” and the discussion consisted of participants sharing their personal experiences with these ‘isms’ in their lives. One of the ‘isms’ encountered during the night was professionalism, and specifically, how far a person [...]
The Art of Flowers
The UC Irvine Arboretum had their annual Fall Art and Flower Festival on Oct. 20, showcasing “Living Art” of California. Orange County Fine Arts, a local art guild, presented a show and sale featuring art inspired by California’s outdoors and wildlife. All artists featured in the show were juried artists that the OC Fine Arts [...]
Clinton Rallies For Student Vote
As the former president endorsed fellow Democrats, Clinton called for students to vote to decide their future.
Just Huck It: Huckfest 2012
The Men’s Ultimate Frisbee team hosted the annual Huckfest Tournament, on Saturday “3, 2, 1, disc in!” With that, the white disc becomes a blur in the sky as 14 players begin to sprint down the field, charging towards the disc. This past Saturday marked the Annual Huckfest Tournament, also dubbed “Nightlife,” an annual event [...]
Go Ask Adam: Prop 37 and Frankenfood
Like so many Orange County residents, I buy healthy food (organic, non-GMO, etc.) to feel like I’m better than other people. It’s a natural desire, especially in the land of Range Rovers, Botox and pre-nuptial agreements. So when I heard that Proposition 37 required food companies to label whether or not food was genetically engineered, [...]
Plenty of ‘Rewards’ to Be Had
“Virtue’s Last Reward” is a game that demands your attention. Nine strangers have been kidnapped and forced to participate in the “Nonary Game: Ambidex Edition.” With the crux of the plot hinging on the “Prisoner’s Dilemma,” the stakes have been raised, and once again the hours will fly by as you become further and further [...]
Sports In Brief
Women’s Volleyball On Saturday night in front of a sold out crowd at Crawford Court, UC Irvine (10-15, 5-6) pushed no. 9 Hawaii (19-2, 12-0) to a fifth game, but fell 15-10 after taking the first and fourth games (25-21, 22-25, 19-25, 25-22), leaving Hawaii undefeated in Big West play. Aly Squires had 14 kills [...]
Women’s Basketball Preview
A look at the upcoming season The UC Irvine women’s basketball team took the floor last Friday in preparation for its first exhibition game on Tuesday by beginning with some light warm-up drills before engaging in a friendly, but high-intensity five-on-five scrimmage. The practice was highlighted by a 40-foot half-court buzzer-beating shot banked home by [...]
