Archive for October 2nd, 2012
A Grand Welcome
UCI caps off Welcome Week with a record-shattering dodgeball game with 6,084 students. UC Irvine successfully regained the title of holding the Guinness World Record for the largest dodgeball game on Tuesday, Sept. 25 at the ARC fields. With 6,084 participants, Anteaters took to the fields to check out what being part of a [...]
The General’s Got CLASS
Have you ever wondered if one game makes a difference? If the action that happens in 90 minutes really matters? For redshirt senior Everett Pitts, the 90 minutes he spent in Anteater Stadium just five years ago made all the difference. As a senior at Ayala High School in Chino Hills, California, recruiters pursued Pitts [...]
A Pricey School Pride
As we reflect on our years at UC Ivine after graduation and move on to the big, bad world, there is a sense of pride and loyalty we should feel as Anteaters, linked to one of the top research universities in the world. In that moment, when someone asks us what our Alma mater was, [...]
Aldrich Park After Dark
As I made my way to the upper lawn of the ever-lovely Aldrich Park, the quickly descending evening dark made the growing glow in the distance seem even brighter. As the muted but chest-rumbling bass grew louder in the distance and flashes of colorful stage lights shot over the crest of the hill, I was [...]
Green Day’s ‘Uno’ Shines Selectively
Green Day has graciously provided for the public’s pleasure their latest album, “Uno.” The first to be released in a successive tri-collection, the punk rock/alternative band’s presentation can accurately be described as Billy Armstrong’s ill attempt to fling his mess of compositions in the audience’s faces in a good and bad way. Among the 12 [...]
Dean Talesh Wants YOU to Get Involved
By now, most students have made it to their first few days of class, received their syllabi that’s most likely packed with reading assignments, midterms, papers, finals and quizzes, and have been reunited or united with their new roommates and old friends. The start of a new school year always brings a fresh excitement to [...]
Pushing The Ballot
Voter education and registration are on top of the list for ASUCI and CALPIRG. Representatives from UC Irvine administration, ASUCI and CALPIRG kicked off Welcome Week last Tuesday by announcing their cooperative campaign to have at least 7,000 students registered to vote by this fall’s elections. Manny Rin, the CALPIRG Campaign Coordinator for UCI, [...]
195 Miles of Memories
Our team names varied often – from Wine-ing through Napa, to Positiving through Napa, to The Grapists – but 195 miles, 30 hours and 11 minutes after starting the Ragnar Relay Napa Valley race, 11 of us crossed the finish line as one. I, Ian Massey, finished my third Ragnar Relay in April, which was [...]
Contraception: The Horse Before The Cart
In recent weeks, the new or suggested availabilities of birth control for teenagers have made headlines. This new ease for teens to obtain contraceptives can now be seen in New York City, where 13 public high schools now offer emergency contraception, also known as Plan-B or the “morning-after pill,” at no cost to students. Also, [...]
The Dish List: ‘Lette Macarons
Paris may be the city of lights, but it is also home to one of a most delectable treats: the macaron. Fortunately for us in America, a macaron connoisseur by the name of Paulette Koumetz has traveled far and wide and, with the help of French pastry chef extraordinaire Christophe Michalak, has created ‘Lette Macarons, [...]
