Archive for 2013
‘The Office’ Says Farewell
On Thursday, May 16, Dunder Mifflin said goodbye to its most dedicated employees as “The Office” broadcasted its series finale after nine seasons. As soon as Steve Carell had left after Season 7, “The Office” had its days numbered, as even the most regular and avid viewers turned off their televisions in anger. For those [...]
‘Undocumented’ and ‘Unafraid’
Students gather to voice their support for immigration reform and to share their experiences. The ASUCI Office of the President worked in conjunction with several student activists on campus to host a rally on Wednesday, May 15 at the Student Center, supporting immigration reform and DREAM Act student resources. Students gathered on the [...]
Extra Credit With Chiampi
SPIRIT: Professor Chiampi of Italian bleeds blue and gold, inspiring students to attend Irvine athletic events. Last week, I sat down with James T. Chiampi, a full professor of Italian who’s been teaching at the University of 40 years. Over his long tenure here, Professor Chiampi has shown an unwavering support of Anteater Athletics and [...]
The Dish List: Meiji Seimen
What: Meiji Seimen Where: 1113 Baker Street, Costa Mesa, 92626 How Much: $7-15 Hours: Tue-Fri 11:30 a.m.-2 p.m. Tue-Thu, Sun 5:30 p.m.-10 p.m. Fri-Sat 5:30 p.m.-10:30 p.m. Sat-Sun 12 p.m.-2:30 p.m. Rating: 4/5 Tucked away in a small strip mall on Baker Street in Costa Mesa sits four-month-old Meiji Seimen, a Japanese restaurant seemingly overlooked [...]
Ke$ha: Trashier and Flashier
Ke$ha has always been known for her excessive, colorful makeup, obsession with bearded men and extremely crazy party lifestyle. She takes it all up a notch in her new show, “Ke$ha: My Crazy Beautiful Life,” which features a behind-the-scenes look at her life as she toured the world two years ago. The show is a [...]
Reggae-Fuss: Show Me the Money
Shocktoberfest is done with and Wayzgoose has passed, and with the academic year coming to a close, many students look forward to Reggaefest to finish off their 2013 school year. But recently, legislation within ASUCI has been passed to divert money to the Office of Student Services to fund Reggaefest; money that had been previously [...]
A Message from Anthropology Department on Race
Dear Fellow Members of the UC Irvine Community, As members of the Department of Anthropology, we wish to condemn acts of racism on our campus and express our solidarity with all those who have been harmed by such acts. As anthropologists, we stand for the values of diversity, respect and human empathy. Recent actions on [...]
Discussion on Disabilities
ASUCI hosts an open environment for the disabilities community on campus to discuss their experiences. Representatives of the Disability Services Center (DSC) and ASUCI President traci ishigo laid out plans to expand services to students with disabilities at UC Irvine and to create a student organization to help promote the interests of the disabled [...]
Blogging a Revolution from Cuba
Imagine a world where you couldn’t get on the Internet, where you couldn’t access Facebook from your iPhone. Tweets, what are that? A Google search? A Yelp review? Fiction writer, photographer, journalist and revolutionary Cuban blogger, Orlando Luis Pardo Lazo, also known simply as OLPL, visited UC Irvine for a Thursday event hosted by the [...]
Walked All Over
OUCH: UCI baseball went 0-4 last week, dropping consecutive games on walk-off home runs. CSUF 5, UCI 2 On Friday night in Fullerton at Goodwin Field, as the baseball world watched on ESNPU, the no. 4 Cal State Fullerton Titans broke up a no-hitter in the seventh inning, scoring five runs to take the [...]
