Archive for February, 2013
Exploring the ‘Wonders of Ultrasound’
In its second year, the Bedside Ultrasound Symposium Ultrafest opened its doors to medical students from all over California. The UC Irvine Ultrasound Interest Group held its second annual Bedside Ultrasound Symposium Ultrafest on Saturday, Feb. 23, led by John Christian Fox, M.D., Director of Instructional Ultrasound at the UC Irvine School of Medicine. In [...]
Wondertastically ‘Wicked’
After record-breaking box office sales in 2006 and 2011, a wave of “Wicked”-ness has finally washed over Orange County, as the Broadway hit returns to the Segerstrom Center for the Arts in Costa Mesa. With a cast of talented Oz-ians, the show is spreading magic throughout Orange County and telling the untold story of Oz. [...]
How To Stop SHIP From Sinking
By now we’re sure you’ve seen the chalk on ring road, the cries of student activists and the fliers on the matter: something’s wrong with our systemwide health insurance. Many students are left with one question: is the UC SHIP sinking and what does that mean for us? The issue with the UC SHIP debt [...]
Time: Living In The Social Media Paradigm
Why are you addicted to Facebook? And don’t think that I’m not talking to you. Unless you’re my dear old mom whom I’m actively seeking out a Facebook private tutor for (my contact information’s at the bottom of the article) or you don’t have an account, you’re probably addicted to some degree. If it’s any [...]
Women’s Indoor Track Comes to a Close
After the MPSF Championship in Seattle, Washington, the women now prepare for outdoor competition. The UC Irvine women’s indoor track and field team finished out the 2013 season on Saturday in Seattle at the final day of the meet at the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Indoor Championship. Itos Aikhionbare, who has had a stellar season [...]
Passion Of The Teach
Our education needs more passion. The humanities harbor meaningful stories and truths. You receive the narrative of human history in these classes — the origins of your country and maybe even your family. The sciences teach you about your body and hold information crucial to human existence. The arts teach what it means to be [...]
Jackson’s ‘Painting’ Not a ‘Pain’ at OCMA
What comes to mind when you think of the word “painting?” Do you recall the lush impressionist landscapes of Monet and Renoir? Perhaps the mess you made with your fingers as a child? Since last Sunday, the Orange County Museum of Art’s otherwise spotless interior has been splashed with paint of every color. Yet, the [...]
The Dish List: The Kickin’ Crab
The mouthwatering sight of seafood, where mounds of various shellfish are boiled, steamed or baked before being liberally seasoned, seems common in the backyards of the Deep South, but here in SoCal, it is limited to restaurants such as The Boiling Crab, which are normally some distance away from campus. Luckily, students don’t have to [...]
Engineers in ‘Action’
Having received funding and approval of faculty, the student-established group is set to build their first IV pole prototype. A group of UC Irvine engineering students met to discuss the development of a new IV pole that may assist and improve the conditions of hospital patients last Wednesday at the Edwards Lifesciences Center for Advanced [...]
Council Passes ‘SWANA’ Bill
While the legislation will have no direct impact, ASUCI will continue to push UCOP to include the SWANA category. The ASUCI Legislative Council recently passed a bill calling for the creation of a separate ethnic category for Southwestern Asian and North African students to be added to the UC applications (Resolution R48-34) at their meeting [...]
