Archive for February 12th, 2013
In Love and War
Once upon a time, there was a boy named Rawrence. There were a few things in life that Rawrence truly loved, which included video games, rocking out on his guitar, playing basketball and eating sandwiches. Rawrence had a deep love for sandwiches. You see, Rawrence lived a simple life. Day in and out, his monotonous [...]
Greeks Give Back Too
Philanthropy. Giving back to the community. Lending a helping hand. These are values that are instilled, more or less, to members of UC Irvine’s Greek community, made up of nearly 50 fraternities and sororities (including multicultural organizations), and encompasses about 11 percent of UC Irvine’s student population. So how do these organizations, with their wide [...]
Can UC Irvine Go Smoke Free?
A couple of months ago, the UC Office of the President made an official statement about a policy proposal for every UC to go smoke-free by 2014. A committee, formed after a systemwide occupational wellness forum, identified multiple rationales for eliminating the harms of smoking and second-hand smoking on campuses. Among these rationales include the [...]
EDU’s SUPERLOVE
Red, blue and green lasers shot through a thicket of smoke as the fog machines exhaled their cloudy layer over the dance floor. Flashes of light pulsated with a crowd of pumping fists. Feet shuffled back and forth over a sea of glow sticks that lit up the dance floor. Overhead, red and white balloon [...]
Scoping Out the Leaders
Former mayor of New York City Rudy Giuliani visited the UCI campus last week, speaking to students about leadership. Rudy Giuliani, most widely known as the former mayor of New York City, visited UC Irvine last Tuesday to give a talk to students at UCI on leadership. Over four hundred students, alumni, parents and others [...]
Yocum Yoked for Conference
Yocum was destined for the water and for the goal despite her early resistance to both. As college students, we deal with a lot of stress — midterms, senior projects, staying healthy, friends; the list goes on and on. What about the pressure of being the goalkeeper for water polo, the last line of defense, [...]
The Dish List: California Gogi Korean Grill
As a native of Garden Grove — aka the home of all things Asian like Little Saigon — I like to think I know a thing or two about Korean BBQ. I may not be Korean, but I can walk out my front door and smell bulgogi and kimchi like someone who lives in Newport [...]
An ‘Awakening’ for the 3DS
“Fire Emblem Awakening” is one of the best 3DS games to date, and it should be a part of every 3DS owner’s library. Both the story and gameplay of the latest “Fire Emblem” game are incredible, and together they make the game engaging from the start. For those unfamiliar, “Fire Emblem” is Nintendo’s long-running strategy [...]
‘Dancing’ into America’s Hearts
We all have our guilty pleasure TV shows that we know are terrible and make people question our judgment and intelligence, but keep drawing us in just so we can watch the latest installment of the train wreck each week. For me, this silly joy is “Dance Moms,” the “reality” show on Lifetime that follows [...]
Should the UC be Tobacco Free? (Con)
Recently the UC system decided to implement a ban that would make all UC’s become smoke-free by January of next year. What a great idea, right?! Seriously, who wouldn’t enjoy a smoke-free campus where you don’t have to hold your breath while you try to walk ahead of the smoker in front of you? But [...]
