Archive for 2013
Dean Rameen Reflects on LTD
Dear Fellow Anteaters: As I’m sure you are aware, the recent “blackface” video, produced by several members of the Lambda Theta Delta fraternity, has generated a great deal of disappointment, frustration and anger on the campus and beyond. Campus offices, including Student Conduct and the Office of Equal Opportunity and Diversity (OEOD), have been looking [...]
Chancellors Approve Changes to Student Health Insurance Plan
The UC Chancellors approved a list of recommendations to the UC Student Health Insurance Program (SHIP) put forth by the UC SHIP Advisory Board last Wednesday, May 1 at their regularly scheduled meeting in Oakland. The SHIP Advisory Board recommends to the SHIP Executive Committee, which then forwards the recommendations to the Council of Chancellors [...]
Our Raving Anteaters
Electronic dance music is a genre of music that has recently surged in popularity across the nation and around the world with international festivals like the Electric Daisy Carnival and smaller ones like Identity. The UC Irvine campus is certainly no exception to this growing trend, as evidenced by the enormous growth and passion of [...]
Jason Collins can be the next Jackie Robinson, can’t do it alone.
Growing up in a dugout or a locker room, you hear things you wish you hadn’t. One guy bedded a girl he met at the bar last night, another shares a little too much about a penis he justifies as average sized, and another makes fun of a teammate for going through a slump with [...]
The Dish List: North Shore Poke Co.
Aloha! Those familiar with Huntington Beach like myself may be surprised to find that hidden among the many shops and restaurants around the Huntington Beach is North Shore Poke Co., a small restaurant that offers poke bowls along with a refreshing Hawaiian vibe. Upon first entering and viewing the décor, I was skeptical. The restaurant [...]
The Veils Perform at The Echo
The club’s disco-ball-lit center buzzed with a small hub of fans of The Veils, inching up to the stage when the first opening band, Pop Noir, played in their Brit-pop style. In between sets, ’80s British tunes bounced off the mirrored walls lined with pillowed bench seating. The night mellowed as Los Angeles youths came [...]
Sports In Brief
Baseball After taking Friday night’s game 14-9 over UC Santa Barbara, the ’Eaters went on to fall to the Gauchos on both Saturday and Sunday, who went on to take the series 2-1. UCSB 9, UCI 14 On Friday night at Caesar Uyesaka Field in Santa Barbara, UCI starter Andrew Thurman tossed just four innings, [...]
Irvine’s Perfect Partners
In sync: Schweyer and Facey helped the ’Eaters to the Big West Championships with a flawless league record. “It’s just another day in paradise,” doubles partners Brooke Schweyer and Ali Facey always say before each match. Schweyer and Facey finished Big West play undefeated with a perfect 8-0 record this season. “Just to make the [...]
No Need to Intervene
The topic of intervention in international warfare always comes up as a decision for the United States government to make due to its powerful reputation. While it is great that the United States is seen as the superhero that must swoop down and save the day, it’s time for it to hang up its cape [...]
In Their Words: Coyote Theory
Orlando alternative rockers Coyote Theory aren’t brand new to the music scene. In fact, they’ve been around for a couple years now, with their first EP, “Color,” having been released in 2011. With their new single “Taking Over the World,” they look for a new beginning in what they see as a movement. In their [...]
