Author Archive for Ashley Brennan
Dear Freshmen
Dear Freshmen, isn’t it astonishing that in less than one month you will take your first official step into university life?
Food Additives: Unforbidden Fruit
After an exhausting British Airways flight from London Heathrow to LAX, followed by a tiresome drive to Palos Verdes, I finally came home.
Tribute to Alexander McQueen
February 11 was a day for mourning in the fashion industry; it seemed that the fashion world stopped when notable, eccentric fashion designer Alexander McQueen hung himself in the closet of his London apartment. He committed suicide a week after discovering that his mother, whom he was very close to, passed away. Celebrities, designers and [...]
Beastly Beauty Ideas
Women around the world spend gargantuan amounts of money to enhance their physical features. Whether they desire augmented breasts, height, or even a temporary cure for greasy hair, numerous women desperately seek a solution to correct their physical flaws.
Beauty has become a desirable treasure that women search high and low for. Aside from the casual [...]
UFOs: Science Fiction or Reality?
Look at the sky! It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s… something out of the ordinary. The earthly skies become more surreal when UFOs fly into the blue yonder. UFOs (Unidentified Flying Objects) are definitely out of this world, but may be not out of this universe. These strange flying objects have inspired pop culture, especially films such as “District 9” and “Independence Day,” and have inspired people and governments into further exploration of the weird and bizarre.
New Trends in Altruistic Businesses
BUSINESS: Companies like Disneyland, Starbucks and Coca-Cola help their customers help others.
Halloween: It’s A Small World After All
Halloween not only bewitches the United States with trick-or-treating and jack-o-lanterns, this frightful yet delightful holiday has cast a spell on many countries, making All Hallows’ Eve a worldwide celebration. Some of these worldwide traditions have even crept their way into U.S. culture.
Wahoo, It’s Wahoo’s!
New waves of food and cuisine once again come to refresh dining options at the UCI Student Center food court. A compromising Orange County franchise that embraces the active Southern California lifestyle and multicultural food, Wahoo’s Fish Taco mixes in new flavor and spice to the UCI dining scene.
