Author Archive for Annie Kim
Fighting Against Cancer
One in two men and one in three women will be diagnosed with cancer during their life time. The 2011 Relay for Life at UC Irvine is here to do something about it. With 1,283 participants and 99 teams, the event has raised more than $21,570 this year alone. Each team chooses a cancer to adopt, creates pamphlets and spreads the word.
Cigarettes? Recreational?
My grandfather died from lung cancer. The last thing he said in the hospital bed was, “Give me another cigarette.”
International Justice Mission
Kirie was sexually assaulted by a man in her family and became pregnant as a result. Scared, she kept her terrible secret hidden from her family. Kirie’s parents finally discovered what had happened and together, they filed a report.
The Prankster Gets Pranked
Back in the old days (I’m talking about fifth grade) on April Fools, my prank was “The Prank” of all pranksters. During break, I would steal my friends’ brown sack lunches from their colorful cubbies.
Acupuncture: Alternative Remedy
Headaches, allergies, lower back pains, random tweaks and aches – these are the physical curses of being human. We feel invincible one moment and become a broken record of complaining the next. We are always in need of a doctor who usually provides us with a bottle of pills, sends us off to bed to do nothing or tells us that surgery should do the trick.
TAO Lantern Festival and Night Market
On Feb. 26, the Taiwanese American Organization (TAO) hosted the second annual Lantern Festival and Night Market in celebration of Lunar New Year, the year of the rabbit. TAO is an organization that educates students about Taiwanese culture through social and cultural activities such as this event.
“Hall Pass” Gets Detention
RAUNCH: “Hall Pass” brings to life an ultimate male fantasy, but the laughs are far from consistent.
Best Buddies: Forging Friendships
It’s not every day you get the chance to meet the Backstreet Boys, the once infamous boy band of heart throbs from your childhood. UC Irvine’s Best Buddies club gives students the opportunity to do just that.
Piano Captivates UCI Community
For 28 days starting on Jan. 16, UC Irvine student ears have picked up on spontaneous tunes and beats from the keys of a mysterious piano played by talented musicians. In front of Irvine Barclay Theater, students may have heard the fingers of ICS major Norman Tran jamming to jazz music, ESL exchange student from Japan Shintaro Hirai performing classical music or biomedical engineer Joseph Chris Gomez moving to the rhythm of R&B and soul. They all play for the joy of music.
Fashion Lover and Blogger
Whether it be a simple T-shirt, skin-tight jeans, a dressy blouse or grey sweatpants, each piece of clothing has a style to communicate. Everything comes with a tone or color that may connect you to the serenity of nature, compliment the color of your eyes or force you to stick out in a sea of people.
