Author Archive for Carly Lanning
The Homecoming Court
Marlin Agoub/New University
By Carly Lanning
Staff Writer
Homecoming may have been about popularity in high school but here at UCI, homecoming is based around bringing a community of Anteaters together to celebrate the adventures this campus has provided for each student. Just ask the candidates, each coming from different leadership positions around the campus to celebrate their [...]
Three Ways to Keep Your Resolutions
Eric Lim/New University
Well my fellow Anteaters, 2012 is here and for us seniors, graduation is just around the corner. Unlike all my friends applying to grad school, med school or law school, I have no more education waiting for me after this year. And truth be told, that is a little terrifying.
With this crucial [...]
A Modern Age Romance
Since childhood, we are told the story of Prince Charming, of true love and of a happily ever after. We are told that the handsome prince will overcome mountains, oceans and monsters to find and win our hearts. Together the fair maiden and Prince Charming will ride off into the sunset, holding hands and anticipating their lives full of love, wealth, glitter and talking animals.
Alpha Psi Omega: Veteran’s Professional Fraternity
By Carly Lanning
If you are sitting next to Jack Williams in class, you will immediately notice two things about him. One, he is professional and always prepared for every class period. Second, there is an air of maturity about him that few students carry. If you begin a conversation with Jack Williams he would probably [...]
Carly’s Clubbing Commandments
By Carly Lanning
This summer was the summer of dance for me. Having not been to many clubs predating my 21st birthday, this novel experience of booty shaking till the wee hours of the morning was both foreign and addicting. I have always loved to dance — on a dance floor, waiting for the bus, with [...]
One Isn’t the Loneliest Number
Breakups are the worst. The crying, the heartbreak, the exchanging of sweatshirts and toothbrushes left behind in the aftermath.With the memories of your happier times as a couple burned into your brain, it is amazing that we continue to survive our breakups.Then you realize that once again, you are single: numero uno, riding solo, drumming to the beats of your one-man band.
First Day of School, I Love You
This admission that I am about to make may come across as completely nerdy.
TV Taping: Learning to Fake Laugh
There is an extreme fascination with Hollywood in our society today. The basic questions of what celebrities do, where they go, what they own and what they wear rivals that of a catalogued library.
The 32A Story: A is for Awesome!
If my boobs could talk, they would probably say many things. For one, they would probably tell me how much they hated being surrounded by the padding from my high school prom dress. They would probably tell me how uncomfortable it is when popcorn gets stuck down there during a movie. They would probably scream how much they hate Victoria’s Secret because they feel that the saleswomen laugh at them. But most of all, I think they would tell me how hurt they’ve felt that I disliked them for so long, because after all, they probably have feelings too.
I’m a Victim of Styrophobia
My name is Carly Lanning and I have a fear of styrofoam. Don’t laugh, it’s true!
