Author Archive for Christine Tsai
Bidding Farewell to the New University
I didn’t want to write this (my goodbye to the New University) for the same reason that I never wanted to have my own column. I love reading columns for the same reason I loathe them, and that is because columnists are just people with the privilege of spewing off their thoughts in published print. [...]
Living in the Irvine Bubble
Having been a student at UC Irvine and living in Irvine for four years, I’ve definitely had times when I’ve felt like a fish out of water. I’m sure that you have as well, whether it was a difference in class, race, political views or even that the streets
Behind the Gates of the Student Center
The sights and sounds of the construction of the UC Irvine Student Center have become a daily part of the lives of students, faculty and staff. But does anyone really know what’s happening behind those covered gates?
The New University was fortunate enou
Claire Trevor Discovers ‘The Cripple of Inishmaan’
Far away on the island of Inishmaan (which is an island off the coast of Ireland), lives ‘Cripple’ Billy Claven. He is the brunt of everyone’s jokes, but contrary to what everyone believes, the audience comes to see that there is far more to Cripple Billy
New Visions On Poe’s ‘Red Death’
‘Eclectic’ is the word that I would use to describe the collection of pieces at Dance Visions 2006. Unless you’re a fan of the traditional and classical dance performance, the show displayed a variety of pieces to satisfy fans of all kinds of dance.
Nine
‘What keeps ‘Nine’ avant-garde is the fact that it’s based on a Fellini movie that will be modern forever. All of Fellini’s themes
Tell ASUCI What You Want From MyUCI
It is not an uncommon feeling among students that UC Irvine is ‘boring’ or a place where students flee from on the weekends. But Associated Students of UCI is on a quest to change all that.
Health Education Center Offers Free, Anonymous HIV Testing
While college is a time known for its drunken parties and sexual encounters, this stage of experimentation for young adults puts them at risk for contracting human immunodeficiency virus.
UCIrvine 40 years of innovation
UC Irvine will turn 40 years old on Oct. 4, 2005, which is the same day that faculty, staff and students gathered in front of the flagpoles to
Up-Close and Personal With Chancellor Drake
Last spring, the University of California Board of Regents approved UC President Robert Dynes’ nomination of Michael V. Drake as UC Irvine’s fifth cha
