Author Archive for Emmercelle Deleon

Peace Easy, UCI

Dear UCI,
We need to be honest with you. We have a huge confession to make. Are you ready for this?
When we first met you, we didn’t like you. At all. We were the bitter ones who told everyone we didn’t get into UCLA or Berkeley. We contemplated transferring. We realized we were too lazy to [...]

Intimate Inqueries

Dear K&E,
Recently my girlfriend has asked to spend less time together. She wants to hang out and talk on the phone less. I know she’s busy — especially since she’s graduating in June — but this seems kind of strange. It totally took me by surprise.

I’m not really sure what to think about this. [...]

Intimate Inquiries

Dear K&E,

I am recently single and most of my friends are too. We have tried dating different guys and so a lot of different boys have been cycling through our circle. However, recently all of the guys who have dated my friends have been trying to hit me up after things go [...]

Intimate Inquiries

Dear K&E,
I’m really interested in this guy. We’ve been hanging out and getting pretty close, but then I found out he’s dating someone. I was getting the vibe that he was interested in me too, and even now he still asks me to hang out a lot. Am I reading too much into things, or [...]

Intimate Inquiry

Hi K&E,
I met my boyfriend in high school and we’ve been together for almost four years. I fell in love with him because of his fun personality and sense of humor. I enjoy his presence because I am the type of person who doesn’t take stress very well and needs to be more relaxed, so [...]

Sociology of Sexuality: Let’s talk about sex, baby

When I saw my friend Stephan’s status on Facebook, I thought it was too good to be true. “LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,” he wrote, “UC Irvine has brought back … SOCIOLOGY OF SEXUALITY.”

UCI Alumnus: Screenwriter Grant Nieporte Knows Will Smith

Ever wonder what it’s like to work with Will Smith? Or maybe if he believes in “getting jiggy with it, na na na na na na na nana” in between shots? How about Rosario Dawson? Ever wonder if in her downtime she asks strangers if they can “light her candle” before she heads over to the Cat Scratch Club? While he might not give away the song and dance of Smith and Dawson, UC Irvine Alumnus Grant Nieporte knows them on a deeper level.

“Star Trek” Should Please Trekkies

As much as Trekkies may dislike the idea, J.J. Abrams’ take on Gene Rodenberry’s famous space-faring series is actually good. Fans of the original series and its film spin-offs may cry foul at this alternate take on their beloved space soap opera, but it’s precisely because the new “Star Trek” film doesn’t cater to the old television show’s motifs that makes it watchable and entertaining.

X-Men Origins: Wolverine

The thing about Hugh Jackman and this movie is that he’s rightly People Magazine’s “Sexiest Man Alive” as he jumps off a waterfall naked. From a woman’s standpoint, it is almost worth the 12-dollar ticket and popcorn just seeing his untanned tushy running across a farmyard.

Fast Facts From Fun Friends (Say It Five Times Fast!)

My friends over at UC Irvine Campus Representatives constantly find ways to surprise me about the going-ons of UCI, and if you’ve taken one of their tours, they have probably surprised you, too.