Author Archive for Emily Tsay
Big People Making Differences in Small Lives
If it weren’t for KROQ’s Kevin and Bean Show, fourth-year international studies major Jason Fukao might still be brotherless. That show convinced Fukao to join Big Brothers Big Sisters of America, an organization more than 100 years old, which matches a mentor with children ages six to 18. Mentors are lovingly referred to as ‘big [...]
Pledging CalPIRG for Social Change
This week you will see hundreds of students across campus polka-dotted with bright orange stickers. The stickers read, ‘I pledged CalPIRG,’ and show their support for California Public Interest Research Group, a student-run group on campus that fights for social change, especially in the areas of environmental protection, poverty and consumer protection.
Students decide which campaigns [...]
The Largest Ropes Course in the West
Imagine yourself 40 feet in the air, perched on wires and your goal is to cross to the other side without falling. You’d think you were in an episode of ‘The Real World/Road Rules Challenge.’
Now mix in the condition that you cannot hold on to anything else except your teammates to get across. The challenge [...]
World Peace Diet
‘The World Peace Diet’ is not another Hollywood fad diet, like the Atkins diet or cabbage soup diet. ‘The World Peace Diet’ is a book that approaches an entirely different way of eating
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Multi-Dimensional Medicine
Seeking a medical doctor and expecting the doctor to prescribe a cure is a habit that is ingrained in our culture. Dr. Roger Uchizono is part of a movement that seeks to use multi-dimensional medicine and meditation as a way to treat and prevent illnesses.
Uchizono spoke at a recent Association of University Mediators meeting where [...]
A Night Being Homeless
When was the last time you saw a homeless person in Irvine? I’m guessing that chances are you haven’t, or if you have, it’s once in a blue moon.
In a place where it’s easy to turn a blind eye toward people who lack the most basic necessities of life, members of Students for Homeless Outreach [...]
A Road Trip at 50 Miles Per Gallon
Jan Smith is a self-proclaimed free spirit. Last summer, he finally achieved one of his lifetime goals of going on a cross-country road trip.
‘I’ve always had an idyllic view of the open road,’ said the fourth-year English major, who drove his 2000 biodiesel-fueled Volkswagen Jetta for 33 days and 9,000 miles across the United States, [...]
Biomed: Challenging But Promising
If you use a hearing aid, have a pacemaker or have gotten a blood test, then he has probably benefited from the expertise of a biomedical engineer.
Diana Ko, a fourth-year biomedical engineering major, admits that her major is difficult.
‘The major requires the student to be familiar with a wide range of subjects including biology, quantitative [...]
ROTC and Reserve Students Reflect on Veterans’ Day
STUDENTS: Students at UCI get involved with the Armed Services for both patriotic and financial reasons.
