Author Archive for Monica Luhar
NEVER SAY NEVER <3 You Beebz
I purposely neglected to write this column because I honestly hate goodbyes. I’m not going to lie: I was really awkward during my freshman year and didn’t really enjoy dorm life or the food at Pippin that caused indigestion (I’d often see flies in my soup and birds eating someone’s scrambled eggs — no joke).
Barbie: A Model Example of Loyalty
As you order your Double-Double at In-N-Out, your eyes divert to a woman with bright blue eye shadow and an infectious smile. Meet Barbie Fowler, an ambitious lady who has worked for the In-N-Out company for nearly 17 years.
New Club at UCI Provides Insight
Picture this: a baby is being abandoned right now by a woman who doesn’t have the resources or the support to help her make the right decision.
Bubble Girl: Living with Allergies
I weighed a measly three pounds the day I was born. I looked like a wrinkled potato, shivering in a tiny incubator (I have several photos as evidence of this phenomenon). The nurses must have taken good care of me because, in 10 days, my weight had increased to a whopping four pounds.
The Spiritual Rhythm of Drumming
An old man in his sixties chants a mantra in a metaphysical center in Anaheim, California. The smell of rose incense and sage permeates across a room with high ceilings and old carpeting.
“Due Date” Delivers Laughs
Courtesy of Warner Bros.
If you thoroughly enjoyed watching Alan (Zach Galifianakis) deliver his one-man wolf pack speech and his odd ways in “The Hangover,” you’ll probably enjoy “Due Date,” a comedy directed by Todd Phillips about two men who end up going on a road trip while encountering major roadblocks along the way.
Robert Downey Jr. [...]
UCI Alumn Creates Non-Profit
He is obsessed about the “Planet Earth” series on the Discovery Channel, loves striking up random conversations with people, and even started his own non-profit organization called Tech Go Green from scratch. Meet Ivan Kan, a UCI alumnus and marketing coordinator at the UC Irvine Career Center.
Kan graduated from UC Irvine in 2008 with [...]
Will You Be My Best Friend Again?
Nikki Jee | Staff Photographer
As I looked through some old boxes in my garage, I found a letter from my for mer best friend (let’s call her Minnie). The dog-eared letter had survived years of neglect in a cardboard box filled with cobwebs and dust.
Despite the spelling errors and the misuse of “accepted,” the twelve-year-old [...]
A Coming Out Story
Arclight Cinemas
The remnants of buttery popcorn crushed on fancy velvet seats, whining kids and an overcrowded staff of ushers emanated through Arclight Cinemas in Sherman Oaks, California where Lily worked as an usher.
It wasn’t one of those ordinary Regal or Fandango theaters; it was one of those upscale theaters where tickets ranged from $13 [...]
Career Fest Aids Student Futures
JOBS: Career Center is helping students to ‘Dream Big’ while anticipating future occupational plans.
