Author Archive for Nikki Jee
Spin the Wheel, Spread Awareness
Representatives of Komen-on-the-Go spread breast cancer awareness as the last days of October come to an end. Here, a student spins a wheel, and if she answers a question about breast cancer correctly, she will receive a prize.
Iranian Nights
The Hossein Omoumi Ensemble brings a Middle Eastern musical flair on stage as it performs classical Persian pieces at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.
The Battle of the Haunts
Knott’s Scary Farm’s Halloween Haunt vs. Universal Studios’ Hollywood’s Halloween Horror Nights.
This Is Where The Magic Happens
Mesa Court was the first residence hall community constructed at UCI in 1965. Ondas, pictured here, is a Unit V residence hall, the latest phase of Mesa Court halls.
Beware of Spies
Jennifer and Kevin McCoy’s “Constant World,” commissioned by the British Film Institute and on display at UC Irvine’s Beall Center for Art and Technology, explores modern life through small spy cameras.
Age-Old Drama
Molly Jacobs, a student in the UCI Drama Department, applies aging makeup to her face while preparing for her role as Madame Flora before the opera production of “The Medium” earlier this Spring quarter.
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ASUCI in Action
President of Associated Students of UC Irvine Megan Braun discusses several proposals with variouscabinet members last week in order to improve the campus. Such ideas involve a possible addition of televisions for shuttle schedules as well as a tailgate party for the UCI baseball team.
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Not Your High School Teacher’s ‘Beowulf’
Ten years in the making, the effort of putting ‘Beowulf’ together is clearly evident. Using state-of-the-art performance capture technology, is an intricately-detailed tapestry of computer-generated imagery that grounds itself in the humanity of the characters and the script. Director Robert Zemeckis’s previous foray into performance capture technology—‘The Polar Express’—yielded mixed results. The story itself was [...]
Audiences Get Lost in ‘The Mist’
Many of Stephen King’s novels have been adapted for the screen, ranging from the bad (“Cujo”) to the the mediocre (“Children of the Corn”) to the classic (“The Shining”). “The Mist” is another such adaptation, taken from King’s novella of the same name. Set in a quiet town in Maine “The Mist” is the tale [...]
Drink up at the ‘Real’ Mickey Mouse Club
If you have ever been to Disneyland, chances are that you have passed by Club 33 many times without noticing it. Located in New Orleans Square and identified only by an inconspicuous plaque displaying the number, Club 33 may be one of the best-kept secrets of Disneyland. Open only to about 400 members and their [...]
