Author Archive for Taylor Weik
In One Major, Out the Other
Before I went to college, I thought everything in my life had to be set in stone. Parents pressured us to make quick decisions, teachers warned us about taking our futures seriously and people everywhere asked us the age-old question: “What do you want to be when you grow up?” Even college applications required us [...]
UCI’s Gym Class Hero
Andy Nguyen has a routine. Every day he wakes up, heads over to the Anteater Recreation Center and spends an hour and a half focusing on his intensive weight-lifting regimen that he defines as push, pull, legs. The push consists of chest and tricep exercises; the pull focuses on biceps and back; and legs is [...]
So You Think You Can Intern
As the end of winter quarter draws near and we have to start thinking about what to do next quarter, the dark cloud composed of “What am I going to do” and “How do I start preparing for after graduation” grows bigger and bigger. As if stressing over classes in the present isn’t enough, we [...]
Marking a ‘Day of Remembrance’
Tomo No Kai marks the forced internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans in 1942 by “Breaking the Silence.” UC Irvine’s Tomo No Kai orchestrated their annual Day of Remembrance to commemorate the anniversary of the signing of Executive Order 9066, which ordered the internment of 120,000 Japanese Americans, on Feb. 19 at the Student Center’s Pacific [...]
Quite a Bit More Than Black and White
It all started with a walk in the park. My dad, walking hand-in-hand with my four-year-old brother on one side and my six year-old self on the other, stopped for a moment to converse with a neighbor. All was well until the neighbor looked at my brother and I and said extremely loudly and slowly, [...]
The Dish List: California Gogi Korean Grill
As a native of Garden Grove — aka the home of all things Asian like Little Saigon — I like to think I know a thing or two about Korean BBQ. I may not be Korean, but I can walk out my front door and smell bulgogi and kimchi like someone who lives in Newport [...]
Before I Die…
Pinks, blues, greens, yellows. Scrawled notes, cursive loops. English, Chinese, Spanish. Imagine having a place to express your thoughts; to make sense of your role in life and to share the goals you have to get there. It’s not as private as a diary, where you’re left entirely to your own musings. It’s a public [...]
Feeling the Vibes
By Dennis K. Chen Having finished her baked-potato soup, she sets down the silver spoon and clears her throat. It is Friday of “hell week,” the long and challenging week before Vibe Dance Competition just two days away, and she has caught the cold. Natalia Garcia, 19, is a second-year dance major at UC Irvine [...]
Lea Salonga at Segerstrom
We never expected to find ourselves at a cabaret performance. When we hear the word “cabaret,” we think of a casual night of entertainment in which a singer performs a few medicore songs. On “American Idol,” the judges use the term “cabaret” as an insult to imply that the performance wasn’t impressive. And this is [...]
Writing in the Aftermath
Author and professor of literary journalism, Amy Wilentz, speaks about her experiences writing a book about the restructuring of Haiti. Amy Wilentz, author, journalist and literary journalism professor at the University of California, Irvine, discussed her newest book, “Farewell, Fred Voodoo,” as well as her personal attachment to Haiti, last Thursday evening in Humanities Gateway. [...]
