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Middle Schooling in New Mexico
So, why teaching? For all the talk involving education that weve heard in the last several months, especially here in California, much of the debate seems to circle around the of funding. And while money definitely plays its part, lost among the debate is one of, if not the most integral component to education: the [...]
Column of Babel: Nua From Barcelona
UC Irvine offers international students the opportunity to try courses in a field they normally wouldn’t have experienced in their home country. Nua Watford from Barcelona, Spain, is here studying film and media and couldn’t be happier. Watford has been studying at UCI for two months and plans to stay for the rest of the [...]
Q & A With Professor Thomas Eppel
Last Tuesday, I caught up with Professor Thomas Eppel, a lecturer at the Paul Merage School of Business. Dr. Eppel has been with UC Irvine since 1996 starting as an adjunct professor, in 2000 he became an Assistant Dean, and in 2005 he transitioned to lecturer. During our 30 minute interview, Professor Eppel shared his [...]
My Imperfect Plans
Recently in one of my education classes, my professor assigned us a water color art project. As I sat there with my brush at hand, I recall being overwhelmed by the multiple colors on my pallet and the blank sheet of ivory paper in front of me. You see, normally I am good at this [...]
The Dish List: Cappy’s Cafe and Cantina
A short walk from the seashore and through a pair of tinted glass double doors is a taste of island paradise. A ways down Pacific Coast Highway, past the busy Newport Harbor and Balboa Peninsula, is Cappy’s Café & Cantina. A haven for hungry brunchers, Cappy’s serves up breakfast and lunch favorites with a Mexican [...]
The Doctor Is In: Whovians Unite
We all know how great it feels to discover and fall in love with a TV show. We also know how much sweeter the experience is when we find others who share the same love — now you’re free to gush and analyze and beat your chest in frustration in the company of those who [...]
SOARing Through School
Within the sphere of one’s college experience, nearly every student will experiment with the various locations around school in order to find some place to call one’s own. For some students, they can find that in a secluded spot under the trees in Aldrich Park, the desk by the window at Langson Library or by [...]
The Dish List: Portola Coffee Lab
Imagine wandering into what appears to be a chemistry laboratory. You gaze around and see the usual equipment: beakers and flasks on every counter, a long row of glass siphons and a blown-up copy of the periodic table splayed across the wall. Chemists man their stations donning pristine lab coats. You’d think you had just [...]
A Former ‘Eater in NYC
Life is full of adventures. As we often become consumed with tests, papers and our monotonous daily routines, we forget what it’s like to take a leap of faith and run with our dreams, thoughts or anything, for that matter. I have a good friend, Michael Chin, a UC Irvine literary journalism alumnus who reminds [...]
The Undercover Profiler: LGBT
Last Thursday, I attended the LGBT Resource Center’s event, “Thought Provoking Thursdays.” The topic for the evening was “‘Isms’ in the Queer Community,” and the discussion consisted of participants sharing their personal experiences with these ‘isms’ in their lives. One of the ‘isms’ encountered during the night was professionalism, and specifically, how far a person [...]
