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Deva Ramanan is “Brilliant”
Deva Ramanan, an associate professor here at UC Irvine, was recently honored in Popular Science magazine as one of their “Brilliant 10” young scientists of the year. The honor was bestowed upon Dr. Ramanan as he became one of the leading pioneers in Computer Vision, a new field of study that focuses on getting computers [...]
Anteaters Head to Nicaragua
The scene was certainly a bizarre one. Twenty-nine undergrads and alumni from the temperate suburbs of Southern California, clad in a full spectrum of medical scrubs, packed into a rundown church in the middle of the Nicaraguan jungle. Wood rotting, paint peeling, chickens and stray dogs running around in the dirt street. A crowd of [...]
An Anteater’s Guide: Registering to Vote
We’re in the middle of October, Anteaters! Most of you have probably noticed the chillier breezes, the cloudier skies and the piles of homework and tests that have popped up, but have you realized that the deadline to register to vote is getting closer? Here, we’ll break down important things you need to know about [...]
The Dish List: Mama D’s Italian Kitchen
Parking: $2.00. Pink Sauce: $3.50. Customer Service: Priceless. Wave goodbye to plain ol’ tomato sauce and say hello to a new kind: pink sauce. Mama D’s Italian restaurant, located in Newport, is a must-try, and for good reason. I visited Mama D’s for dinner with a group of friends, and as we piled into the [...]
For The Love of Lollicup
“Boba, $2!” It seems like all members of the numerous clubs staked outside compete for my attention whenever I set foot on Ring Road. Some run up to me, some wave flyers at me and some just holler at me from within the comfort of their tables to buy boba. Every clueless freshman on their [...]
The Column of Babel: Lisa from Sweden
Californians may take the abundant sunshine for granted, but Lisa Damberg, an international student working on her master’s in civil engineering, will miss the sunshine when she goes back home to Vdxjv, Sweden. Damberg couldn’t have imagined a better place to spend the past year. “I love Irvine!” Damberg said with a big smile. “It’s [...]
Sweater Weather is Better Weather
Simply thinking about autumn — the colors, the weather, the mood, the food, the people, the costumes, the comfort — infuses this heart-lifting feeling and a sense of joy, despite the forthcoming days of a new school year and workload. It’s safe to say that autumn is without a doubt my favorite season, and the [...]
The Dish List: Le Petit Bateau
Down Pacific Coast Highway, in the five-mile stretch that is the watercolor dream world of Corona del Mar, there is no shortage of nifty, although not so thrify, shops and cafés. The process of finding good, local businesses may seem daunting especially when the goal is food: the right place with relaxed yet personal service [...]
The Tattoo: Then and Now
Look around the room, and you’re bound to catch a glimpse of a tattoo or two peeking from sleeve cuffs, creeping up necks or clinging to anklebones. Look around the beach (or yoga class, or volleyball practice, or wherever people have a stronger tendency to skimp on clothes) and you are practically guaranteed to see [...]
Making the Transfer to Irvine
With the beginning of the new school year, new students celebrate their arrival and begin to familiarize themselves with the UC Irvine campus. Out of about 8,000 of these new students, 1,800 are transfers. While transfers have already been college students and aren’t foreigners to all-night studying binges for midterms and finals, being on a [...]
