All Entries in the "Features" Category
Our Raving Anteaters
Electronic dance music is a genre of music that has recently surged in popularity across the nation and around the world with international festivals like the Electric Daisy Carnival and smaller ones like Identity. The UC Irvine campus is certainly no exception to this growing trend, as evidenced by the enormous growth and passion of [...]
The Dish List: North Shore Poke Co.
Aloha! Those familiar with Huntington Beach like myself may be surprised to find that hidden among the many shops and restaurants around the Huntington Beach is North Shore Poke Co., a small restaurant that offers poke bowls along with a refreshing Hawaiian vibe. Upon first entering and viewing the décor, I was skeptical. The restaurant [...]
The Other Road: English to Management
It’s 4:40 p.m. on Friday afternoon. The 90-degree weather outside is exhausting. In the cool comfort of the newsroom I sit with Victoria Mariscal, a fourth-year English major from Downey, California, and speak with her about her career plans. Mariscal is currently a Location Supervisor for the Newkirk Alumni Center, which opened in January. She [...]
Anteater Alumnus Seeks Dream Job in Australia
Australian tourism has been famous for its “Where the bloody hell are you” campaign for years, but now, one UC Irvine graduate has the opportunity to land what Tourism Australia refers to as “The Best Job in the World.” Out of over 45,000 applicants from 196 countries, Graham Freeman has made it to the top [...]
Remember When: Television
It’s after midnight, you’ve finally finished your essay and you need a break. So, you collapse onto the couch with a bowl of popcorn and find the remote, but to your surprise, the first thing you see appear on the screen is an adolescent Will Smith trying to woo a girl with big hair and [...]
On the Way to Tomo
Imagine planning for almost 10 months to put together a single night of performances that encapsulate both entertainment and a cultural learning experience. Imagine spending hours in practice for dance, singing or drumming in preparation for a single performance. Imagine a show that tries to help people integrate their culture with their lifestyle in America. [...]
The Dish List: El Toro Bravo
Search on the Internet to find where the best burritos and tacos in the United States are located, and California is guaranteed to pop up as one (at the very least) of the locations. The gospel of burritos and tacos is just one of the reasons why this state is so damn great, and it [...]
Mirror, Mirror
The picture of UC Irvine’s recently discovered doppelgangers, Hamid Yaqibu and Anthony Sweeting, made it to the top hits of Reddit, the Huffington Post and the OC Register. Seeing the doppelgangers in person is entertaining; the story of the two is even more so. There is a reason why their first picture together got 1,600,000 [...]
The Coffee Chronicles
Happiness is a cup of good, fresh coffee. But what if I told you there’s more to coffee than meets the eye? Let me introduce to you Middle Eastern coffee. This strong, dark and deliciously rich drink is prepared in a unique coffee kettle and served in an espresso-sized coffee cup. In most Middle Eastern [...]
The Other Road: English to Music
Pawl Espinoza is a fourth-year Anteater from the San Francisco East Bay area. He is an English major who enjoys the flexibility of time that his major allows him, and credits this as being beneficial to his life. When asked why he chose this field of study, he responds, “It was my strength … I [...]
