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Nursing a Career in Nursing
A nurse, by dictionary definition, is someone who “looks after, fosters and advises.” “When I was in high school, I volunteered at a hospital, and the very first day, I watched a delivery,” Sarah Post, a fourth-year UCI nursing student, said. “The nurse told me that I’d either want to throw up, faint or cry. [...]
From Pen to Pan: Pasta
No doubt, pasta is one of the most versatile dishes for the modern palette. It simultaneously acts as both the go-to meal for college students and a hoity-toity dish of the elite. This week, Pen to Pan seeks to illustrate such a dichotomy with Logan serving up a transcontinental dish inspired by Top Chef, while [...]
The Dish List: Pieology
The first time I walked into Pieology Pizzeria at the Irvine Spectrum, I expected the typical pizza joint that displayed slices and large pies for patrons. But walking into Pieology, I was struck by the Chipotle-esque style of ordering and building your own pie, much like Blaze Pizza in UTC. Each pizza is made individual-sized [...]
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: “We Step Into the Light”
Rape. Sexual assault. Abusive relationships. Domestic violence. Stalking. For some of the men and women who look to the CARE (Campus Assault Resources and Education) office for support after events like these, they’re met with a safe haven that provides them with people to talk to, programs to help them heal and education that will [...]
Thriving, Not Just Surviving: The Art Lab
The UCI CARE (Campus Assault Resources and Education) office collaborated with ASUCI to feature a project called, “We Step Into the Light” at The Art Lab on Feb. 27. Held on the Student Center Terrace, the project showcased a variety of artwork such as photographs, watercolor paintings and 3-D pictures that told stories of sexual [...]
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 [...]
The Dish List: The Kickin’ Crab
The mouthwatering sight of seafood, where mounds of various shellfish are boiled, steamed or baked before being liberally seasoned, seems common in the backyards of the Deep South, but here in SoCal, it is limited to restaurants such as The Boiling Crab, which are normally some distance away from campus. Luckily, students don’t have to [...]
A True Independent Woman
Christmas was just around the corner, but holiday preparations and cheer were the last things on Cassie Doutt’s mind that December 2011 night at the hospital. What was going to happen to her family? Was her sister going to be well again? And what about school and work? Cassie looked over at her sister Sereena [...]
Workshopping at the Career Center
When most students think of the Career Center at UC Irvine, they are looking to develop or improve their resumes and run in for a quick “Take Ten” appointment with student staff. “For most upper division students, which is the bulk of who we see every year, they are looking for internships or part-time employment, [...]
A New Age of Modern
“Dance has always been in my family,” Branlee Querubin, a third-year philosophy major and one of the newest members of Kaba Modern, said. The renowned dance team recently held auditions for their 2013-2014 season and took on 26 members for the new year. When Querubin began his first year at UCI, he quickly became well [...]
