A UC Irvine sweatshirt has many functions. Besides providing warmth, coziness and a chance to display your Anteater pride, it can be a very handy solution for weeks of laundry procrastination. Moreover, your college sweatshirt is one of the key ingredients in the quadruple-decker cake that is your university experience. So what happens when that key ingredient is tainted?
Two weeks ago, I argued that UC Irvine, or Irvine in general, is not as boring as it seems. There are places you can go to have a good time; all you have do is a little research.
Connie Ho was a participant in the American Cancer Society’s 2009 Relay for Life. She worked as a member of the Participate in Campus and Civic Life group at UC Irvine.
A long time ago, in an elementary school far, far away, I was but a little youngling spending my time with my friends dreaming of starships and lightsabers as we scurried around the playground of our school during recesses.
I spend my break between classes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday sitting in Aldrich Park. There is a surprising diversity of species in the park, but I’ve noticed the top 10 most common species I always see on campus, and more than likely, you’ve seen them too.
My friends over at UC Irvine Campus Representatives constantly find ways to surprise me about the going-ons of UCI, and if you've taken one of their tours, they have probably surprised you, too.
Close your eyes. Imagine you are an 8-year-old child in Africa. Imagine living in fear of being taken away from your family by a rebel army. Imagine having friends that have disappeared who you know are now child soldiers and sex slaves. Imagine going to bed at night and wondering if you might be next. Imagine if no one knew.
Every quarter, for a week our school becomes a bazaar on Ring Road with the most popular wears for affordable, student-friendly prices. In preparation for the coming Mother's Day and summer, this quarter's vendor fair showed off the "ins" of fashion, the reality of the economy and the diversity of our campus.
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