Since childhood, we are told the story of Prince Charming, of true love and of a happily ever after. We are told that the handsome prince will overcome mountains, oceans and monsters to find and win our hearts. Together the fair maiden and Prince Charming will ride off into the sunset, holding hands and anticipating their lives full of love, wealth, glitter and talking animals.
Being the new kid on the block is never easy. It doesn’t matter if you’re in the 3rd grade or in your third year of college. Change can be one of the hardest things to deal with. Lauren Pyle, a transfer student from Irvine Valley College, Coastline College and Golden West College has experienced an educational path unique to most of us: being home-schooled from kindergarten through high school, going to community college and then transferring to UC Irvine. The thing is, she doesn’t see her challenges as something to keep her down. She sees them as things to help her learn and grow.
Turkey is a notoriously difficult animal to prepare. Thanksgiving turkeys tend to weigh in between 15 to 20 pounds, taking forever to cook through and the thighs and the breast need to be cooked to different temperatures and everyone is deathly afraid of undercooked fowl. This often leads to dry breast meat ruining everyone’s meal, requiring diners to pile on the gravy and the cranberry sauce.
It’s no secret that Irvine isn’t exactly known for its crazy nightlife. In fact, the talk is usually about the opposite: Irvine doesn’t have one. Still, even if the campus seems empty at night, there are quite a few places in Irvine to chill with friends and enjoy each other’s company at night.
In-N-Out or Five Guys – a familiar dilemma. Much like Yankees or Red Sox, PC or Mac, or “Spy vs. Spy,” both burger chains can create a division between even the closest of friends.
Last week, I bought a box of blueberries because as I was walking down the stand of vibrant colored fruits, those dark blue, rather round and voluptuous blueberries seemed to call my name. I stared at the box for a while. It was $7.99, which is a pretty good deal for a box of blueberries (especially since berries in general run on the expensive side). I couldn't stop my love for berries and bought them. I rushed home, grabbed a handful of blueberries, rinsed them in my sink, and stuffed my face with swee … sour and squishy blueberries! I was pretty furious and almost headed back to the grocery store for a refund. I paid $8 for a box of sour, soggy blueberries. As a broken wallet college student, you know what I could buy with $8? That could've been breakfast and lunch.
Parkour, a French creation originating in the 1980s, in its simplest definition is the act of moving from one point to another while using the obstacles in the environment to increase efficiency. When combined with the aerial and acrobatic stunts of freerunning (a subset of parkour,) you get modern-day freerunning and parkour (FRPK).
There’s nothing better than a perfect burger. A properly prepared one is comprised of plenty of pleasurable mouth feels from warm crusty ground beef, velvety melted cheese and lightly toasted bread.
When done badly, however, burgers can quickly descend into an unappetizing mess of ingredients that barely go together. As simple as putting some meat, cheese and vegetables between two pieces of bread may seem, putting together burgers presents some interesting problems not normally present in other dishes.
“Spontaneity” is defined as behavior that is the result of impulse, not planning.
I spent one year as a Boy Scout when I was in second grade. I never learned to tie complex knots or survive in the wild a la Bear Grylls, but my impressionable mind locked the motto “Be prepared” into my young memory.
One particularly memorable moment back in high school, I was walking behind this guy whose pants were sagging so low that he had to walk like a penguin in order for them not to fall down completely. At the time, I thought that it was ludicrous that he was willing to go to those lengths just to make a statement about his own identity and style.
Technology has played a vital role in improving our lives, affecting many different areas, from medicine to engineering to media and so on. With our dependency on technology growing, it's not a wonder that it's also been changing our education system. As time passes, more and more teachers invest in different forms of technology in order to better their teaching strategies. The issue is if these investments are really helping students move forward or if they're simply hindering the learning process.
