Michelle Bui

Refusing to Carry Traditional Ideas to the Next Generation

“Are you serious?” my little brother asked with his face scrunched up. My parents were throwing a dinner party for their friends, and I...

Biological Sciences at UCI: Just as Hard as Other Majors

UCI students studying biological sciences like to complain a lot about their major. My professor is confusing. The curve isn’t fair. Being a...

Four Corners: Confronting Roommate Problems

Michelle Bui: Today we want to hear about a couple of the problems that you’ve encountered with roommates. UCI tries to make finding roommates...

Why I’m Telling My Little Brother Not to Go to UCI

It’s not because I don’t love it here. This university has given me more opportunities than I could have ever imagined — the only...

Lunar New Year: Holding Onto Cultural Identity

“It’s not about me. It’s about how you present yourself,” my mother told me on the car ride to my aunt’s house. In her...

Four Corners: Interactive Classroom Facilities

Megan Cole: There is currently an interactive classroom building in Social Ecology I and UCI is planning to build a new one adjacent to...

The Dangers of Downplaying Political Problems

World War II was only a blip in human history. The number of people who died was small compared to the number of people...

Undergraduate Research: A Taste of the Real (Scientific) World

The Wire: A column dedicated to science and technology by Michelle Bui Confusion is the bane of my existence. I’m stuck in a mental mire, unable...

Black Friday: How the Capitalist System Hijacks the Holidays

Mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, and a nice, juicy turkey. Growing up, these words described the essence of Thanksgiving. They summoned an image of family...

A Taste of Cultural Awareness at the OC Halal Food Festival

Story by Michelle Bui Reporting by Erica Kim Just a 20 minute drive down the street from my hometown of Huntington is Little Saigon, the largest...

How to Save a Life: The Importance of the Humanities in Medicine

He had three gunshot wounds to the chest and tubes entangled his upper body. The overhead lights exposed the blood and sweat smeared across...

Photography and Social Media: Writing and Recording Your Own History

Filtered photosets of Italian food and carefully angled selfies are common sights on social media nowadays. From Facebook to Snapchat, people have numerous outlets...

Anteaters Konnect at K-Pop Workshop

by Michelle Bui The buzzing of voices and laughter rose up into the cool night air from behind brick walls. Approaching the Social Sciences Gateway...

Reconsidering the Prestige of the Campuswide Honors Program

It was the beginning of August before my freshman year when I stared at my fall schedule thinking, “What have I done?” A couple...