Salah Haggag

How Advice Is Like Chocolate and Elton John’s Thoughts on Goats

Advice is a lot like chocolate on holidays: some are sweet, some are bitter, but either way people always insist upon giving some to you. That's why I don't really like advice much—it's so preachy. But sometimes a golden nugget falls in my lap and prove

If You Can Hear Me: Face the Music, You My Friend, Are a Pussy

Recently, nerds were given something to grumble about when an iPod owner filed a federal lawsuit claiming that iPods cause hearing loss and are 'inherently defective in design and are not sufficiently adorned with adequate warnings regarding the likelihoo

The Real Truth Behind Modesty, Monks and the Way You Dress

Mark Twain once wrote, 'Modesty died when clothes were born.' It's too bad he was wrong. Perhaps it was Twain who began the false belief, still prevalent today, that a person cannot be truly modest in spite of their clothing. Now I'm left here cleaning

Online Dating

Just over four weeks ago I set out on a mission. I had been hearing a lot of noise about online personals and that, purportedly, instant messaging and wall posts were beginning to mean something socially. So as a person who values all sorts of interperson

Cornerstone Prices Are Far From Rock Bottom

Ah, there's nothing like the smell of blueberry scones in the morning. But with Cornerstone Cafe conveniently located at what used to be the hub of st

Say What You Mean, Mean What You Say, Act Like You Mean it

How was your spring break? Mine was traumatizing. Maybe a bit of an overstatement, but it was disturbing.

Bread and Turd: Part of a Complete Breakfast

I currently suffer from UCCS and daily breakouts of SCO. No, that's not the latest STD spreading among college students. They stand for University of

Working Out The Kinks in Your Workout Plan

Ninety-eight, ninety-nine ... one hundred. Oh yeah, feel the burn. Or not. So, yeah, I haven't lifted weights in a while. I'll admit it. I've been a

Hey, Remember When

Frantic students, abject negativity, and apathy abound. Ah yes, it's that time again: the end of the beginning of the year. The conclusion of the fa

Maybe There is Something to Find in Doing Nothing

Yeah, I'm sitting here, and that's essentially about it

Clearing Up A Few Not So Misconceived Misconceptions

Waves of heat rise off the crumbling blacktop as the smell of dust and carbon monoxide greets you with every breath.

Is it Just Me, Or Is There Major B.S. Going on Here at UCI?

Social ecology majors are just a bunch of simple-minded slackers.

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