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I was in the sixth grade and my teacher had just decided that she wanted to read a book to our class. Her choice, “The Phantom Tollbooth” by Norton Juster, ended up changing my life, the way I looked at books and how words could be used.

EVENT: The Student Alumni Association’s Care-A-Thon reaps satisfactory and beneficial results.

PHOTOS: Slices of life from the past week at UC Irvine from your New University photographers.

RUNS: The Anteaters weathered the storm and feasted on the Nevada Wolfpack’s pitching staff.

AWARENESS: MSU challenged all female students to spend a day wearing a hijab, foster understanding.

A little boy peeked out from behind the white curtain. His face immediately broke into a smile that stretched from cheek to cheek, and he promptly ran out the door as fast as his little legs could carry him.

Another week through the eyes of the New University photographers.

VICTORY: With the Feb. 12 win against UCSB, the Anteaters halted a five-game losing streak.

MAJESTIC: The god of epic New Age music has returned, bringing the Nineties back with him.

“Miles Corwin is a best-selling author who’s written several books about the LAPD.” This was the introduction freelance writer and UC Irvine’s literary journalism professor Miles Corwin received from Dateline NBC last Friday night. Corwin, who served as a crime reporter for the Los Angeles Times for most of his 20 years there, was brought on to comment on a 1990s cold case from the Los Angeles Police Department.

INVESTIGATION: Jesse Cheng is currently being investigated by UCI for an alleged sexual assault.

I really like Mexican food. Well, I like the sort of fake Americanized Mexican food you can get without driving more than five minutes away from campus. But with so many choices available, it can be difficult to decide where to eat sometimes.