Features

A student represents the pro-Gaza half of Thursday's rallies regarding Israel's bombing and military invasion of the region. UCIPD officers casually surveyed the spirited, but peaceful demonstrations.

Elizabeth Loftus, psychologist and distinguished professor of Social Ecology, is interviewed for the news program 60 minutes. Loftus is ranked among the top 100 psychologists of the 20th century.

Students offer thoughts on the newest crisis.

The divers put up big points at their meets and this one looks like a smooth one. Swimming and diving will compete in several meets in the next few months all in preperation for the Conference Championships in March.

The UC Irvine men's swim team won the UCI/Ayres Invitional this past weekend at the Anteater pool.

Rick Stein adds his signature to a crowded I-Beam at the Media Arts Center Beam-Topping Ceremony.

Students interested in Study Abroad Programs should note that deadlines typically arrive in the middle of Winter Quarter for the next year's programs. Check online at www.cie.uci.edu for EAP details.

Imagine this. You wake up in the middle of the night to use the restroom you share with your suitemates. In the morning, a friend stops by to show you a picture on his digital camera. It's a picture of the white board on your door. However, instead of the usual funny pictures and inside jokes from hallmates and visiting friends, scrawled across the board is the word "NIGGER." Trying to spare you the embarrassment, your friend erased the hateful word before more people could see it.

SUBURBAN OUTFITTER: Last night, I had a nightmare about Chictopia.com. I was clicking through page after page of girls in oversized white t-shirts, black leggings and black boots. Every single ChicBlog was exactly the same. My legs began to hurt as if the sight of so many bland outfits was physically painful and I suddenly woke up in actual pain. Lying in bed, I began to wonder if I go on Chictopia too much.

In impoverished parts of the world, such as Africa, India and Bangladesh, people struggle to find a source of clean water to drink as they fall victim to waterborne diseases such as cholera and typhoid. However, for most of us in the developed world, water is taken for granted, the entity that covers over 70 percent of the Earth or the molecule that contains two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom. In fact, we in the United States have so much wealth that we have an endless number of different types of water, all suited for unique purposes to enhance the hydration experience. Considering how lucky we are that we not only have access to clean water, but various brands of clean water, it only makes sense to draw the line between good water and bad water in order to find the perfect one.

A male student's not-so-guilty guilty pleasures, how he's learned to succumb to them, and why you should too.

Dead chickens; French royalty; baaad things; appreciating water.