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I am sure you always wondered what you like most about Halloween, and of course you wished that someone would make a list of just that. After using a series of scientific voodoo rituals, I have forged a list of the 10 best rewards All Hallow's Eve has to offer.

For one week in fall, the Smashbox studios in Culver City are abuzz with the latest fashions. Last week was no exception as over 20 of Los Angeles' best designers displayed their Spring 2009 collections at the Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week.

It is in the heated weeks before the presidential election that the neatly manicured streets of Irvine receive an extra splash of color. If you have driven around at all, you will note that the cause is hardly the changing leaves of autumn. Instead it is the abundance of political yard signs. Although the signs predominantly feature varying shades of red and blue, it is Orange County's reputation as a more-or-less socially conservative area that makes it no surprise to see a smattering of canary-yellow "Yes on 8" signs.

Another frozen yogurt shop has arrived in Irvine: Céfiore. Although this quaint yogurt shop provides its yogurt at 39 cents per ounce, nine cents more than the price of its popular competitor, Yogurtland, it's definitely worth it.

Knott's Scary Farm's Halloween Haunt vs. Universal Studios' Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights.

UCI's Band frequents sports games that take place at the Bren Event's Center.

Irvine Planeteers: More to self-righteous, envirophilic crazies than meets the eye?

Barack Obama, John McCain, Hillary Clinton and Donald Rumsfeld are just a few of the faces you can see when taking up one of the unique University of California-District of Columbia (UCDC) Summer and Academic Internship Programs. UC Irvine sends its best and brightest undergraduates to Washington, D.C. to live, play and work with the established professionals that move and shake the world.

Matt Costa performs before Three 6 Mafia during Friday's Shocktoberfest celebration.

Texas: It's next to Middle Earth!

Zack Atkinson attempts one of the most daring dunks ever seen at the annual Midnight Magic festivities on Friday night at the Bren Events Center. Atkinson was crowned the Slam Dunk competition champion on a night that saw thousands get entertained by a talented and new look squad.

While dozens of female students waited in line along Ring Road last Tuesday, Oct. 14 to sample the new pink lemonade flavor from Emergen-C, they watched Dr. Ward, a breast health expert, as she continued to discuss the steps a young woman should take to conduct a breast self-exam.