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'I gained weight because I've stopped using crack'' or 'I didn't use to wear skirts because I used to have bruises on my knees because my boyfriend was a jerk.' When you help them shop, you hear their stories.

If you're like me, although you love your boba and your coffee, a change from the usual Cha for Tea, Tapioca Express, Starbucks or Diedrich would be greatly appreciated. Well, now you can break out of the mold and expand your beverage options with a drink

Something struck me when I researched the Peace Corps and Teach for America for this story. It's easy to be jaded all the time, to always have your cynical comment loaded.

Everyone knows that recruitment happens once a year. It's a take-it-or-leave-it offer, and if you don't join the Greek system in the fall, you'll be looking at another year before the opportunity again arises. It's also a well-known fact that the best sor

Common media perceptions of Orange County evoke images of sandy beaches, beautiful blue oceans, multimillion-dollar estates and Botox beauties cruising around in the latest luxury SUV.

It's time for me to complain about something again. Don't get me wrong. Nagging isn't something I enjoy. But UC Irvine, you make it too easy. With the administration's grand efforts to create a grand Student Center for our future Anteaters, they have bee

Some students want to go abroad, but have no idea how to get started. Julia Mao, a second-year economics major, has figured it out. Mao has already traveled to China and is going to Japan next quarter.

It's safe to assume that you have reached a desirable point on the yardstick of success when your name becomes a noun uttered by A-list stars. But UC Irvine alumna Taryn Rose will tell you that as the chief executive officer and designer of Taryn Rose Int

No one knows what really happened to me on Friday, March 11, 2005. I remember nothing of the incident, and no one happened to be looking my way when it happened. One minute, I was calmly checking to see if my new Abetta saddle fit my mustang, Cobey.

'I love it here at UC Irvine and I think it's a great place to do research, great place to teach and a fantastic place to raise a family,'

It is not an uncommon feeling among students that UC Irvine is 'boring' or a place where students flee from on the weekends. But Associated Students of UCI is on a quest to change all that.

Many of us have at least heard of peer academic advisors. Some have even spoken with them at one time or another. These knowledgeable students give their peers information and advice regarding scheduling, major selection, breadth requirements and other re