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There is a picture of me in the family photo album dressed as a little lady pilgrim, standing next to a little Indian boy with construction paper feathers in a construction paper headband. It was taken in 1994 when I was a wee kindergartner.

History books are wrong about the Battle of the Bulge. It didn’t happen in Europe during World War II; it’s happening in our homes on the fourth Thursday of every November. As Thanksgiving draws closer this year and threatens waistlines everywhere, it would be wise of us to devise a strategy to deal with this dangerous opponent. This opponent is none other than the duplicious Thanksgiving dinner. The following are the resources and attack strategies of the Thanksgiving dinner:

Protesting students begin to sing “We Will Overcome;” moments later, they were arrested by police.

Though retail sales struggle all through the year, especially in the past two or three years, Black Friday officially kicks off holiday shopping...

Dear Sandy, Recently, I found out that my boyfriend cheated on me. After listening to his explanation, I think that I might be able...

On Thanksgiving there has never been the rush of relatives through my door, the clanking and clinking of pots and pans or the...

(10:53:09 PM) Traci: I’m doing that thing where I’m trying to name all 50 states…I only have 39… (10:53:15 PM) Amanda: hahaha (10:53:19 PM) Amanda: love it (10:53:21 PM) Amanda: let me see if I can do it

I have something in common with the prime ministers, presidents and corporate tycoons of the world. Is it my gold-plated Rolls-Royce bedazzled in hulking 24-carat diamonds? My intricate knowledge of the world’s most secretive nuclear arsenals? The fact that I can call up the British prime minister for a spot o’ tea n’ crumpets? Well, I’m working on those ... but in the meantime, the closest I am to that Rolls-Royce is when I stud my Toyota with rhinestones.

Irvine is in the heart of one of the most environmentally friendly areas in California. During the last few months of my stay in Madrid, Spain as a student on the Education Abroad Program, I have found more ways of implanting a sustainable lifestyle.

An excited murmur emanates from room 118 in Humanities Hall. The time is 5:30 p.m. and the meeting has just begun. Among the over 30 people inside room 118 is a Chilean exchange student, a girl whose father performs plastic surgery on children with severely deformed cleft palates, a computer technician and a transfer student. Four students from completely different walks of life all unite for one cause: the children.

The UC Irvine Reserve Officer’s Training Corps (ROTC) hold a ceremony to support those who have served in the United States military on...

I am interested in starting a romantic relationship with one of my close guy friends, but there is a problem. He is a...