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Once upon a time, following a civilized meeting over tea with some lovely young gentlemen, one of my fellow steampunks concluded that “A steampunk is someone who argues about what steampunk is.”

You’re probably raising your eyebrows, wondering how Japanese curry made the cut. Despite misconceptions made about the mystic sounding curry, Japanese curry is one of the most underrated dishes that people have allowed to fly under the radar. Some people love it, others hate it, but the bottom line is this dish is definitely something you must try once with an open mind.

This week I went on a 10.5-mile hike with the Irvine Ranch Conservancy to the Tecate Cypress forest in Fremont Canyon, which is located behind Irvine Regional Park and runs along the border of Chino Hills State Park. The canyon can be accessed through Irvine Regional Park, but is only open through programs with the Irvine Ranch Conservancy.

With summer bliss only a few weeks away, hundreds of UC Irvine students are preparing to embark on one of the campus’ featured study abroad programs. The Center for International Education (CIE) is the first pit stop for Anteaters eager to spend a quarter or more in foreign universities in countries as diverse as Singapore, Ghana and Turkey. With an estimated 1,000 students traveling abroad every year, the appeal to earn units while on an exotic excursion is ever growing.

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The sweet smell of organic strawberries tickled my nose as they were pulled from the refrigerator and placed on the kitchen island in preparation for a cooking class at the Anteater Recreational Center (ARC) on a Wednesday afternoon. Along with these plump strawberries picked from the South Coast Farms in San Juan, the counter was occupied by tapioca powder, blueberry juice, lemon juice and … arugula? How did this batch of arugula get on the kitchen counter and more importantly, how will it mesh with strawberries? Although a little skeptical in the beginning, by the end of the hour the combination of arugula and strawberries in a dish would not be a question.

Person 1: I recommend the family meal at Stonefire Grill. Person 2: Oh, do they have single or duet meals? — Ring Road Overheard by: David...

Fireworks commemorated UCI Baseball’s 9-2 victory over UC Davis to clinch its first Big West title.

City of Irvine Mayor Sukhee Kang visits the Cross-Cultural Center to highlight the strength in a city as diverse and integrated as Irvine.

Invited by Spicmacay, a club promoting Indian classical music, renowned musician Ustad Ali Ahmed Hossain Khan performs with the Shehnai, a double-reed wind...

Junior Lauren Collins went out to the Big West Conference Championship and performed at a higher level than even she could have anticipated....