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Where I ate: McCormick & Schmick's, 2000 Main Street, Irvine. What I ate: 1/2 pound cheeseburger and fries, and an order of Haystack Onions. What it cost me: $1.95 for the cheeseburger and fries, $1.95 for Haystack Onions and $2.75 for a drink, plus tax.

The Peter Pan-inspired play "Book of Tink," by critically acclaimed playwright Erik Ehn, continues its sold-out run at UC Irvine this week.

Ruben Hipolito, a third-year biology and Spanish double-major, received a call on Jan. 22 from Keith Christopher, the professional director for the entire Sea Scout program. Christopher informed Hipolito that he had been chosen from a pool of over 3.5 million scouts for a special task...

If there was one story that has dominated the news more than it should have over the last few weeks, it was Chris Brown's assault on his girlfriend, Rihanna.

Abe stood 6 feet 3 inches and hailed from Humboldt County, CA. He described himself as laid-back and down-to-earth. In a sleepy drawl, he touched on the lack of marijuana use at UC Irvine. "Man, it is so hard to find bud in Irvine," Abe sighed.

Irvine Planeteer: It's almost that time of year: wildflower season. Last weekend I attended a pre-wildflower hike to see which species had begun to bud and flower. Wildflower season, beginning in March in Southern California, can be shockingly beautiful, depending on the amount of rainfall we receive in the winter and early spring.

Over 40 faces sat enraptured as they watched the UC Irvine Invisible Children club's premiere of the organization's newest documentary "The Rescue" this past Monday, March 2. As images of African children carrying machine guns flashed across the screen, students squirmed in their seats as they were faced with the reality of the 23-year long war currently raging in northern Uganda.

Cool pictures.

After spending 39 weeks on The New York Times best-seller list and currently holding the number one spot, one would have to admit that "The Shack" by William Paul Young has swept the nation.

Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know: OK guys, prepare yourselves. I have a confession to make. I've been keeping it a secret long enough and I think it's time for me to come clean: I didn't watch this year's Academy Awards.

What's a lady to do in these modern, post-sexual-revolution times? A lady is free to have all the sex that she wants, but the lady is nevertheless always restricted by that which makes her a lady: her fertile womb. Kids are great, but college women might not be up to having and raising them quite yet. Medical technology, fortunately, has advanced past sheepskin condoms and Ye Olde Rhythme Methode. Women can now choose from a litany of options to cheat Mother Nature, many of them not reliant on the cooperation of a partner. Let's review, shall we?