Features

A male student's not-so-guilty guilty pleasures, how he's learned to succumb to them, and why you should too.

Dead chickens; French royalty; baaad things; appreciating water.

Students offer thoughts on the newest crisis.

The divers put up big points at their meets and this one looks like a smooth one. Swimming and diving will compete in several meets in the next few months all in preperation for the Conference Championships in March.

The UC Irvine men's swim team won the UCI/Ayres Invitional this past weekend at the Anteater pool.

Anteaters abroad: South Africa (Part 6)

This year, don't resort to a last-minute gift card. Buy something unique while avoiding the dreaded mall crowds by shopping for presents online. These Web sites offer original and affordable gifts, from beautifully crafted baubles to downright wacky knickknacks.

Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know: Suddenly, the professor is taking roll in my 100-person lecture class and teaching assistants are taking it again in my 40-person discussion section. I'm told that if I am counted absent in more than a certain number of lectures and discussions, I will fail the class completely. But by the time roll is finally taken and class actually starts, we are 10, sometimes 20, minutes into the allotted class time. Far be it from me not to admit that some days, I couldn't ask for more than a shorter lecture. But in the back of my mind, I can't help but feel a bit cheated.

The Legacy of George W. Bush

Men usually don't have babies...but might they on rare occasions? Find out (or not) in this week's edition of...

Awesome Extreme and Non-Extreme Sports Pictures.

Bassist Toshiya rocks out with Dir En Grey at the LA Wiltern on Saturday, November 29th. Dir En Grey is a popular Japanese rock band that has an enormous underground following, including students at UC Irvine.