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UC Irvine anteaters show school spirit by throwing up the "tongue" and masking their faces with the school colors at the Duck Roast tailgate party before the UCI vs. Oregon State basketball game.

Sun E. Boi, fourth-year biology major Russell Curry, performs at the 2008 Anstock Festival. Curry went on to win Best Instrumentation.

Engineering students peel out in the back lot behind the Engineering Tower on Nov. 8. Students drove go-karts built for senior design projects from previous years.

The drummer for Auditory Aphasia beats away at the drums and cymbals during the competition for best live performance during the third annual Antstock Festival on Wednesday night, presented by the UCI Bookstore.

As America was electing its first black president on Nov. 4, a small town in Orange County elected its first Korean mayor. For the first time in its 37-year history, Irvine welcomed to the city's highest position Sukhee Kang, who previously served as mayor pro tempore. However, people know that there is more to a leader than his or her ethnic background. Deny it as you might, change has finally come.

As America was electing its first black president on Nov. 4, a small town in Orange County elected its first Korean mayor. For the first time in its 37-year history, Irvine welcomed to the city's highest position Sukhee Kang, who previously served as mayor pro tempore. However, people know that there is more to a leader than his or her ethnic background. Deny it as you might, change has finally come.

Anteaters Abroad: Iran (Part 5)

Eater's Digest: Knowlwood

Irvine Planeteers: I belong to a small, elite club. There might be six of us on campus, or at least it seems that way. We are a rare breed in this region and few people have had the pleasure of seeing us in person. I am a UC Irvine biker.

What first comes to your mind when you think of Orange County? What about its reputation as the place that boasts some of Southern California's finest beaches (think Laguna and San Clemente) or the simple luxury of cruising down Pacific Coast Highway? How about the fact that Aston Martin finds its second-best market here? Well, according to "Orange County: A Personal History" by Gustavo Arellano, we've come a long way, from vast nothingness to hyper-suburbia, thanks to the post-World War II population boom.

Scantrons, thorns, butts, smart druggies, and your mom.

While cigarettes have been the product of choice in Western countries, in other parts of the world different methods have long been used. One such form of smoking tobacco is commonly known as "hookah," or the water pipe. According to the American Lung Association, in recent years hookah bars have increasingly gained popularity in the United States, especially among 18 to 24-year-olds, becoming "the first new tobacco use trend of the 21st century."