Features

Senior Laura Olvera leads the pack in Big West Conference Championships at UC Riverside on Saturday. Olvera finished second, only 3 seconds behind the leader. Her finish lead the team to a second place finish.

The new track at Anteater Stadium gives the place a more aesthetically pleasing look. More importantly, it will provide the UCI Track and Field team with better facilities to compete on.

The Hossein Omoumi Ensemble brings a Middle Eastern musical flair on stage as it performs classical Persian pieces at the Irvine Barclay Theatre.

Vacant eyes. Eerie moans. Rotting flesh. Freshly reanimated corpses, even those of friends and loved ones, that adamantly refuse to die again. All this, plus an insatiable appetite … for us. These are some of the dreadful characteristics of the walking dead, more commonly referred to as zombies. However, in this turbulent and progressive world, where these so-called supernatural phenomena are all too often cast away, knowledge of the undead may be limited to what is seen in Hollywood horror flicks. Therefore, it is crucial that the general public has at least a rudimentary understanding of the truth behind zombies. Perhaps analyzing their origins, attributes and other features will teach individuals, proper preparation and survival techniques, giving them a fighting chance in a future outbreak. The next undead epidemic may arrive sooner than you anticipate!

Anteaters abroad: Iran (Part 3)

I am sure you always wondered what you like most about Halloween, and of course you wished that someone would make a list of just that. After using a series of scientific voodoo rituals, I have forged a list of the 10 best rewards All Hallow's Eve has to offer.

For one week in fall, the Smashbox studios in Culver City are abuzz with the latest fashions. Last week was no exception as over 20 of Los Angeles' best designers displayed their Spring 2009 collections at the Mercedez-Benz Fashion Week.

It is in the heated weeks before the presidential election that the neatly manicured streets of Irvine receive an extra splash of color. If you have driven around at all, you will note that the cause is hardly the changing leaves of autumn. Instead it is the abundance of political yard signs. Although the signs predominantly feature varying shades of red and blue, it is Orange County's reputation as a more-or-less socially conservative area that makes it no surprise to see a smattering of canary-yellow "Yes on 8" signs.

Another frozen yogurt shop has arrived in Irvine: Céfiore. Although this quaint yogurt shop provides its yogurt at 39 cents per ounce, nine cents more than the price of its popular competitor, Yogurtland, it's definitely worth it.

Knott's Scary Farm's Halloween Haunt vs. Universal Studios' Hollywood's Halloween Horror Nights.

UCI's Band frequents sports games that take place at the Bren Event's Center.

Anteaters abroad: South Africa (Part 3)