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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."

Anteaters abroad: South Africa (Part 5)

Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know

Protesters gather together to rally against the passage of Proposition 8, which bans same-sex marriages, outside South Coast Plaza on Nov. 14.

Some topics are milked far too much. Proposition 8 is one of them. With so many arguments and retorts, one would think that the cow's udders have no juice left. And he would be correct. To save the cow from exhaustion, let's stop milking and make some butter. Homosexual relationships are as intimate and loving, as intertwined with jealousy and rancor, as shallow and as sophisticated as any other heterosexual relationship. To assume that compassionate intimacy is bound by sexual orientation, or that benign, familial relationships can't be established in certain households, is to milk the chicken and collect the eggs from the cow. However, to assume that the state needs to formally recognize such intimacy is also missing the mark.

What the new president means to America's black community

SCOOOOOOOORing; midterms and faces; Sarah Palin; vice grips.

UC Irvine hosts the Walk to Cure Diabetes charity event to raise money and awareness for the syndrome on Sunday Nov. 9. Hundreds of supporters from all over Southern California came to campus to show their support.

Middle Earth vs. Mesa Court: Which will be the king of housing? (Sorry Arroyo Vista and Campus Village)

Middle Earth vs. Mesa Court: Which will be the king of housing? (Sorry Arroyo Vista and Campus Village)

The United States is a land where people of different ethnic backgrounds come to achieve what this country is most famously known for: the American Dream. It is a dream echoed in many homes of first generation Americans and is usually pursued by immigrants, people who are not born in America, but nevertheless come to America, work hard and make this country what it is today. It is the opportunity to make individual choices without the restrictions of class, caste, religion, race or ethnic group. Even though you might identify yourself as an American, raised for the majority of your lifetime in Los Angeles or Orange County, there is still one giant roadblock to this dream for a mass minority: immigration status.

It was a decade that defined us all. Clinton dominated the White House, Saturday Night Live was funny and yet the mullet was not. The 1990s were a different time.