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Picture this: It's a Friday morning and you wake up to bright neon numbers flashing directly in your face and the obnoxious alarm begging you to wake up after a long night out. You smack the snooze button in an attempt to gain a few extra minutes of sleep, only to wake up to the same situation nine minutes later. This is a common scenario. It's said that the few minutes of sleep you get when you hit the snooze button is the best you get of the night. However, it's often the most costly as well.

ASK GRACE: "I have a whole box full of three-ring binders that I no longer need. They were useful last year, but they fail to serve their purpose now. What do I do?"

Have you ever stared at the stars and saw a UFO whiz by? Caught a glimpse of a phantom out of the corner of your eye? Eaten at Veggie Grill to "cleanse" your system? Well, you're kidding yourself.

ZOT IN THE CITY: I call Brandon to give him a quick hello and tell a funny story about a friend's unfortunate bathroom incident, expecting a few good laughs and some light-hearted joke-cracking. Instead, Brandon abruptly tells me that he is trying to shoot some strippers, and asks if he can call me back later.

CHRONICLES OF GNARNIA: We are nearing Cachuma Lake. Huge green hills are on either side of me. I can see them outside the freeway through the windshield, bushes spotting around, and everything is bald-looking. "Mark! America!" says my dad, sitting in the driver seat.

AWKWARD SITUATIONS: It's often said that people change a lot when they come to college. But the majority of people do not change so drastically that they start to cross-dress.

Sleep longer or go to class; chocolate or vanilla; Coke or Sprite; iced or hot; soy or nonfat; burger or burrito; chicken or beef: everyday, we are bombarded with a plethora of options.

College professors from the University of Central Florida argue that their students are increasingly illiterate in the field of physics. They believe movies like "Speed" and "Spider-Man" only perpetuate ignorance about science. Statistical evidence supports these trends, despite the fact that common sense would affirm that events in movies are created by stuntmen and special effects.

A UCI student performs research as part of a Field Freshwater Ecology class at the San Joaquin Marsh in May 2008.

Molly Jacobs, a student in the UCI Drama Department, applies aging makeup to her face while preparing for her role as Madame Flora...

Tony Rasmussen plays guitar as part of the UCI Music Showcase put on by the UCI Music Department. Undergraduate and graduate music students...

One of several UCI participants rolls down California Avenue last Saturday in this year's Dragon Skate Race hosted by Beta Theta Pi Fraternity....