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When picturing college life, the images that come to mind are those of a crowded dorm, a Thursday night party or a table littered with red cups from a round of beer pong. Rarely does anyone think of sitting in traffic or enduring a grueling commute. For many college students, however, commuting is a part of their college experience.

UCI students from the Drama Department advertise for their upcoming production "Clownzilla" on Ring Mall.

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....

President of Associated Students of UC Irvine Megan Braun discusses several proposals with variouscabinet members last week in order to improve the campus....

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.