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First baseman Ryan Fisher positions himself prior to a pitch thrown in Tuesday's game versus Loyola Marymount. First base is the second new...

When I found out I was pregnant, I was in an abusive relationship of two and a half years. At the time, my relationship with my boyfriend, "Matt" had been on and off for about a month. He strung me along, made me cry every night and used me for sex.

I remember where I was the moment I realized I had no idea what to do with my life, mostly because it only happened a few weeks ago.

Many UC Irvine students choose to spend their free time volunteering around Orange County, whether it is through an organization on-campus or one that is outside of school. Now there is a program offered through UCI that involves students in volunteer service projects, and provides them with resources that aim to increase their awareness of social issues within Orange County.

ZOT IN THE CITY: As I listen to the Beach Boys sweetly croon, "Wouldn't it be nice if we were older? Then we wouldn't have to wait so long," I can't help but commiserate. Sometimes I think that if Brandon and I were just a few years older, a few years wiser, more mature and had solid jobs, I could stop feeling like I'm constantly walking on eggshells while I wait to see if our relationship will blossom into something more.

AWKWARD SITUATIONS: I have a problem remembering people's names. I can remember birthdays, how to knit and John Locke's view on human nature; however, I fail to retain something as simple as a name. And I don't mean unique names; I'm talking about common names like Bob and Jane. Just this past week, I hit a record high of forgetting people I had already met. I tried to introduce myself to five people—all of whom remembered meeting me previously.

Although we are now in the 21st century, gender inequality still exists in universities, in a subtler manner. A report by the National Center for Education Statistics states, "Women now represent more of the U.S. undergraduate population than men." This means that women have become the majority group in undergraduate programs across the United States. However, how equally proportioned are females in higher education?

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A UCI student from Irvine Students Against Animal Cruelty (ISAAC) sits in a cage to express his views about scientific experimentation on animals.

Renowned "New Yorker" journalist Calvin Trillin delivers a brief biography and shares his experience in the field of journalism last week as a...

Rand Corporation's senior political scientist Rick Brennan discusses the issue of war termination and the progress made by the United States in the...

Students gather with signs reporting the 1915 Armenian genocide committed by the Ottoman Turks last Wednesday at the Student Center Courtyard.