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by Annie Kim Staff Writer Consume healthy protein. Besides building strong and good- looking muscles, another one of proteins’ functions is to increase your ability...

By Marko Ocampo Like many others, I once thought that I was incapable of dancing. Whether it was to impress a girl at prom...

As the quarter finishes, the time for finals is arriving and we all know how difficult it is to simply sit down and study. With daily distractions ranging from texting friends to catching up on the latest episode of our favorite show, it’s nearly impossible to focus solely on our studies. Yet, even with all the ways to put off reading chapters from our books, we know that we must finally focus if we really want to ace that class. Here are a few tips for getting started and kicking that procrastination habit.

By Charles Lam Staff Writer Boiling Point, a Taiwanese-style hot pot restaurant, held their grand opening this past week, putting an end to their one-month...

By Michael Chin Staff Writer Let’s be frank. Nobody cares about their classes after Thanksgiving break.  Instead we are trapped by mass amounts of the...

The women’s volleyball team at Irvine Valley College (IVC) ended their season last Saturday night on Nov. 11. Our record for this season came out to 15 wins and 6 losses, and we were ranked 10th in the state of California. During the season, Allie Cook recorded a season-high of 19 kills. Sophia Furlong directed her hitters with 50 assists against Golden West College. Captain Sarah Mendoza led the team with a tremendous effort of 41 digs for a win against Saddleback College. Sophomore middle blocker Emily Mount finished with 9 kills, 3 blocks and hit a team-high .438 to beat seventh-ranked Moorpark College.

Nutritionists say that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It gives you the nutrition necessary to function the rest of the day. Without it, our bodies don’t run as well and we can be met with fatigue and moodiness. Knowing this and studying to be a nurse, I still didn’t eat breakfast, until one day I found myself waking up to breakfast at a friend’s apartment after a night of late-night studying for a final.

On average, Thanksgiving dinners have more than 3,000 calories, and it's easy to see why, with all those scrumptious pies, candied yams, endless turkey stuffing and creamy casseroles. Many of us sit back, get comfortable, and consume over 6,000 calories during turkey day. This definitely will not do your waist line any good.

I walked up to the fenced enclosure, tilting my head up at a 45-degree angle to take my first glance at the 50-foot-tall high ropes course called "Odyssey,” located at the Anteater Recreation Center. Then only a meek freshman, I made it a goal to one day finish it. I dreamed of that moment for my entire time at UC Irvine.

Since childhood, we are told the story of Prince Charming, of true love and of a happily ever after. We are told that the handsome prince will overcome mountains, oceans and monsters to find and win our hearts. Together the fair maiden and Prince Charming will ride off into the sunset, holding hands and anticipating their lives full of love, wealth, glitter and talking animals.

Being the new kid on the block is never easy. It doesn’t matter if you’re in the 3rd grade or in your third year of college. Change can be one of the hardest things to deal with. Lauren Pyle, a transfer student from Irvine Valley College, Coastline College and Golden West College has experienced an educational path unique to most of us: being home-schooled from kindergarten through high school, going to community college and then transferring to UC Irvine. The thing is, she doesn’t see her challenges as something to keep her down. She sees them as things to help her learn and grow.

Turkey is a notoriously difficult animal to prepare. Thanksgiving turkeys tend to weigh in between 15 to 20 pounds, taking forever to cook through and the thighs and the breast need to be cooked to different temperatures and everyone is deathly afraid of undercooked fowl. This often leads to dry breast meat ruining everyone’s meal, requiring diners to pile on the gravy and the cranberry sauce.