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By Marko Ocampo Shopping is one of my favorite things to do with my girlfriend.  Whether it is for clothes, food or music, shopping...

By Karam Johal As a self-proclaimed fan girl of various books, movies and TV shows throughout the years, I have always been a little...

By Jenny Lyons We all know that feeling of struggling to stay awake in class: that losing battle with heavy eyelids and nodding heads...

By Charles Lam One of my most favorite moments moving into my first apartment was shopping for my own kitchen gear. My bank account,...

By Iman Siddiqui Who doesn't love cookies? Just thinking about the chewy, chocolatey goodness makes my mouth water. And the best thing about them?...

By Kristine Hoang Parka jackets and desert boots have definitely been popular trends this fall, but so have headphones. With the constant influx of...

By Carly Lanning If you are sitting next to Jack Williams in class, you will immediately notice two things about him. One, he is...

With Halloween approaching, ghost stories will be told and continually repeated in the cavities of our minds. These stories have a strange way of worming into our thoughts.

Bean sprouts, carrots, tomatoes and squash. who would’ve thought these plants would have made a difference? The Real Food Challenge chapter (RFC) at the University of California, Irvine thinks so. Whether or not the food we eat is real — meaning that it was actually grown in soil and not chemically enhanced — affects society.

Some of the worst days at UCI occur when the SoCal heat wave kicks in. We students are expected to carry on through the day and pay attention in class as if 90-degree weather is normal for us. And it doesn’t help that the freshmen dorms aren’t air-conditioned. The slopes and hills of Ring Road also don't give us any advantages of avoiding sweating on our way to class.

The last thing I expected to do was give myself a concussion outside of class. Especially, while I was sober. If you’re wondering how this happened, join the club. I’ll rewind, like some trendy Tarantino movie that all the cool kids these days like, and tell you what happened. I’ll start from the beginning …

Skin is the first true "layer" that we see of a person. Knowing that, we all desire to have smooth acne free skin. Many people know that avoiding the sun will fight off the inevitable wrinkles, sun spots and years of aging just a little bit longer. But our diets play a huge role not only in our body shapes but for our skin as well. The saying, "you are what you eat" rings true.