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“Hi! Have you met Ted?” A simple introductory greeting is all it takes to trigger the vicious cycle of “friend-poaching,” or stealing friends away from others. Before you know it, Ted will soon be scooped up by Alex, to whom you had just introduced Ted to, and before you can say, “Let’s grab a drink!” Ted and Alex will be bonding like there’s no tomorrow and you’ll be shoved to the side like an unwanted soggy sandwich.

My first job was a memorable one. Six Flags Magic Mountain is probably among the most exciting ways to earn a paycheck. Shouting kids, screaming adults, terrifying roller coasters and some of the best co-workers a person could ask for.

ENDOWMENT: Persian Language department at UCI has received an impressive sum towards a new center.

EVENT: The Student Alumni Association’s Care-A-Thon reaps satisfactory and beneficial results.

TRAGEDY: Death befalls the UC Irvine community. Loss of ASUCI representative hits close to home.

SURFING: Special Collections and Archives host OC Surf Culture exhibit at Langson Library.

SHUT: Borders Books, a literary entrepreneurial powerhouse, is closing many doors.

FLASHING: Research on the dangers of LED lights show regular household decorations to be hazardous.

Compiled by Maxine Wally and Suzanne Cassaza.

UPDATE: Jesse Cheng asserts his innocence and has no plans to step down from his position.

MEMORIAL: Body of missing UCR student found in Newport Harbor, official cause of death pending.

EGYPT: UCI professors weigh in on the formation of the revolution and state of Egypt after uprising.