Close your eyes. Imagine you are an 8-year-old child in Africa. Imagine living in fear of being taken away from your family by a rebel army. Imagine having friends that have disappeared who you know are now child soldiers and sex slaves. Imagine going to bed at night and wondering if you might be next. Imagine if no one knew.
Every quarter, for a week our school becomes a bazaar on Ring Road with the most popular wears for affordable, student-friendly prices. In preparation for the coming Mother's Day and summer, this quarter's vendor fair showed off the "ins" of fashion, the reality of the economy and the diversity of our campus.
The Hat is the home of the "World Famous Pastrami." Thinly sliced pastrami is layered and stacked onto a soft French bread roll, topped with mustard and pickles. The pastrami is so thin and so soft that it makes you wonder how so much flavor can possibly be packed into these slices. This sandwich, which is served hot, is the largest advertised item on the menu: "Pastrami Dip $6.99" is boldly written in large white font.
It often starts with peer pressure. All your friends are doing it, they talk about it all the time, they do it in front of you, and eventually they drop hints about you joining them. Maybe you're strong enough to resist, or maybe you're not - and you sign yourself up for an MMORPG.
"UC Irvine is so boring! There is nothing to do! It is dead on the weekends! Everything closes early!" Insert a whiny voice when all those things are said and this probably sounds like most of you. I have news for you. Stop being a Debbie Downer and couch potato and open your eyes. UCI, and Orange County in general, has more to offer than you may know — way more.
This weekend was Sea & Sage Audubon Society's Birdathon, a local competition that takes place over a 24-hour period, during which the goal is to see as many species as humanly possible. Also called the "Big Day," this event is for fun, scientific research and also a fundraiser for the Audubon Society.
