This year, don't resort to a last-minute gift card. Buy something unique while avoiding the dreaded mall crowds by shopping for presents online. These Web sites offer original and affordable gifts, from beautifully crafted baubles to downright wacky knickknacks.
Mad, Bad, & Dangerous to Know: Suddenly, the professor is taking roll in my 100-person lecture class and teaching assistants are taking it again in my 40-person discussion section. I'm told that if I am counted absent in more than a certain number of lectures and discussions, I will fail the class completely. But by the time roll is finally taken and class actually starts, we are 10, sometimes 20, minutes into the allotted class time. Far be it from me not to admit that some days, I couldn't ask for more than a shorter lecture. But in the back of my mind, I can't help but feel a bit cheated.
Bassist Toshiya rocks out with Dir En Grey at the LA Wiltern on Saturday, November 29th. Dir En Grey is a popular Japanese rock band that has an enormous underground following, including students at UC Irvine.
What first comes to your mind when you think of Orange County? What about its reputation as the place that boasts some of Southern California's finest beaches (think Laguna and San Clemente) or the simple luxury of cruising down Pacific Coast Highway? How about the fact that Aston Martin finds its second-best market here? Well, according to "Orange County: A Personal History" by Gustavo Arellano, we've come a long way, from vast nothingness to hyper-suburbia, thanks to the post-World War II population boom.
UCLA Hosts Conference Celebrating Students of Color; UCI Committee Arranges Homeless Awareness Event; Scientists Find Stress Reshapes the Human Brain; Study Finds Internet Use Improves Youth Skills
