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Out & About Orange County

Tired of the daily grind of studying and sitting in class and wanting to get away, but don't want to spend gas money? Here are four day trips in the area that won't gouge your wallet.

SAGE House Marks One-Quarter Anniversary

At the newest theme house in Arroyo Vista, members of the Student Achievement Guided by Experience Scholars Program celebrated a successful first quarter with its first annual open house last Thursday, Feb. 2. Administrators and members from the Paul Mera

The Real Truth Behind Modesty, Monks and the Way You Dress

Mark Twain once wrote, 'Modesty died when clothes were born.' It's too bad he was wrong. Perhaps it was Twain who began the false belief, still prevalent today, that a person cannot be truly modest in spite of their clothing. Now I'm left here cleaning

Identification Chips No Bigger Than a Grain of Sand May Aid Campu

College students don't just attend class with a notebook and pen anymore. Some college students walk around campus with hundreds of dollars worth of technology in the form of laptops, iPods, digital cameras and cell phones

Women Helping Women In Costa Mesa

'I gained weight because I've stopped using crack'' or 'I didn't use to wear skirts because I used to have bruises on my knees because my boyfriend was a jerk.' When you help them shop, you hear their stories.

Spanish Female Director Celebrated

Would you live your life any differently if you knew you had only three months to live? A low-budget film shown to a group of students turned out to be an opportunity to reflect on materialism, existentialism and self-gratification that we find present in

Move Aside Boba, Konjac is in Town

If you're like me, although you love your boba and your coffee, a change from the usual Cha for Tea, Tapioca Express, Starbucks or Diedrich would be greatly appreciated. Well, now you can break out of the mold and expand your beverage options with a drink

Students Can Change the World

Something struck me when I researched the Peace Corps and Teach for America for this story. It's easy to be jaded all the time, to always have your cynical comment loaded.

Drake Calls Truce With Workers

Although the UC Irvine administration succumbed to pressure to consider bringing subcontracted workers in-house last week, months of waiting and unresponsiveness has led these workers and their supporters to remain cautiously optimistic.

Son of Donor Gets Residency

Favoritism concerns arose after Alfred Sein gained a residency position at the UC Irvine Medical Center in the same month that his father, Michael Sein, donated $250,000 to the radiology department, according to a recent Los Angeles Times article.

Behind the Numbers: Sexual Assult at UC Irvine

Common media perceptions of Orange County evoke images of sandy beaches, beautiful blue oceans, multimillion-dollar estates and Botox beauties cruising around in the latest luxury SUV.

Date Rape Survivor Recounts Experience

Early in her freshman year at college in 1990, Katie Koestner was raped by Peter, a friend she had known for a few days and gone on a date with. Koestner spoke on the taboo subject of date rape, sharing her experience and advice to help stop rape, in fron

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