Bento Box: An Emergency Guide to UCSC

An Emergency UCSC Guide for You
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Congratulations! You’re off to a world of finals flashing, frat parties, too much makeup, lousey lab partners and 3AM food runs! Now I know you’re going to enjoy yourself, but I have a few words of advice and information for you. Not that you’d need this, since we all know you’ve known everything there is to know about life once you hit 18, right? Right.

WORK:

Search for classes here: https://pisa.ucsc.edu/class_search/ Try to remember to follow your major requirements and don’t forget some classes have pre-reqs or are a series (A, B, C, D)

Your General Catalog for 2011-2012 is here: http://reg.ucsc.edu/catalog/html/index.html (…You know what a general catalog is right?)

MYUCSC: https://my.ucsc.edu/ This is your friend for looking up your schedule, checking your grades, etc. Don’t forget your password. If you move the times back (ex: change it to Fall 2010) you can use the course websites to look up what books are required and which classes are usually offered when.

Campus Map: http://maps.ucsc.edu/

Academic Calendar: http://reg.ucsc.edu/calendar/ Print this. Or at least save the important dates. Like when you need to pay for classes.

Finals Schedule: http://reg.ucsc.edu/soc/2118/sched.html Look up your finals schedule for the classes you are taking when you are registering. That way you can plan ahead so you don’t have 5 finals on Monday and Tuesday and try to kill yourself when it comes time to cram.

Check your professor: http://blog.ratemyprofessors.com/ It really helps.


PLEASURE:

Your School Paper: http://santacruzstudentguide.com/

College Prowler: http://collegeprowler.com/university-of-california----santa-cruz/

Obligatory Article from your school: http://www.unigo.com/articles/ucsc%5E58__biggest_mistake_and_best_decision_i_made_freshman_year/?taxonomyId=79148

Post Office: US Post Office / FedEx on UC Santa Cruz Campus
In the basement of the Jack Baskin Engineering Bldng.
Open Mon-Fri, 8am-4pm
Info: 459-2765

24 Hour Supermarket: Safeway supermarket
2111 Mission Street, 429-9811 - Open 24 hours

STUFF TO KNOW JUST IN CASE:

Campus Police: (831) 459-2231

Student Health Center: http://www2.ucsc.edu/healthcenter/

Closest Airports (SJC) San Jose and (SFO) San Francisco: Use http://www.kayak.com/ to order tickets. You can find information on getting to and from airports here: http://artslectures.ucsc.edu/resources.php



PHONE NUMBERS:



Remember, always charge and bring your phone. And buying new underwear because you're too lazy to do your laundry is never an acceptable excuse.

(For my cousin CC. May she never have to call me for bail money.)

Bento Box: An Emergency Guide to UCI

(an excerpt from what I prepared for my brother. Just thought I'd share.)

An Emergency UCI Guide for You 

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Congratulations! You’re off to a world of fun, underage drinking, skimpy clothes, last minute finals and running to class late in your pajamas! Now I know you’re going to enjoy yourself, but I have a few words of advice and information for you. Not that you’d need this, since we all know you’ve known everything there is to know about life once you hit 18, right? Right.

WORK:

Search for classes here: http://websoc.reg.uci.edu/ Try to remember to follow your major requirements and don’t forget some classes have pre-reqs or are a series (A, B, C, D)

Your General Catalog for 2011-2012 is here: http://www.editor.uci.edu/catalogue/ (…You know what a general catalog is right?)

Your Portal: https://eee.uci.edu/myeee/ This is your friend for looking up your schedule, checking your grades, etc. Don’t forget your password. If you move the times back (ex: change it to Fall 2010) you can use the course websites to look up what books are required and which classes are usually offered when. http://portal.uci.edu/

Campus Map: http://www.uci.edu/campusmaps.php

Academic Calendar: http://www.reg.uci.edu/navigation/calendars.html Print this. Or at least save the important dates. Like when you need to pay for classes.

Finals Schedule: http://www.reg.uci.edu/calendars/finals/schedule-201112.html Look up your finals schedule for the classes you are taking when you are registering. That way you can plan ahead so you don’t have 5 finals on Monday and Tuesday and try to kill yourself when it comes time to cram.

Check your professor: http://blog.ratemyprofessors.com/ It really helps.

Best places for Wifi & food for studying: Jack in the Box & Lee’s Sandwich. (Ken says the library but he’s a nerd. Never leave your stuff unattended even to go to the bathroom, people get laptops and ipods stolen all the time.)

PLEASURE:

Your School Paper: http://www.newuniversity.org/

Your School Forum: http://anteaterforum.com/

College Prowler: http://collegeprowler.com/university-of-california----irvine/

Livejournal Community: http://uci.livejournal.com/

If you feel overwhelmed: http://www.transfercenter.uci.edu/

Obligatory Article from your school: http://www.enotes.com/uc-irvine-guide

Post Office:  United States Post Office (Across the bridge near Lee’s)

University Center

4255 Campus Dr, Irvine

(800) ASK-USPS or (800) 275-8777

Closest Supermarket: Albertsons (open till 1)

4541 Campus Dr
Irvine, CA 92612

(949) 854-8280

STUFF TO KNOW JUST IN CASE:

Campus Police: (949)824-5223

Student Health Center: http://www.shs.uci.edu/

Closest Airport (SNA) John Wayne Airport: Use www.kayak.com to order tickets. You can find information on getting to and from airports here: http://www.parking.uci.edu/public/holidayshuttle.cfm

Remember, always charge and bring your phone. Cause I hate people who don’t, that’s lame.

Ricebowl 106: Bowling in Turn

We recently celebrated the leaving from the nest of two of our family- my brother Tom and my cousin Chelsea. (Yea, named after Bill’s daughter. Got a problem?) Since I am the master of sudden inspirations, I decided bowling would be a great idea for 10 people from teens to thirties to get together and have a roaring good time. That’s right, we’re gonna roar like dinosaurs did.

We booked a party package at a sort of nearby bowling alley, got lost on the way there and ended up with 5 people in two lanes, pitchers of soda, nachos, popcorn, French fries and lots of pizza. And that’s the thing when you eat while bowling, you realize that your hands are absolutely filthy! I mean, when was the last time you saw someone sanitize one of those bowling ball finger holes. Not to be Dr. Oz, but eating with your hands while bowling is really disgusting. That means everyone wound up with tiny party forks (the ones that break when you stab too hard) and tried to maneuver nacho chips slowly to their mouths.

Jenny, one of the married members of our generation is a bowling turn nazi. If you don’t get your butt up to the lane to at least grapple at one of the many coloured balls in the turnstile, you are going to get a really loud, “IT’S YOUR TURN!” Which works because honestly, how many games can a big group get through if there’s not ONE of those people? Jenny really missed her calling as a drill sergeant because as I’m standing by the food counter, trying to order another plate of nachos and popcorn to stave off these starving bowlers, trying to give love advice to my little cousin who can’t decide between guy 1, guy 2 and oh yea, there’s guy 3 that likes me but I don’t like him, I hear a clear-

“HEY. IT’S YOUR TURN, *PANDA.”

Afraid of facing the wrath of the Jenny, we grabbed the food, not even stuffing the change back into our wallets and race back six lanes to get to our group…only to find she’s skipped us. Both of us.

“Yea, she’d already started skipping your name in the computer when you rounded the corner.” Her sister said nonchalantly.

Bowling is a serious sport.

Obviously my name isn’t Panda. It’s just a pseudonym. Or is it…?