Amyna Dosani
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 Lisa Siva: A Model’s Revenge4/16/2012 |
“How an insecure foodie modeled her way to just desserts” |
 10 White Elephant Gifts That Even Elephants Won’t Forget12/12/2011 |
You thought finding the right Secret Santa gift was tough? Try hunting for the perfect White Elephant treasure! For those who don’t know, White Elephant is like the ultimate parody of Secret Santa: just bring in the weirdest, quirkiest piece of ridiculous nothing you can find. My personal rule is no more than $10 – cheap, hilarious and memorable. Though it can be difficult to find the perfect gag gift, don’t fret! Urban Outfitters, Toy Joy, Uncommon Goods, even University Health Services, and I have you covered. Urban Outfitters |
 Not Your Typical Love Advice12/6/2011 |
Whatever you do, don’t compare Wild Child to Jack Johnson. It’s not true. “Definitely, definitely not Jack Johnson,” said member Alexander Beggins. This musical troupe found each other haphazardly thrown onto a tour bus together a little over a year ago as backup artists for Danish band The Migrant. With hours spent on a cramped bus, an easily portable ukulele, and a common past stained with heartbreak and cheap red wine, the original duo, Kelsey Wilson and Beggins, went from privately composing music with each other to independently building a band and an album to share with close friends and family. “It was kind of like a really awesome escape,” Wilson said. “We started writing drunk ukulele love songs about breakups, and they just turned into more and more songs, and we liked them.” Resembling a ukulele-backed, just-so harmonized sing-songy conversation between a high-pitched Wilson and a low-pitched Beggins (listen to “Pillow Talk”), Wild Child has been compared to Ed Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros; however, Beggins also claims they sound like T.I. (Take this with a grain of salt, and lemon. Straight.) Wild Child is a band for the sardonic and straight-shooting at heart. Wild Child is for the girl who got cheated on, for the girl who cheated, for the disillusioned, the honest, the liars, the used, the girl who’s over him, the one who wishes she were; but one thing’s for sure: They dig deep. “I guess we come off as kind of cold or jaded, but it’s just real feelings,” Beggins said. “A lot of other people feel that way, too. There’s actually a lot of honesty.” It’s also cheeky, Wilson says. It’s actually pretty amusing when the band slips these raw, blunt lyrics underneath the cover of a happy, upbeat melody you just want to skip around in the park to. A good example is “Cocaine Hurricane.” Warning: it gets addictive. |
 The Secret Life of Household Items10/31/2011 |
It’s no secret most collegiettes™essentially worship their microwaves, but sometimes mac and cheese just won’t cut it. I’ll let you in on a little secret: some of your dorm room’s contents actually have glamorous secret uses. Use the recipes below to learn their mysterious ways! Move over, Ramen. Your microwave moonlights as a gourmet chef! Directions: Sautee mushrooms until golden and onions until caramelized. Place egg in microwave-safe cup, cover with water and heat in microwave for five minutes until hard-boiled. In a three-quart, microwave-safe dish, combine butter, garlic, mushrooms and onion. Place dish in microwave and cook on high for 3 minutes. Pour vegetable broth into a microwave-safe dish. Heat in microwave until the broth is hot but not boiling (approximately two minutes). Stir the rice and broth into the casserole dish with the onion, mushroom, butter and garlic mixture. Cover the dish tightly and cook on high for six minutes. Stir apple juice into the rice. Cook on high for 10 minutes more. Most of the liquid should boil off. Peel hard-boiled egg, crush and toss onto risotto. Stir the cheese into the rice and serve. |
 De-stress on Campus10/6/2011 |
Now that the fall semester is a-rollin’ like sushi, it’s easy to get frazzled or caught-up in tests, meetings, friends, potential lovers and social events (and that’s just the half of it!). Before you give up and drown your troubles in Tiff’s Treats – though tempting – consider these superb spots on or near campus for a much healthier way to get your “ohm” on. Turtle Pond
Meditation Area on the SAC Roof |
