So in a previous post I mentioned in the comments that meeting new people is sort of diffcult for me these days, and has been for some time. Others would likely say “But Dan, your going to college for chrissakes! It should be easy to meet new people and make new friends and meet new women”
Well, perhaps if college were really like how Hollywood tends to portray it might be easier, maybe. Sadly, at UC Irvine reality is a harsh mistress if you are a white, non-religious, non-greek, geeky type person. Allow me to demonstrate with a copy of the on campus activities for campus clubs going on this week at UCI. It is truly enlightening.
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CLUB EVENTS & MEETINGS
* Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Honor Society meeting: February 15, 6:30 p.m., Tamkin Hall. Visit http://clubs.uci.edu/aed/.
I’m not pre-med, or honor anything. Trust me.
* Asian Baptist Student Koinonia presents Friday Night Bible Study: February 16, 7 p.m., HIB 110. Visit http://www.absk.org/uci.
Hmmm, yeah, not Asian or Baptist and I have no idea what a Koinonia is. And seriously, Bible study on a Friday night? I’d like to get laid within THIS presidential term of office if at all possible! Snoozeville.
* Association for Computing Machinery presents Netbeans Desktop Application Development Demo: February 13, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., CS 432. Visit http://blogs.sun.com/abhishek.
Ooooh…ahhh I could do an extra-cirriculuar activity related to my major. How about no?
* Association of University Meditators meeting: February 15, 6 p.m., SST 220A. Visit http://clubs.uci.edu/aum.
Can’t say that meditation is all that exciting, lord knows I have had professors that could put me into a dream state just with the sound of their voices. Thankfully that isnt the case this quarter however.
* Ayn Rand Club meeting: February 13, 7 p.m., HH 257. The purpose of the Ayn Rand Club is to help students better understand objectivism as a means to living better lives.
I’d only go to this meeting on the off chance of seeing crazy ass LaRouche Youth Movement people protesting the Ayn Rand club members. That actually happened on campus last quarter, you don’t just make up shit like that trust me.
* Buddhist Association presents Meditation and Discussion: February 15, 6 p.m., HH 254. Meditation and discussion of Buddhist teachings with temple visits, guest speakers, and more.
Not a Buddist and what is it with yet even more meditation?
* Buddhists for World Peace presents Leading A Winning Life Through Human Revolution: February 14, 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., SSL, 168. Open to all.
Uhm, Buddhists. Again. Seriously? What the fuck is going on here?
* Chinese Association presents Clubbing @ Avalon: February 15, 7 p.m., CCC. Visit http://www.cauci.com.
I like clubbing, and I usually like going to Avalon. Alas I am not Chinese. Not even a little bit. So scratch that.
* Chinese Christian Fellowship meeting: February 15, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., HIB 110. Email paulgt1024@yahoo.com to receive emails. Tuesdays & Thursdays, 12:30 to 2 p.m., Starbucks: Visitation, bible study, & outreach. Visit http://www.clubs.uci.edu/ccf.
What the fuck is it with the religous clubs on campus? Seriously? Also, still not Chinese.
* Circle K International meeting: February 14, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., SST 220B. Visit http://www.ucicirclek.org.
I already do some volunteer work for the state. I don’t really have the time to add this to my plate.
* Criminology Law & Society Association presents Grad Student Panel: February 13, 5:30 to 6:30 p.m., SST 220A. Hear about the experiences of applying and getting into graduate school. Snacks.
I’m not going to Grad School. Non-starter.
* Electronic Music Appreciation Association presents FL Studio 101: February 13, 6 p.m., ELH 110. Visit http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/emaa.
Why do I feel like going to this would either be like living in a poorly remade version of Mike Myers Deiter sketch OR like going to a really shitty industrial club populated with people who critque music they know nothing about?
* Engineering Honor Society Tau Beta Pi presents Taulent Show: March 2, 7 p.m., SSLH 100. Cash prizes.
To participate, sign up at http://esc.eng.uci.edu/tbp/show. Deadline is February 16. Email: ucitbp@gmail.com. Visit http://esc.eng.uci.edu/tbp.
I’m not a civil engineer nor am I talented enough at anything to do for a talent show, let alone have time to prepare for a talent show.
* Filipinos Unifying Student-Engineers In an Organized Network (FUSION) meeting: Interview Workshop: February 14, 7 p.m., CS 209. Visit http://clubs.uci.edu/FUSION.
Not a Filipino, or an engineer.
* Hapa MIX (Multicultural Interracial Experience) presents Hapa Families: February 15, 7 p.m., HH 105.
I’m not multicultural in the way HAPA is looking for since I am white (german/hungarian).
* High Resolution meeting: February 14, 8:30 p.m., SSL 122. Open to all. Refreshments. Visit http://clubs.uci.edu/clubhighresolution.
This sounds like a group of god-damn dirty hippies. Nuff said.
* Latino Business Student Association presents Etiquette Dinner with Judy Davids-Wright: February 15, 6 p.m., University Club. . Business casual event. Presale tickets available. RSVP by February 11. Visit http://www.lbsairvine.com.
I’m not Latino or an MBA student.
* Latter-Day Saint Student Association presents free Pizza during Institute: February 14, 12 to 1 p.m., Interfaith Center (all Wednesday classes). Regular classes held Monday & Wednesday, 12 & 2 p.m. Visit http://lds.org/institutes/home/0,8473,768-1-36-60068,00.html.
Here we go with the religion AGAIN. “God” must be sending a message to students on campus.
* M.E.Ch.A meeting: February 14, 5 to 6:30 p.m., CCC. Visit http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/mecha/.
Uh yeah. I’m white, plus I have serious issues with some of these people due to past experiences.
* M.E.Ch.A. presents Raza Graduation Committee meeting: February 12, 3:30 p.m., CCC. Raza Graduation to be held on June 16, 7 p.m. Visit http://razagraduation2007.googlepages.com/.
See above.
* Mes de la Raza Committee meeting: February 14, 7 to 8 p.m., SSl 120. Visit http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=56219362&MyToken=e85a9509-.
I don’t even know what the fuck this is talking about. Must be a racial thing?
* Pre-Law Society Valentine’s Day event: February 14, 5 p.m., HICF 100L. Celebrate Valentine’s Day with Pre-Law Society. Enjoy free food and win prizes for couples or even those in hopes of having a date.
I’m not Pre-Law unless you count the period of time just before I get a ticket as such. Plus, its V-Day and I am single, what more horrible way to spend that day.
* Public Health Association meeting: February 14, 6 to 7 p.m., SST 220A. Visit http://ucipublichealth.googlepages.com/.
Bust out the Sominex and wake me when the snoozefest is done.
* Socialist Organizer presents Revolutionary Study Group - What Happened in the USSR?: February 13, 7 to 8 p.m., HH 142. Refreshments. Visit http://www.socialistorganizer.org.
I fail to see why a whole hour is needed to study what happened to the USSR when it’s obvious that Regan spent so much money he made the Russian economy try to do the same and subsequently collapsed to the point where the people demanded change and the forces of America’s capitalism combined with its cultural weapons of mass distraction worked its way into Russian society.
* Socialist Organizer presents Troops Home Now! Stop the War Planning meeting: February 15, 7 to 8 p.m., HH 108. Refreshments. Visit http://www.socialistorganizer.org.
Shouldn’t this guy be renaming his session to “Young Democrats” now? Oops, I guess I let the cat out of the bag there. Say hi to Obama for me.
* Society of Hispanic Professional Engineering meeting: February 14, 5 to 5:45 p.m., CS 219. Visit http://www.shpe.org.
Not Hispanic. Not an engineer.
* Society of Women Engineers presents Networking Night Ticket Sale: February 12, 9 a.m., Engineering Courtyard/ Copy Center. 5th Annual Networking Night: February 28, 6 p.m. Visit http://www.ucirvd.info/swe/.
Yeah, like they would let me go to this event. Seriuously.
* Students for Peace and Justice meeting: February 13, 6 to 7 p.m., SSL 119. Discussion of the war in Iraq.
I’ve given it considerable thought and I am sure I would just piss these people off if I went and opened my mouth or attempted to have a rational discussion with them.
* Swing Dancing Club meeting: February 12, 7 p.m., HICF 100A. Email swingclub@uci.edu if interested. Visit http://spirit.dos.uci.edu/swingclub/.
This is the first thing I have seen listed that isnt specific to a: major, racial group, sex. That is sad, seriously.
* Tennis Club @ UCI practice: February 13, 7:30 p.m., ARC Tennis Courts. Tennis Club practices Tuesday and Thursday 7:30 to 10 p.m. Open to all.
Last time I played tennis I believe I achieved a new record for distance hit for a tennis ball. I am not exactly the most dexterous person when it comes to gross motor skills.
* Vietnamese American Coalition meeting: February 13, 6 to 7 p.m., HH 112. Visit http://www.clubs.uci.edu/vac/.
For fucks sake, yet ANOTHER racial oriented group.
So, out of ALL of the campus clubs and events going on this week on campus the ONLY THING I can see myself even thinking about is the mother-frakking SWING CLUB?
THE SWING CLUB!?!?!?!?!
THE ^&%&@%&@(*&$ SWING CLUB!?!?!?!?!
What in the sam hell is going on here people? I mean, I realize I am a student commuter from more or less Long Beachdown to Irvine where campus is. But to have a campus of 26,000+ students and being what I consider a somewhat average person with regards to racial background and somewhat outside the average with regard to religious beliefs this is truly sad to have such little diversity.
Does this mean I think there needs to be a White club or whatever on campus? Not exactly so, because everyone will just immeadiately think I am some white power skinhead neo-nazi nutjob. But it is worth saying that it seems like, if you are of some kind of Asian descent, or Latin/Hispanic descent, or highly religious then you have it made for extracirricular activites.
But if your like me, just just see all this stuff going on and feel a lot like an outside trying to look in. Hell, last week I almost went to the Vietnamese American Student Union speed dating night just to see if there were any people there like myself but I had a prior dinner date so I had to skip checking it out.
So, if any of my friends have some useful advice I am listening.
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