That little device you carry around with you at all times — which has already replaced your wrist-watch, your teddy bear and your address book — may very well replace your nutritionist in the near future, if all goes well with studies being conducted by the ConTxt research group. Cell phone usage is the center of the researchers’ unique weight loss plan, and they’re currently searching for subjects to participate in a 12-month study that will ideally result in the participants reaching a healthier weight.

A beautiful country with a long and painful history, Uganda has been ravaged by strife and war for years; corrupt government regimes have left it one of the poorest countries in Africa. Now that colonial and civil wars have subsided, travelers can enjoy a relatively peaceful journey, but visitors are cautioned to avoid some northern regions and villages still affected by the Lord’s Resistance Army. But overall, the people of Uganda are very friendly to foreigners, and travel is remarkably affordable.

That little device you carry around with you at all times — which has already replaced your wrist-watch, your teddy bear and your address book — may very well replace your nutritionist in the near future, if all goes well with studies being conducted by the ConTxt research group. Cell phone usage is the center of the researchers’ unique weight loss plan, and they’re currently searching for subjects to participate in a 12-month study that will ideally result in the participants reaching a healthier weight.

Studying abroad is meant to be a time of exploration — something that, sadly, I have largely avoided for the last two months — so last week I decided to go to a fútbol (soccer) game. I’ve never been before, but with Spain as the reigning World Cup champ, it seemed only logical to have my first authentic futbol experience while in a country that lives and breathes the sport.

Unfortunately, there is no chocolate-making major at UCSD. That’s probably why Richard and Michael Antonorsi — two brothers who graduated from UCSD in the mid-1980s — settled on degrees in computer science and bioengineering, respectively.