Archive for September 21st, 2009
It’s a boy! It’s a girl! No, it’s a blog! The OpinionEater is born!
The New U is finally ready to be a part of the twenty-first century.
We, the Opinion Section editors (Mengfei and Frida…more on us later), are the proud parents of the OpinionEater, the New University’s riveting, raucous and thought-provoking new opinion blog. Born today, September 21, 2009, at 7:28 Pacific Standard Time, the new blog has [...]
High and Dry: Rowing, a Victim of Budget Cuts
Varsity rowing, the only sport at UCI that was a true walk-on only program, was discontinued due to budget cuts in the athletics department. This is their boat house in the Newport Harbor.
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Welcome to the new Features blog!!
The New U is getting tech-savvy. We now have a Features Section blog and Twitter. Get ready for funny videos, pictures, and random thoughts throughout the year. Are you stoked?
We’re pretty stoked.
Come to our section meeting Wednesday, September 23 and an info session at 6 p.m. in the Moss Cove A room of the Student [...]
New Sports Blog Up and Running
Check back soon for updates and commentary on the latest in the UCI sports world!
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Welcome Week Munching – Editor Downtime
Hey gang! It’s your friendly entertainment editors, Natasha and Rebecca. You may have seen us earlier today, at the New U Welcome Week Booth, eating an entire bucket of Trader Joes’ chocolate chip cookies. Our conversation went something like this:
Rebecca: Would you like another cookie?
Natasha: Goddamn, yes.
Rebecca: I’ll take…two more.
Natasha: I will take…that whole friggin [...]
School Shooting Shakes UCI
MURDER: The first school shooting in UCI history leaves behind shock and many unanswered questions
Students and Professors Are Walking Out in Protest of Budget
WALKOUT: The deterioration of the UC system leads to protest on the first day of school at UC Irvine
Summer Fires in LA Alter Lives of Many Orange County Residents
DISASTER: The Station Fire continues to burn while Irvine students still recover from the other Southern CA fires
Tuition Keeps on Climbing
DEBT: Mid-year student fee increase sparks worry among many students during economic hard times
News In Brief
Planned Parenthood to offer sexuality information via text; UCI Medical Center makes series of grave mistakes; H1N1 flu becomes a threat for UCI’s campus population; Unidentified woman found burned in an Irvine parking lot
