Author Archive for Ian Massey
Can’t Rain On This Parade
UCI: Three days after winning a second straight national title, the men’s volleyball holds a celebration inside Crystal Cove Auditorium. A morning downpour cancelled the outdoor portion of the championship rally for the UC Irvine men’s volleyball team on May 7, but the festivities were taken inside the Crystal Cove Auditorium at the Student Center. [...]
REPEAT: Men’s Volleyball Clinches Second Consecutive National Championship
For the second straight year, and for the fourth time in seven years, the Anteaters are the champions of men’s volleyball. On May 4, 364 days after defeating USC for the 2012 National Championship, UC Irvine upset no. 1-ranked Brigham Young University at Pauley Pavilion in three sets (25-23, 25-22, 26-24) for their first [...]
Jason Collins can be the next Jackie Robinson, can’t do it alone.
Growing up in a dugout or a locker room, you hear things you wish you hadn’t. One guy bedded a girl he met at the bar last night, another shares a little too much about a penis he justifies as average sized, and another makes fun of a teammate for going through a slump with [...]
Anteater Alumnus Seeks Dream Job in Australia
Australian tourism has been famous for its “Where the bloody hell are you” campaign for years, but now, one UC Irvine graduate has the opportunity to land what Tourism Australia refers to as “The Best Job in the World.” Out of over 45,000 applicants from 196 countries, Graham Freeman has made it to the top [...]
The Fragile Life of A Prospect
DRAFT: UC Irvine’s ace, Andrew Thurman, could be a millionaire in June if he stays healthy. A half dozen radar guns shoot up in sync. Scattered throughout the seats at Cicerone Field, home of the UC Irvine baseball team, five scouts and a father sit analyzing the effectiveness of Andrew Thurman, a third-year college [...]
Water Polo Shocked in 2OT
LOSS: The Big West Championship took two overtimes to decide and Hawai’i emerged victorious. UH 5, UCI 4 (2OT) The no. 6 UC Irvine women’s water polo team (21-9) split the regular season conference title with no. 7 Hawai’i (21-9). On Sunday, April 28, Irvine and Hawai’i squared off for the Big West Tournament [...]
What We Are, Your Paper
I’ve walked into the New University Newspaper newsroom for four years now, one as a staff writer and three as an editor. In the back of our room sits a bookshelf with fancy leather bound books containing pages that I had taken for granted for years — until last week. As I contemplate the threat [...]
MVPeter
Fourth-year Tyler Kenney built the Antourage, bringing an unfamiliar spirit to UCI’s student section. “De-Fense!” Stomp, stomp. “De-Fense!” Tyler Kenney shouts at UC Irvine students, striding as if doing lunges, but thudding the aisles simultaneously. He’s challenging them, every one of them. It is crunch time at UCI’s Homecoming Game on Jan. 12. The Anteaters [...]
Oh Nam!
At 14 years old, Nam Ho sat in a freshman biology class at Archbishop Mitty High School in San Jose, scratching scribbles into a notebook. His friends always asked him to do graffiti designs on T-shirts for them. Artsy, Ho was handy with a spray-paint canister, often painting canvases in his garage. His mother is [...]
UCI One Win Away From First March Madness
UCI 67, LBSU 60 For the first time since 2008, the UC Irvine men’s basketball team is headed to the Big West Conference Championship game, which will take place at the Honda Center in Anaheim on Saturday, March 16 at 7:30 p.m. The No. 4 seeded Anteaters will face No. 2 Pacific. Not since [...]
