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On Saturday, Oct. 12, “The Firebird” premiered at the Barclay in Cheng Hall, presented by the Festival Ballet Theatre. “The Firebird” is based on old Russian fairy tales about a radiant bird with magical abilities.

The #13 ranked UCI men’s water polo fell 16-7 against the #1 ranked Stanford Cardinals at the Anteater aquatics center this past Sunday, a hard loss for the Anteaters who were looking to prove that they could compete with the best.

Despite freshman Onye Ofoegbu’s (13) career high with 17 kills and the team’s strong start in the first set, the UC Irvine women’s volleyball team ultimately took a loss against the Cal State Fullerton Titans with a final 3-1 score (19-25, 25-17, 25-18, 30-28) this past Saturday, Oct. 12 at the Bren Events Center.

Blizzard Entertainment, a major gaming firm and the developer of Overwatch and World of Warcraft, is facing fierce backlash after banning professional Hearthstone player Ng Wai Chung, also known as “blitzchung,” for voicing support for the Hong Kong protests during a live post-match interview.

Many California corporations, like Uber and Lyft, are unsure of their future business in the state amid concern over the implementation of a controversial worker classification bill, directly targeting the growing “gig” economy.

Though technological innovations in the past decade prove that online shopping is the future of consumerism, Amazon began opening physical grocery shops—namely Amazon Go—back in Jan.2018. Plans of expanding the locations have landed the company’s newest addition in Irvine.

Vice Provost for Academic Personnel Diane O’Dowd granted Lecturer Andrew Tonkovich paid medical leave for the duration of Fall Quarter 2019 on Oct. 7 after receiving backlash for denying Tonkovich’s request to receive paid leave twice.