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College internships: Do universities adequately prepare students for the workplace?

As the U.S. job market becomes increasingly competitive, internships have become an important part of preparing for a successful professional and academic career. College students increasingly seek out these short-term, real-world work experiences to build their resume because companies often consider previous internship experience when...

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Irvine mayor urges Chancellor Gillman to drop penalties against professors

Irvine Mayor Larry Agran addressed a letter to UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman on Aug. 12, urging the chancellor to consider dropping the disciplinary actions taken against two faculty members who participated in the spring 2024 pro-Palestine protests. As of Aug. 21, Gillman is still yet to respond to the letter, which was hand delivered to his office on Aug. 14.  The letter was drafted after about three weeks of discussions between Agran and approximately 25 faculty members from other UC schools. It references punishments imposed on Humanities Core lecturer Jonathan Brook Haley and Professor of global and international studies Tiffany Willoughby-Herard.  “I take this opportunity to request that you reconsider and...

Irvine mayor urges Chancellor Gillman to drop penalties against professors

Irvine Mayor Larry Agran addressed a letter to UCI Chancellor Howard Gillman on Aug. 12, urging the chancellor to consider dropping the disciplinary actions taken against two faculty members...

How the UCI Transfer Center supports pregnant and parenting students

The UCI Transfer Center hosted their annual Pregnant and Parenting Students orientation for incoming transfer students at the Students Services II building and remotely on Zoom on Aug. 14...

What does a university look like when students leave?

Most students leave campus after spring quarter ends, giving UCI a noticeably quieter atmosphere during the summer. For those who remain, sudden inactivity is immediately apparent.  During the academic year,...

Opinion

The UN is a bad joke with no punchline. 

In the midst of the Second World War, the Allied Powers created the United Nations (UN) — a global peacekeeping organization dedicated to preventing world-wide conflict through international cooperation. When the war was over...

Skinny is back, but whose fault is it?

Check the comments of any recent Ariana Grande post. Between discussions about her new music and the many fans complimenting her makeup, there’s one comment that appears concerningly often: Why does she look so...

Political spending shouldn’t be protected as free speech

The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) made a few rulings in late June , from transgender athletes in sports to birthright citizenship. One of those rulings was National Republican Senatorial Committee v....

Democrats need to listen to their own voters

“Vote Blue no Matter Who” has become one of the Democratic Party’s defining slogans, but recent primary elections suggest that Democratic voters want more than just candidates to support: they want changes in the...

Redwoods are endangered — time to bring them to UCI

Coast redwoods, also known as Earth’s tallest tree, need to be planted in Aldrich Park. Yes, I am talking about the trees that can grow up to 350 feet tall.  These giants would be an...

Heidegger and the time we lose trying to save

When every hour of the day is forced to have a defined value, it can be a waste long before it ends. Martin Heidegger’s account of temporality says that people let an imagined future...

Entertainment

Vogue World 2027 is coming to San Francisco

San Francisco is about to get just a little bit more fashionable, or at least, a lot more attention from the fashion world for a day.  Vogue announced on Aug....

‘Chuck Timely & The Hourglass’ explores love accompanied by...

Role Model’s third studio album, “Chuck Timely & The Hourglass,” quietly dropped on Spotify Aug. 7 and deserves a chance to be heard at full volume at least once. Born...

Theater Thursday: Season three offers the Walter boys more...

Netflix released season three of “My Life with the Walter Boys” on Aug. 6. The American teen drama earned the number one spot as the most-watched TV show globally...

Primetime television has a guilty conscience 

Editor’s Note: This article contains discussions of suicide and murder. The official trailer for A24’s new film “Primetime,” which focuses on true events about the hit reality TV show “To...

Sports

UC Irvine Women’s Tennis 2025-26 season

UC Irvine Women’s Tennis (12-10, 3-6) 2025-26 season kept viewers hooked on each match, and showcased how well they...

Men’s Soccer opens season with 3-3 draw against Oregon State

The UC Irvine men’s soccer team (0-0-1, 0-0-0 Big West) took a hard-fought 3-3 draw against No. 19 Oregon...

UC Irvine Women’s Track and Field win academic awards

The UC Irvine Women’s Track and Field team was awarded multiple academic honors for their performance in the 2025-2026...

Redshirt senior Finnegan Wall signs with the Minnesota Twins

With the 2026 MLB Draft completed on July 12, and two Anteaters ultimately being selected, it seemed like there...

Big West Women’s Cross Country additions creates upcoming competitive season

Cal Poly San Luis Obispo’s women's cross country team’s reign on top of the Big West may come to...

Women’s soccer begins creative preseason training for 2026 season

While many Anteaters are taking the summer to relax and recharge before September rolls around, the UCI women’s soccer...

Trevor Hansen and Ryder Brooks selected in MLB Amateur Draft

The 2026 Major League Baseball (MLB) draft opened with the much-anticipated drafting of junior infielder Roch Cholowsky of UCLA...

Anteaters conclude successful Women’s Track and Field season

The UC Irvine Women’s Track and Field team concluded their most successful season at the Division I Outdoor championship...

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