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New University on the 2026 ASUCI election results

On April 29, the 2026 ASUCI elections results were announced at the Student Center Terrace. Referendum initiative coordinators and supporters of the referendums received extremely disappointing and heartbreaking news due to an incorrect calculation on the elections website, the voting quorum shown on April...

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Breaking: Fire on Fuertes Street

Fuertes Street, located in University Hills, will be closed for the next two hours due to police and fire activity, the UCI Police Department (UCIPD) says.  Students and the campus community received a zotALERT at 5:58 p.m. informing them of a fire.  The alert did not go into the specifics of how the fire started but UCIPD asked for individuals to stay away from the area.  A second alert, issued at 6:49 p.m., informed individuals of the street closure. Anyone who lives in the area and cannot access their residence can go to the University Hills Community Center.  “There will be no further updates until the road is open,” UCIPD said in...

Breaking: Fire on Fuertes Street

Fuertes Street, located in University Hills, will be closed for the next two hours due to police and fire activity, the UCI Police Department (UCIPD) says.  Students and the...

Students swing and hop in the nearly 20-year-old dance club

In the crisp evening hours, jazz and big band music from decades past swelled onto the back patio of the Information and Computer Science building at UC Irvine. The...

Blood Donor Center closes after almost 50 years of service

UCI Health Blood Donor Centers are now closed due to a shortage in blood donations. In an email sent out to students on April 14, UCI Health’s Vice President of...

Opinion

New University on the 2026 ASUCI election results

On April 29, the 2026 ASUCI elections results were announced at the Student Center Terrace. Referendum initiative coordinators and supporters of the referendums received extremely disappointing and heartbreaking news due to an incorrect calculation...

Data centers are taking and consuming 

Artificial intelligence (AI) has taken hold of the United States, and its growth is not stopping. According to Stanford University’s Human Centered Artificial Intelligence, investment in corporate AI was as high as 252.3 billion...

Where does U.S. pride come from?

With the recent end of the 2026 Winter Olympics, sports often seem like one of the only times young U.S. citizens will outwardly display their support for their country. The Super Bowl, the World...

Positive media needs a comeback

The film adaptation of “Project Hail Mary,” the story of a relationship between a delightful alien, Rocky (James Ortiz), and the bemused science teacher Ryland Grace (Ryan Gosling),  masterfully avoids one significant pitfall of...

A love letter to capitalism

Dear Capitalism, I’m writing this letter to express the utmost gratitude I have for you. Words cannot capture how much you shape my life every day. From the little moments, like watching my go-to boba...

In 24 hours, Basic Needs Center’s budget will be gutted

The voting percentage in the ASUCI election, which includes a referendum for Basic Needs funding, remains around 10% — far below the 20% required for fee referenda to pass. Unless you vote in the ASUCI...

Entertainment

Not for Radio’s EP ‘Bloom’ blossoms audiences into late...

María Zardoya, the lead singer of The Marías, recently made her solo debut as Not for Radio. Under her solo name, she released “Bloom” — her first extended play...

Theater Thursday: ‘Euphoria’ returns with controversy and record viewership

After four years off the air, HBO’s “Euphoria” premiered its third and final season on April 12. The new season begins with a five-year time jump that reintroduces the...

Kurt Kanazawa’s resilience and push for progressiveness in the...

M.F.A ’27 Kurt Kanazawa currently works in the drama department of UCI, but his repertoire stretches across all fields of the arts. Kanazawa is an actor, playwright and opera...

Overhated female characters are a symptom of misogyny in...

Season four of the animated superhero show “Invincible” aired from March 18 to April 22, reigniting the fandom and discourse around it. One of the most interesting conversations around...

Sports

‘Eaters drop a thrilling series opener against UCSD, 11-10

The UC Irvine Baseball (18-23, 9-12) team took a devastating 11-10 loss to the UC San Diego Tritons (18-21,...

UCI Men’s Volleyball were triumphant in Big West Championship quarterfinals

No. 5 UC Irvine Men’s Volleyball (18-8, 5-5) advanced to the second round of the Big West Men’s Volleyball...

UC Irvine Baseball falls short to the Gauchos

The UC Irvine Anteaters baseball team (16-20, 7-9) took on the RV UC Santa Barbara Gauchos (24-11, 11-5) and...

UCI takes final game in conference series loss to Hawai’i

The UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball team (16-19, 7-8) beat the University of Hawai’i (18-14, 8-10) Rainbow Warriors 5-1 on...

UCI Women’s Water Polo claimed victory in Big West quarterfinals

The No. 9 UC Irvine Women's Water Polo team (13-13, 4-3) took home the win 22-14 against the No....

UCI Track & Field competes in the Challenge Cup in Fullerton

The UC Irvine Men’s and Women’s Track and Field teams placed in multiple events and broke records at the...

UCI Women’s Tennis falls to UC Santa Barbara, 6-1

UC Irvine Women’s Tennis (11-7, 2-4) fell to No. 43 UC Santa Barbara (12-8, 6-0), 6-1, at Anteater Tennis...

UC Irvine Men’s Tennis defeats Cal Poly 4-1

UC Irvine Men’s Tennis (11-7, 3-1) defeated Cal Poly (13-8, 4-1) by 4-1 at Anteater Tennis Stadium on April...