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Theater Thursday: 20 years later, Miley Cyrus is still Hannah Montana

Twenty years ago, no one could have guessed that a teenage girl from Tennessee with a blonde wig would change pop culture forever. Last week, that same girl— now 33, Grammy-winning and very much a pop legend — did it all over again.  The “Hannah...

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Meet ASUCI’s 2026-2027 Associate Vice President of DEI candidate

New to this spring’s ASUCI elections is the Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (AVP of DEI) position, which falls within the ASUCI Executive Cabinet. Second-year political science and drama student Neha Mahesh is the sole candidate running to be the first to fill that role. The office was added to the new 2026-2027 Constitution. According to article vii section B of the ASUCI Constitution, the purpose of the AVP of DEI is to serve as the main point of contact for ASUCI when it comes to DEI related issues, lead communication with multicultural Registered Campus Organizations (RCO), UCI cultural centers and the SOAR Center and to gather...

Meet ASUCI’s 2026-2027 Associate Vice President of DEI candidate

New to this spring’s ASUCI elections is the Associate Vice President of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (AVP of DEI) position, which falls within the ASUCI Executive Cabinet. Second-year political...

Meet ASUCI’s 2026-2027 Student Programming Commissioner candidate

In this year’s ASUCI elections, Student Programming Commissioner (SPC) stands with one candidate running: Sarah Gagnier, a second-year biological sciences student with a minor in health informatics. The SPC is...

Meet ASUCI’s 2026-2027 External Vice President candidate

In this year’s ASUCI election, third-year political science, anthropology and criminology, law and society triple major Jayla Kamilla Pete is running for the position of External Vice President (EVP)....

Opinion

Separation of powers: The barrier between democracy and dictatorship

After calling the Supreme Court of the United States “fools” and “lapdogs,” Donald Trump has promised to subvert America’s top legal experts and impose more widely unpopular tariffs on the American public. Trump’s determination to...

Vote Yes on New University’s Referendum and support student journalism

Editor’s note: This editorial was printed in the April 6, 2026 issue. Editorials should not be interpreted to reflect the opinion, thoughts or beliefs of any individual New University editor, staff member or affiliate. What...

Slow your roll(out): AI in higher education

The Associated Students of UCI (ASUCI) sent Anteaters a survey asking what role, if any, they want Artificial Intelligence (AI) to play in their education on March 11. While this data is just now...

Standing with the student victims of on-campus hate crimes

Every student, undergraduate and graduate alike, at the University of California, Irvine should be able to board, learn, socialize and exist without fear of discriminatory harm. Racial and ethnic bigotry have zero place on...

Gendered marketing is harmful 

When one peruses the personal hygiene aisle in search of deodorant — do they genuinely stop to consider how manly Maverick Musk sounds in comparison to Sugar Cookie Sprinkle? Most people refuse to pay $14...

Gender affirming care includes your gym workout

America’s debate over gender affirming care for transgender Americans roars on. Some states, like Utah, have even outright banned gender affirming treatments for transgender minors, such as hormonal treatments, while other policies have restricted...

Entertainment

Theater Thursday: 20 years later, Miley Cyrus is still...

Twenty years ago, no one could have guessed that a teenage girl from Tennessee with a blonde wig would change pop culture forever. Last week, that same girl— now...

UCI’s ‘Noises Off’ play showcases the comedy of chaos

UCI’s Department of Drama performed “Noises Off” by Michael Frayn from March 6-14. Directed by Eli Simon, Claire Trevor Theater was filled with the sound of slammed doors and...

Music releases of winter quarter

Winter’s end allows music lovers around the world time to reflect upon the music that was born from the cold and desolate months of the season  Similar to how root...

Bassvictim’s EP ‘?’

The indie music scene is rife with electronic musical duos — but Bassvictim does things differently. They bring a signature, unfiltered, authentic and vaguely European style to the table...

Sports

Anteaters blow out Davis to cap off series sweep

The UC Irvine (14-17, 6-6) Anteaters baseball team faced off against the UC Davis (11-17, 5-10) Aggies at Anteater...

UC Irvine Baseball defeats UC Davis, 7-2

The UC Irvine Baseball team (13-17, 5-6) won against the UC Davis (UCD) (11-16, 5-9) Aggies, 7-2, on April...

CSUN’s Women’s Tennis defeats UC Irvine, 6-1

The UC Irvine Women’s Tennis team (11-6, 2-3) fell to California State University, Northridge (11-6, 2-3), 6-1 at the...

UCI Anteaters Baseball defeated 9-1 in rematch with UCLA Bruins

The UC Irvine Anteaters Baseball team (11-17, 3-6) lost to the No. 1 UC Los Angeles Bruins (26-2, 12-0)...

UCI Women’s Basketball season ends in WBIT round one

The UC Irvine Women’s Basketball team (26-7,17-3) faced off against the San Diego State University Aztecs (26-5, 19-1) for...

UCI MBB falls to Hawai’i in Henderson, 71-64

UC Irvine Men’s Basketball (23-11, 15-5) lost to the University of Hawai’i at Manoa (24-8, 14-6) 71-64 in the...

Irvine coasts to Championship game against Cal State Northridge

In the Big West Championship semi-final, the UC Irvine Anteaters (23-12, 15-5) faced off against the California State University,...

UC Irvine falls in first round of NIT, 75-72

The UC Irvine Men’s Basketball (23-12, 15-5) team fell to the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Runnin’ Rebels (18-16,...