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Black Student Union holds town hall regarding recent hate-incidents

UC Irvine’s Black Student Union (BSU) held a town hall meeting to address an escalation in racially-motivated incidents on campus on Monday, April 13. The event included representatives from UCI Campus Police (UCIPD), the Cross-Cultural Center, UCI’s African American Studies Department and UCI Admissions.  BSU...

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Black Student Union holds town hall regarding recent hate-incidents

UC Irvine’s Black Student Union (BSU) held a town hall meeting to address an escalation in racially-motivated incidents on campus on Monday, April 13. The event included representatives from UCI Campus Police (UCIPD), the Cross-Cultural Center, UCI’s African American Studies Department and UCI Admissions.  BSU leaders shared a number of objectives including campus safety and institutional accountability, as well as transparency and campus responses to crime and hate incidents. The first question the panel was asked was “how does UCI ensure that reports of , harassment or threats against Black students are taken seriously and addressed in a timely and effective manner?” The question called back to a recent hate incident which...

Black Student Union holds town hall regarding recent hate-incidents

UC Irvine’s Black Student Union (BSU) held a town hall meeting to address an escalation in racially-motivated incidents on campus on Monday, April 13. The event included representatives from...

Meet ASUCI’s 2026-2027 At-Large Senator candidates

New University spoke with five candidates running for ASUCI’s At-Large Senator position: Devika Vithalani, a first-year political science student with a minor in civic and community engagement; Yara Shakhshir,...

ASUCI hosts senator and referendum forums

Five senators and three referendums attended forums at the first night of the Associated Students of the University of California, Irvine (ASUCI) 2026 election debates. The senatorial candidates who took...

Opinion

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...

New University’s 2026-27 ASUCI elections endorsements

The Associated Students of University of California, Irvine (ASUCI) 2026-2027 student government elections will begin Monday, April 13 at 9:00 am and end Friday, April 17 at 5:00 pm. Of the ongoing ASUCI elections,...

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...

Entertainment

Theater Thursday: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ launches with...

Editor’s Note: This article contains spoilers for ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie.’ Nearly three years after the release of “The Super Mario Bros. Movie,” prequel, Universal Pictures released “The Super...

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...

Sports

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...

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)...