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 for a week. Season three introduces themes beyond solely romance, focusing on Jackie’s growing independence,...

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, the bridge connecting University Town Center (UTC) to campus is often crowded with scooter riders, skateboarders and bicyclists maneuvering through crowds of students. But, during the summer, the bridge is nearly empty.  Beyond the bridge, the campus is relatively quieter than UTC. While most of the buildings are locked, the Langson Library is one of the few that remain open throughout the week.  On July 2, inside the first-floor study area, only six students stayed over there. About five students sat at...

“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...

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...

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...

The Notes app has become a private room for feelings people may never say aloud. Apple even builds privacy into the app through features for locked notes, which makes the app feel like a...

College has become a four-year exercise in saying later. Later, after graduation. Later, after the internship. Later, after the first stable job, the better house, the clearer plan, the version of yourself who finally...

During the week of July 13, each defendant agency that terminated over a thousand research grants at the University of California (UC) submitted stipulations in a federal court filing admitting to using search terms,...