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Behind the research in UC Irvine’s MESH Lab

During the summer, while many students are off campus for break, research continues in labs across UC Irvine. One example is the Morality, Emotion and Social Hierarchy (MESH) Lab, a research lab in the Department of Psychology.  The lab studies why people sometimes help others...

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Has software engineering curriculum and recruitment changed after generative AI?

Students pursuing software engineering (SWE) are entering an internship market reshaped by generative artificial intelligence (AI). The fundamentals of the job’s responsibilities have changed due to an increased dependability on AI programs.  As AI tools take on more of the code-writing that once defined the job, two UCI computer science (CS) students say that qualifying for an internship is less about writing code from scratch and more about knowing how to direct, review and build on what AI produces. Fourth-year CS and intelligence systems student Nathan Ong is currently a SWE intern at Leidos. However, Ong doesn’t see internships as necessary until the summer between an undergraduate’s third and fourth years,...

Has software engineering curriculum and recruitment changed after generative AI?

Students pursuing software engineering (SWE) are entering an internship market reshaped by generative artificial intelligence (AI). The fundamentals of the job’s responsibilities have changed due to an increased dependability...

UCI reviews international student work program following second ICE memo

The UCI International Center announced on Aug. 27 that it is working with university administration and legal counsel to determine impacts on degree programs, following another Immigration and Customs...

Disney unveils major resort expansions at D23 event 

Disney announced big changes coming to its parks in Anaheim, including a reimagined Tomorrowland, an expanded Avengers Campus, a new ride based on “Coco” and an “Avatar”-inspired land —...

Opinion

The relatability trap: Selling the ordinary candidate  

A question of bodega orders was posed to New York City’s mayoral candidates during an October 2025 debate, placing their preferred sandwich order alongside questions about how they planned to address affordability and education...

Paparazzi shouldn’t have the right to stalk

Paparazzi are a plague to privacy. In today’s world, they fuel cheesy tabloid culture by taking pictures of the famous in borderline aggressive ways. The paparazzi have used the First Amendment’s freedom of the...

Timely, timeless and tailored: The fashion language of influencer weddings

Wedding bells and ringtones have rung over the past week as influencers have tied the knot in very public ways. From Paige Lorenze and Tommy Paul to Shay Sullivan and Casey Johnson, recent weddings...

Korean enough to sell: K-pop’s commodified Korean identity

In Korean pop (K-pop), idols have become cultural Build-a-Bears: meet Korean beauty standards, sing English lyrics and perform a marketable version of Koreanness calibrated for Western audiences. As the industry gains global influence, it...

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...

Entertainment

Clarkson and her band feel the love at Vegas...

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Kelly Clarkson wrapped up her yearlong Studio Sessions Las Vegas residency at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace, which ran from July 11, 2025 to Aug. 15....

The Tipping Point: the art of outliving decay

The Laguna Art Museum welcomed an exhibit that is best described as a whimsically macabre liminal space where humor and horror coexist on Aug. 1. The Tipping Point, created...

Phoebe Bridgers returns, juxtaposing loss and love in ‘Lost...

Ever since her chart-topping success with boygenius in 2023, Phoebe Bridgers has been radio silent. After three long years, however, she’s finally made her triumphant return, releasing her third...

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....

Sports

UC Irvine Women’s Track and Field adds six transfers

The UC Irvine Women’s Track and Field has signed six athletes from other schools, including a second team All-American...

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...

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