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Theater Thursday: ‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ launches with signature nostalgic flair

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 Mario Galaxy Movie” in theaters on April 1. The movie is a direct follow-up to...

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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 part in the At-Large Senator debate are second-year chemical engineering and biological sciences student Nithila Murugesan, third-year philosophy and history student Jose Ramos and first-year political science major Devika Vithalani. The International Senatorial candidates are second-year psychological sciences and quantitative economics student Yumu Huo and first-year business information management major Renee Zhou. “I’m running for reelection to continue the work I’ve already started in ASUCI to make it more transparent, accessible and student-focused,” Murugesan said during the forum. “Through my time...

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...

Week of debates close with ASUCI presidential debate

The Associated Students of UCI (ASUCI) Elections Commission and New University hosted the last debate of the week on April 9. Candidate Summer Tram Anh Phan, the current Academic...

Breaking: Hate crime at Plaza Verde parking structure 

On Monday April 13, at 3:33 a.m., students were notified of a hate crime that occurred at the Plaza Verde parking structure via a Crime Alert email.  The incident took...

Opinion

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...

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...

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)...