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Mindy Dinh is a Graphic Design Intern for the Spring 2026 quarter. She can be reached at dinhma@uci.edu

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ASUCI hosts Internal Vice President and Student Programming Commissioner forums

On the penultimate day of ASUCI election debates, forums for the single-candidate Internal Vice President (IVP) and Student Programming Commissioner (SPC) elections were held at the Crystal Cove Auditorium on April 8. The forums were conducted by ASUCI Elections Commissioner Nicole Nowak and New University Editor in Chief Skylar Paxton. IVP candidate Joshua Gonzales, a second-year public health policy and political science major, was the only candidate for IVP who signed up for the debates, prompting the elections commission to change to a forum format. Incumbent IVP Antoine Mbok is also running for the position. The IVP forum began with Gonzales explaining the changing role of IVP for ASUCI members; he...

ASUCI hosts Internal Vice President and Student Programming Commissioner forums

On the penultimate day of ASUCI election debates, forums for the single-candidate Internal Vice President (IVP) and Student Programming Commissioner (SPC) elections were held at the Crystal Cove Auditorium...

ASUCI hosts Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs debate

The Elections Commission of ASUCI along with New University hosted the Associate Vice President of Academic Affairs (AVPAA) debate at the Crystal Cove Auditorium on April 7. The event...

ASUCI student advocate position uncertain

On April 3, ASUCI announced the disqualification of Student Advocate candidate Ariana Thomas due to the violation of the elections code. Thomas was the only candidate running for the...

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: 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,...