Michael Gates announced his departure from his position as Huntington Beach city attorney to join President Donald Trump’s administration on Feb. 10. Gates took a position as the deputy assistant attorney general in the Civil Rights Division under the United States Department of Justice.
“The City’s adversaries, including the State currently in our lawsuits should know, Huntington Beach will continue to fight aggressively, and the City will ultimately prevail,” Gates said in a statement regarding his departure amid ongoing lawsuits with the state.
The Civil Rights Division was created in 1957 and enforces laws protecting the civil rights of individuals and federal legislation prohibiting discrimination.
Gates will serve under Attorney General Pamela...
Journalists, professors and scholars of all kinds gathered in UCI’s School of Law for the Facts Under Fire: Reporting in Impossible Times conference on Feb. 7-8. Co-directed by UCI...
The Student Defense and Public Citizen Litigation Group, representing the University of California Student Association (UCSA), filed a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education on Feb. 7. The...
Many UCI students reported delays in receiving their Middle Class Scholarships (MCS), a California-based scholarship awarded to undergraduate students with family income and assets up to $217,000.
Recipients of the...
The first group of immigrants arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Feb. 5 as part of President Donald Trump’s several executive orders aimed at enforcing immigration policies. Trump has announced plans to send 30,000...
There have been large investments in body cameras for police, especially following the U.S. Capitol’s 180-day worn camera pilot program in March 2024. The United States Capitol Police (USCP) Body Worn Camera Taskforce reviews...
The proposed federal ban on the social media app TikTok has been a topic of heated debate between users of the app and proponents of the ban. Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., introduced the ban...
Throughout January, New University welcomed four new editors to its editorial staff.
Emilie Takahashi ‘27 and Cassandra Nava ‘26 will lead New University’s newly reformed layout and print team. Takahashi has been with the publication...
In recent years, the term “DEI hire” has increasingly been used as an insult. The abbreviation, which stands for “Diversity, Equity and Inclusion,” typically refers to efforts aimed at fostering a more diverse professional...
The state of California is gearing up to sue President Donald Trump’s administration for the 124th time. During his time back in the Oval Office, Trump has created a number of controversial executive orders,...
“M3GAN” meets “Don’t Worry Darling” in an altogether better-than-both triumphant thriller “Companion.” Viewers who found either of the former movies lacking will be delighted by Drew Hancock’s directorial debut,...
For those with ambitious reading goals in 2025, here is a list of four non-fiction books and five fiction books coming out in the first half of this year....
Oh, we are so back! Influential music artists from around the world gathered in Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena for the 67th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 2. The 2025...
Inspired by true events, the military thriller “Valiant One” was released in theaters Jan. 31, telling the story of becoming a hero and finding a way home when circumstances...