Editorial Board

Orange County’s transportation is inaccessible to UCI students

As another fall quarter begins, a sore reminder of the horrors that is Orange County transportation runs parallel — an annual promise well kept. UCI’s...

New University announces the return of weekly editorials

New University is pleased to announce the revival of a tradition that has been lost from the publication for many years. Beginning in the...

UCI and OFAS has failed its students

UCI’s Office of Financial Aid and Scholarships (OFAS) and its late dispersal of aid packages have become a contentious topic going into the 2024-25...

New University welcomes its 2024-25 Editorial Staff

As of May 28, 2024, New University has officially named its 2024-25 Editorial Board and Editorial Staff. This year, the publication will officially split...

An update from the New University Editorial Board

In the interest of full transparency, the New University Editorial Board released the following statement on May 2, 2024: On April 15th, former New University...

To Our Readers: Preserve Student Journalism at UCI

Dear New University and UCI community, Since 1968, the New University has strived to be the primary source for UCI and Irvine news. Now in...

Editorial: UCI Must Not Remain On The Side Of The Oppressor

We cannot stay silent as we see who we believe is a UCI student hitting protesters...

Editorial: Why Supporting Student Journalism Matters

On Support Student Journalism Day, the New University joins dozens of campus publications nationwide in declaring the profound importance of independent student newspapers and...

Editorial: Twenty-Eighteen, The Start of Something New

by Megan Cole Since I joined the New University as a staff writer three years ago, the field of journalism — and alongside it, the...

Editorial: UCI Elections, Why You Should Vote for Measure U

Since 1965, the New University has recorded UCI’s history through weekly issues highlighting everything from sports events to campus clubs to political uprisings. We...

Editorial: Our Take On The California Ballot

Prop 51: Yes Proposition 51 supports a state-issued $9 billion in bonds to fund improvement and construction for K-12 schools and community colleges. While we...

Editorial: ‘Eaters in Rio, A Sad Show of School Spirit

One of the biggest events of the summer was the 2016 Rio Olympics. After months of hype and excitement, billions of viewers come together...

Editorial: Less Than Half Full, Beyond Basic Conservation

Most of us have seen some water apocalyptic type photo — no snow in high altitude mountains, dry aquifers and lakes and rescinding ice...

Editorial: UC Regents vs State of California, Students Suffer in a Funding Battle

In September, the UC Regents voted and approved to hand down chancellor pay raises to four of the UCs, including our own beloved Howard...