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The beauty of small talk — and why it’s important

Small talk has a bad reputation. People roll their eyes at it and see it as a dreaded necessity that they need to get...

Let’s talk about periods

The often taboo topic of menstruation reflects the dismissal and invalidation of women’s health. The health concerns of people who menstruate are often taken...

High-protein everything is just capitalization in disguise

Why does everything in your grocery cart seem to suddenly be so high-protein? You’re not imagining it; a booming protein business is cashing in...

Why is Gen Z struggling so much?

Time and again, Generation Z (Gen Z) has been criticized for being overly sensitive and lazier than previous generations, namely Gen X or the...

The GOP: It’s common sense, just believe me

It’s common sense: nearly every political comment that President Donald Trump makes— along with most remarks made by Republican representatives — is evidently true...

UCI needs a football team 

Ever wondered about how quiet and empty the campus feels on the weekends? Why don’t we have tailgates or huge games?  UC Irvine is missing...

No kings, no fear

Yellow T-shirts and various protest signs were everywhere at Irvine Newport Beach on Oct. 18. There was a No Kings protest – a nationwide...

Have Super Bowl halftime shows become too political?

Latin music is ready to take on the Super Bowl, again.  On Sept. 28, the National Football League (NFL) announced that Latin recording artist Bad...

Print editions are available all week

New University has hand-selected a range of articles from each of our sections to be featured in our quarterly fall 2025 print newspaper. Up-to-date...

The rural-urban divide can be reconciled

According to the rhetoric of Generation Z, America has always been politically bisected into two distinct regions and two distinct ideologies: rural conservatism and...

Satire: The Scooter Epidemic and how to fight back

There’s nothing better than taking in the natural ambience at Aldrich Park — walking the park’s inner circle on your way to class while...

Performative politics are better than silence

Flags adorning our porches, bumper stickers eliciting the honks of others — whether in support or outrage —- political participation does not escape the...

Has Apple taken things too far? 

Apple’s latest iOS 26 update should be a huge red flag to iPhone users everywhere. These devices we carry with us everywhere store a...

Supporting research stability 

In June of this year, President Donald Trump and his administration’s funding cuts struck the west coast and our University of California system again....

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