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Unmasking the monster-in-law in Asian households

In pop culture, the mother-in-law is often depicted in an unfavorable light — cold and domineering. In movies, television and even everyday jokes, the...

Being over men is still about men

British Vogue published a piece asking if having a boyfriend is embarrassing now, initiating debate online about women’s personal relationship statuses since the article’s...

The comforting allure of AI therapy 

While an inaccessibility to therapy was documented as a problem in the U.S., instant accessibility to chatbot therapy — the very opposite — is...

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...

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...

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