Campus News

There had been recent speculation that the College Republicans at UCI (CRUCI) will be inviting controversial media speaker Milo Yiannopoulos this upcoming year. An invitation was also  extended to right-wing political commentator and host Dennis Prager. However, UCI event administration rejected the proposal to have Yiannopoulos to speak in the Pacific Ballroom located in the Student Center on campus citing security assessment concerns. Yiannopoulos spoke twice at UCI in 2016, the first visit leading to a year long suspension for the College Republicans due to private security insurance issues.

UCI’s Forum for the Academy and the Public, a collaborative conference and lecture series organized by the Literary Journalism program, hosted a “pop-up” panel on Oct. 2 to discuss Brett Kavanaugh’s controversial nomination to the United States supreme court in light of sexual assault allegations and its impact on American politics moving forward.

In their second meeting of the 2018-2019 school year, the ASUCI Senate voted in favor of withdrawing from the United States Student Association (USSA). Resolution R54-01, authored by External Vice President (EVP) Holly Woods, passed 20-0-0.

On August 28, California state legislators passed Senate Bill 100, which will mandate the state to generate 100 percent of its electricity from renewable and zero-carbon sources by the year 2045.

UCI Transportation Services has raised the prices of parking permits for the first time in three years in preparation for future parking facilities.

As finals near at UC Irvine, students flock to their “plugs” to get Adderall pills.

An event detailing the significance of this year’s primary election was hosted by UCI’s Department of Political Science within the School of Social Sciences last Thursday, featuring panelists including political science professors and students.

Researchers at UC Irvine’s new MathBioSys Center on Multiscale Cell Fate will examine how mathematical concepts can be used for the field of biology, specifically what determines the differentiation of cells.

Comedian W. Kamau Bell performed his show, “The W. Kamau Bell Curve: Ending Racism in About an Hour,” at the Irvine Barclay Theatre last Tuesday, May 22.

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