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A moment from UCI Athletics.

Mediocre chain-restaurant sandwich lovers at UC Irvine rejoiced last month when Subway opened inside BC’s Cavern on the Green. UCI Dining, which operates...

I weighed a measly three pounds the day I was born. I looked like a wrinkled potato, shivering in a tiny incubator (I have several photos as evidence of this phenomenon). The nurses must have taken good care of me because, in 10 days, my weight had increased to a whopping four pounds.

I remember the first time I encountered Rene Magritte with astounding clarity. I was a high school junior sitting in my AP English class in the back corner of the room near the door with a poster of Bob Dylan smirking down at me.

It is 6 in the morning. The sun has not yet risen, the campus has not yet awaken. But Cuckoo Mahapatra is already...

Are you not the most athletic person? Do you ever feel the urge to go to the ARC after eating Mesa Commons food? Are you unsure of how to properly exercise? Well have no fear! Working out is not as intimidating as it might sound. There are so many options that you can pick from.

I am one of the many commuters at UC Irvine. Every day, I walk, or sometimes run, to the bus stop in order to get to campus on time. I live at home with my family and find it convenient because they do not make me pay rent; all of my utility bills are covered, I have my own room and my mom makes amazing home-cooked meals for me.

Headaches, allergies, lower back pains, random tweaks and aches – these are the physical curses of being human. We feel invincible one moment and become a broken record of complaining the next. We are always in need of a doctor who usually provides us with a bottle of pills, sends us off to bed to do nothing or tells us that surgery should do the trick.

A look at the past week through the lens of the New University photographers' cameras.

My first job was a memorable one. Six Flags Magic Mountain is probably among the most exciting ways to earn a paycheck. Shouting kids, screaming adults, terrifying roller coasters and some of the best co-workers a person could ask for.

PHOTOS: UCI this past week in photos.

On Feb. 26, the Taiwanese American Organization (TAO) hosted the second annual Lantern Festival and Night Market in celebration of Lunar New Year, the year of the rabbit. TAO is an organization that educates students about Taiwanese culture through social and cultural activities such as this event.