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Moderating approaches to artificial intelligence in education

Editor's Note: On Oct. 10, 2025, an interview was removed from the following article due to safety concerns. Call it the modern arms race...

Fiction and power: How stories shape politics

Authors have long used their pens as a tool to incite change. From writing about tales of friendship to personal sorrows, there is...

UCI must foster community with more social cohesion opportunities

Despite an 85-67 home loss to UC San Diego on Feb. 8, UC Irvine’s Men’s Basketball team did something rarely seen at the...

Maladaptive daydreaming and the harm in fantasizing

Walter Mitty is a jaunty World War I pilot commandeering a hydroplane with a faithful crew. He is a seasoned neurosurgeon with a...

An honest review of Black History Month

Black History Month is upon us, and it’s time for all social, civic and governmental agencies to dedicate their time to highlighting the...

The new Asian American

The Hallyu wave and promotion of Japanese culture in the West have reached their peak in recent years, as K-pop, anime and Asian...

Recognizing Black History Month 

New University’s editorial board acknowledges the annual observation of Black History Month this February.  February is the birth month of Abraham Lincoln and Frederick...

The secession mirage: How division undermines progress 

In Feb. 2024, a standoff between the federal government and Texas’s National Guard was posited as an alleged “civil war” in many provocative...

Miss America as wartime propaganda

On Sept. 7, 1968, inside Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, New Jersey, the 41st annual Miss America Pageant unfolded. In its ordinary, glitzy...

The end of the American Dream and why it’s OK

Editor's note: This article was updated on 3/3/2025 to remove the incorrect reference to Donald Trump winning the 2020 election. It has been...

UCI DEIA programs and activities must be protected

President Donald Trump’s termination of diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) programs this past January has been deeply concerning for higher education institutions,...

Blame the system, not the immigrant 

The first group of immigrants arrived at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on Feb. 5 as part of President Donald Trump’s several executive orders aimed...

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