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Attention is not free: Foucault and disciplinary power

Opinion Writer - May 20, 2026

New University Editorial Board on ICE activity in Irvine

EditorialsEditorial Board - March 9, 2026

Given heightened Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity in Irvine, the New University Editorial Board finds it imperative to express solidarity with any...

Petition pushing on campus will cause poor political habits

ColumnsOpinion Writer - March 6, 2026

“Are you a registered voter in California?” Ring Road has been filled with this shouted question for weeks on end, as students are repeatedly...

Invest in your college friendships — they outlast your situationship

AdviceOpinion Writer - March 4, 2026

Ever heard of the alleged “full college experience?” It is the one that vaguely begins to dictate a college student’s social life with...

The Anteater’s guide to water bottle politics

OpinionOpinion Writer - March 3, 2026

People like to stereotype others based on cultural assumptions, gender, hair color, major — the list goes on. But, more than any of...

UCI should invest in nap pods

ColumnsJulia Kremenetsky - March 3, 2026

You’re sitting in Langson Library. It’s 2:55 p.m. Your eyes begin to slowly shut, and your head begins to droop downwards. Your next...

The limits of the NBA’s progressivism

ColumnsOpinion Writer - February 27, 2026

At a post-practice press conference, reporters asked San Antonio Spurs star Victor Wembanyama about his reaction to the recent Immigration and Customs Enforcement...

New University elects 2026-2027 Editor in Chief

EditorialsEditorial Board - February 27, 2026

New University voted for Opinion Editor Isabella Ehring ‘27 to be Editor in Chief for the 2026-2027 school year on Monday, Feb. 23. Applications...

UCI must expand its ASL program

ColumnsOpinion Writer - February 20, 2026

American Sign Language (ASL) is a beautiful language with important roots in Deaf culture — so why is UCI’s access to ASL education...

Firing Powell would be Trump’s costliest economic mistake

ColumnsOpinion Writer - February 20, 2026

President Donald Trump has made no secret of his disdain for Federal Reserve (Fed) Chair Jerome Powell. After appointing him in 2018, Trump outspokenly...