Sports

SOCCER: Irving Garcia and Spencer Thompson lead UCI over UC Riverside 4-2 in a Big West conference game.

DUNK: Impressed with the UCI basketball team introduction video? The New University has the story on its creation.

Lost in the hooplah of Shocktoberfest (Oct 16, 6 pm) is Midnight Magic, the official kickoff of UCI men's and women's basketball. The...

This is the full version of David Gao's column, The Payoff Pitch, that appeared in the October 12 issue of the New University. Even...

POLO TOURNEY: UCI takes on 16 of the top water polo teams in the nation, finishes in the middle of the pack.

The Los Angeles Dodgers did it again! They went against the Vegas odds and took out the heavier National League favorite for the second year in a row. And like they did last scene, the Dodgers brought their brooms with them.

VOLLEYBALL: Young team gains invaluable preseason experience against top international teams.

SAILING: Two months ago, UCI sailing was cut as a varsity program. Now, they’re heading to the Nationals.

WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL: Team continues to shine, takes down two Big West Conference opponents.

SPORTS: Men’s volleyball will duke it out with professional teams from Argentina, Holland and Korea.

One reason I wanted to go down south for college was because of the great sporting attractions Southern California had to offer. I envisioned coming to SoCal for college would mean that I would be only surrounded by people who were fans of Southern California teams. I assumed the Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim would be the only baseball teams accepted. I took for granted that the Los Angeles Lakers would be the one and only basketball championship team that would be rooted for. Needless to say, I was very, very wrong.