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The rabbit hole of ‘Rabbit Season’

Electronic music group Machine Girl released their single “Rabbit Season” on Sept. 5. The new song is part of their upcoming album “Psycho Warrior (MG Ultra X),” which is set to be released on Oct. 24 via Future Classic. It is the second single...

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News

UCI PFAS Study: Ending forever chemicals in OC drinking water

For almost six years, Dr. Scott Bartell has been investigating the effects that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have on the health of Orange County residents after high levels of PFAS were detected in drinking water supplies.  PFAS is a family of chemicals known for their slow breakdown. Commonly known as forever chemicals, they were first developed in 1930, but their widespread use began in 1950.  Bartell, an environmental occupational health professor, is the lead investigator of UCI’s PFAS Health Study, an extension of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)’s national Multi-Site Health Study on PFAS. The CDC’s study identified multiple sites across the US that had potential PFAS...

UCI PFAS Study: Ending forever chemicals in OC drinking water

For almost six years, Dr. Scott Bartell has been investigating the effects that per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) have on the health of Orange County residents after high levels...

Supreme Court pauses temporary restraining order on LA raids

The Supreme Court moved to pause an order that temporarily banned federal immigrant agents from conducting targeted stops based on perceived race, language or employment in Los Angeles on...

UC research and public service professionals vote to unionize

Research and public service professionals (RPSPs) voted to form a new local union that represents 7,200 University of California (UC) staff members on Sept. 2. The union — Research...

Opinion

Jubilee is no longer a platform for productive dialogue

Jubilee Media, a Youtube channel founded in 2010 posts social and political videos with the intention of “provok understanding & creat human connection,” as read in their byline. The platform’s content began covering political...

Trump supporters are the new social justice warriors

The Epstein case has, over time, taken the public spotlight, especially among many supporters of President Donald Trump. Jeffrey Epstein –– an affluent financier, registered sex offender and convicted sex trafficker –– died by...

Seven UCI majors’ hypothetical performances in ‘The Hunger Games’

Suzanne Collins’ “The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping” movie adaptation has officially begun production, set to release in November 2026. This means all Everthorne shippers, Cato-mental-health dissectors and Lucy Gray conspiracists will all...

Better safety and convenience measures needed in LA Metro system

No one wants to get stuck in traffic, especially Angelinos, a term for people from Los Angeles (LA). Despite being outranked by the District of Columbia as the U.S. city with the worst traffic,...

The erasure of culturally mixed Latinos

Something I have been asked more times than I can count is, “Say something in Spanish” after someone finds out that I’m Mexican. As a culturally mixed Latino with one Mexican parent and one...

The Republican projection behind the word indoctrination

According to many right-wingers, schools are radically indoctrinating our children.  Claiming that there is systemic indoctrination in K-12 public school curricula has become a mainstream assertion by the Republican Party. But it isn’t just Republicans...

Entertainment

The rabbit hole of ‘Rabbit Season’

Electronic music group Machine Girl released their single “Rabbit Season” on Sept. 5. The new song is part of their upcoming album “Psycho Warrior (MG Ultra X),” which is...

‘Divine Rivals’ prequel expands magical world to new limits

New York Times bestselling author, Rebecca Ross, released “Wild Reverence,” her third adult novel on Sept 2. Set as a prequel for the Letters of Enchantment duology, “Wild Reverence”...

Rom-Coms don’t get crazier than ‘The Roses’

Released Aug. 29, “The Roses” is an absurdist comedy movie following the deteriorating marriage of Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch). Colman and Cumberbatch’s dry British humor —...

Did ‘Caught Stealing’ touch base with its audience?

With previous roles ranging from a rockstar to a Harkonnen space psychopath Austin Butler is a bit less otherworldly this summer. In “Caught Stealing,” released on Aug. 29 in...

Sports

Both UCI’s Cross Country teams take first at Vanguard Invitational

UC Irvine’s Men’s and Women’s Cross Country teams placed first in their respective events at Mason Regional Park on...

UC Irvine Women’s Soccer shuts out Sacramento State, 4-0

The UC Irvine Women’s Soccer team (2-1-3) defeated the California State University, Sacramento (CSUS) Hornets (2-2), 4-0 in Sacramento...

Chase Call drafted by Houston Astros in 16th round

UC Irvine senior outfielder Chase Call was selected with the 486th pick by the Houston Astros in the 2025...

UCI Women’s Soccer suffers narrow defeat against Arizona, 1-0

UC Irvine Women’s Soccer (1-1) fell 1-0 to the University of Arizona (2-0) Wildcats in a close match at...

UCI Women’s Soccer dominates in season opener against GCU, 4-1

UC Irvine’s Women’s Soccer (1-0) took their first win, 4-1, in their 2025 season opener against Grand Canyon University...

UCI women’s soccer wins final exhibition game against Trinity Western

In UC Irvine women's soccer's second and final exhibition match of the 2025 season, the Anteaters took down Trinity...

Max Martin drafted by Kansas City Royals in 10th round

Junior pitcher Max Martin was selected with the 308th pick by the Kansas City Royals in the 2025 MLB...

UC Irvine MBB conference schedule releases

Headlined by a four-game road stint and a midseason rematch with UC San Diego, UC Irvine men’s basketball Big...