Even though we don’t have a football team, our other sports really do exhibit just as much hype and spirit that you normally see at other universities…
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Get Creative at UCI!
Here are a few on-campus groups that facilitate various forms of creativity, as well as some students who get creative in other ways…
Study Abroad: Accomplish Your Goals Anywhere in the World
Studying abroad entails living in another country, temporarily enrolling in one of their universities, and living like a citizen in that new place…
The Anteater Recreation Center
As an incoming freshman, we are all warned about it: the dreadful “freshman 15,” referring to the 15 pounds freshmen gain within their first year of college…
Small Communities on a Large Campus: How to Make UCI Feel Small
My first day on campus, I was pretty nervous. I was surrounded by people I didn’t know, and I was overwhelmed at the prospect of trying to create a life for myself at UCI…
Identity and Community: The Asian-American Expression at UCI
Visitors sometimes ask me what it’s like going to a school that is “so Asian.” This assumption presumes that there is a uniformity of student’s identities…
Audrey Fong: Life as a Transfer Student at UCI
Audrey Fong is an English major who transferred into UC Irvine last year. I met her in French class where we bonded over our mutual love for boba and...
Nasir Asad: Making the Most of Life at UCI
Nasir Asad, is a 3rd year double major in political science and international studies. Having known him for only a year, I am still astounded over how involved…
An Anteater’s Journey Through Disneyland
If you told eight-year-old me that I’d be regularly going to Disneyland after class for churros and parades, I would think it’s either a lie or a fantasy…
It's All Greek to Me: UCI's Greek Life
I remember walking down Ring Road on my first day at UCI and seeing all of the fraternities and sororities on both sides, swinging their letters proudly…
UCI Alumni: Where Are They Now?
Here’s a fun fact about me: I’m weirdly obsessed with finding out where my favorite celebrities went to college. I’m also really interested in finding out what they…
UCI: A Foodie's Dream School!
$2 Boba Sales - If you don’t know, now you know. If you attend UCI, you probably have developed a boba obsession, or know someone obsessed with boba…
UC Irvine or UC Newport?
If you drive about one mile down University Drive, you’ll be greeted with a sign that says, ‘Welcome to the City of Newport Beach’ — a marker that signifies…