Outdated Spaces at UHS Renovated for “21st Century Learning”
By SOOJUNG KI, ANIKET MEHROTRA AND ANNIKA SIAL News Editors Renovations of several outdated spaces on campus which began in April of the 2017-18 school year are still underway, despite their […]
Boys Tennis Tournament
By PAIGE SAENGSOUVANNA Staff Writer Earlier in the week, University’s Boys Varsity Tennis team matched up with Beckman and Corona Del Mar, winning both matches. From Wednesday to Friday, University’s Boys Varsity […]
Tennis Regionals
By PAIGE SAENGSOUVANNA Staff Writer Varsity Boys Tennis team competed in a tournament for Regionals last weekend, hoping to win the title of Regional Champions after coming back from a loss from […]
A Quiet Place: a Movie Review
A Quiet Place is produced by Michael Bay and directed by John Krasinski. (IMDb) By ARIA SALESSI Staff Writer If they hear you, they hunt you. Imagine living in a world in which […]
Boys Golf falls to Northwood with a score of 195-193
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Boys Golf lost to Northwood High with a score of 195 to 193 on Thursday, April 12. Although the match was a loss, the team agrees that […]
Girls Lacrosse dismantles two teams in one week
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Girls Lacrosse dominated against Irvine High School, winning with a score of 18-3 on Wednesday, April 18. Getting off to a strong start, the team scored ten […]
Boys Lacrosse loses to Irvine in a nailbiter
By OLIVER CORPUS Staff Writer After losing to Irvine High 10-12, Boys Lacrosse is now 1-5 in league and 4-9 overall this season. Despite a struggle in league, the team agrees that […]
Boys Volleyball lose tight match against Northwood
By SHAWNLY KHOYILAR Staff Writer Boys Varsity Volleyball lost to Northwood with a score of 1-3 on Tuesday, April 16. Northwood is not an easy opponent, as they are currently second in […]
Track and Field perseveres at Orange County Championships
By Jacqueline Huerta Staff Writer The Track and Field team competed at the Orange County Championships in Mission Viejo this past Saturday, April 14. Unfortunately, of the 68 teams that raced at […]
Softball looks toward a successful season
By SHAWNLY KHOYILAR Staff Writer Girls Varsity Softball won 8-2 against Corona del Mar, recovering from their past two losses. The Trojans currently have a league record of 2-2 and are fifth […]
Attempting Athletics: America’s Pastime
By SHIVAM SUDAME Sports Editor The legendary Pete Rose once questioned, “in what other sport can you fail seven out of ten times and still make the Hall of Fame?” He would […]
Boys Tennis extends league winning streak with win against Northwood
By PAIGE SAENGSOUVANNA Staff Writer Varsity Boys Tennis won 15-3 in an away match against Northwood on Thursday, April 12. The team is off to a good start this season, continuing their […]
Isle of Dogs: “I love Dogs”
By JUN YUN Staff Writer Wes Anderson’s stop-motion animated comedy, Isle of Dogs, is beautifully written and directed. The animation is profoundly illustrated, characters are emotionally touching and the story is surprisingly […]
The epitome of our convenience: water bottles
By ALEX XU Staff Writer Water bottles are ubiquitous. Look around and you’ll see Arrowhead, Dasani, Aquafina, Nestle Pure Life and Evian in backpacks and lunchboxes. They’re convenient and easy to use, […]
The need to protect liberal arts
By BETA BEHPOOR Staff Writer Last month, the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point proposed to drop 13 humanities and social science majors, including American studies, art, English, French, geography, geoscience, German, […]
Addicted to harsher drug penalties
By CASEY STANFORD Staff Writer Over the past few months, President Trump and his administration have redoubled their support for a policy that would allow prosecutors to seek the death penalty for […]
Fixing the terms and conditions of privacy
By BRIAN KIM Staff Writer In a 2010 interview with TechCrunch, Mark Zuckerberg stated that he had taken an “about face” on privacy and argued that privacy is no longer a “social […]
Students participate in “die in” in solidarity with national protests
By ANIKET MEHROTRA Staff Writer Over thirty students participated in a student led “die-in” in support of national walkouts held on Friday, April 20th to protest gun violence after the February Parkland […]
Ready Player One: a movie review
By JUN YUN Staff Writer Steven Spielberg’s pop-culture film, Ready Player One, is a stunning visual masterpiece, based on author Ernest Cline’s novel of the same name. This action-adventure film is a […]
Struggles in track triple meet
By OLIVER CORPUS Staff Writer UHS Track team competed against Irvine and Corona del Mar High School on Thursday in a tri-meet after the previous meet was cancelled due to rain. Boys […]
Girls Lacrosse defeats Northwood with a score of 18-5
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Girls Lacrosse defeated Northwood High School with a score of 18-5 on Wednesday, April 11. Senior Nicole Ramsy reflects on the game. “The game against Northwood was […]
Girls Lacrosse falls to CdM with a score of 9-10
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Girls Lacrosse lost to Corona del Mar High School with a close score of 9-10 on Wednesday, March 21. This game marks their first loss of the […]
Girls Basketball breaks school record by making it to the second round of CIF for the first time
By SHAWNLY KHOYILAR Staff Writer After winning league 10-0, Girls Basketball moved on to win the first round of CIF against Thousand Oaks with a score of 56-41. UHS started off the […]
Uni battles it out against MLK High yet ultimately lose
By OLIVER CORPUS Staff Writer Boys Lacrosse lost against Martin Luther King high school with a score of 5-8 on the 9 of Friday. However, the game was still a preseason match, […]
High expectations for baseball
By SHIAVAM SUDAME Sports Editor A 7-0 preseason has Baseball poised for a strong push at a CIF berth. After a 2-13 record in league last season, the team has improved drastically. A […]
The challenge for Kevin de Leon
By EVAN WOLF Staff Writer Election day was a disastrous day for the Democratic Party and America. Hillary Clinton lost the White House to Donald Trump, and the Republican Party took over […]
Minor consequences issued to students who walked out of first period
By ANIKET MEHROTRA Staff Writer The 448 documented students who walked out of first period last Wednesday will be required to attend an informal “detention” before or after school Wednesday and Thursday. […]
Boys Basketball falls in wild card CIF-SS matchup against eventual 3AA Champs Crean Lutheran, 60-67.
By SHIVAM SUDAME Sports Editor Senior Co-Captain Alex Bray led the Trojans in a well-rounded effort. He finished with 19 points on 8-18 shooting, an efficient 44%. He was 3-8 from behind […]
Cirque Du Soleil Presents LUZIA: The Most Riveting Show in Town
By TIANA CANTU Staff Writer Cirque du Soleil is known for their jaw-dropping performances ranging from motorcyclists defying the laws of gravity by completing full circles on half-pipes to contortionists to trapeze […]
Deaf Academic Bowl ends in UHS defeat
By SOOJUNG KI Staff Writer The UHS Deaf Academic Bowl (DAB) team will not be attending the 2018 National competition in Washington D.C. after losing the quarterfinals to Phoenix Day School for […]
Administration sets up hotline number for anonymous student texts
By ANNIKA SIAL Staff Writer The administration has recently launched the program Text-a-Tip to allow students to confidentially report behaviors that make them feel uncomfortable or unsafe. Students who have concerns regarding […]
At least 500 students walk out in student-led protest
By ANIKET MEHROTRA Staff Writer At least 500 students walked out of their first-period classes on Wednesday morning in protest of the lack of governmental gun reform in midst of the mass […]
March For Your Life
By KRISHAN PATEL Copy Editor Get up now and march for your life, For there’s more funeral invitations to send. There is no end in sight to the strife, The next shooting’s […]
Administration announces policies for student-led walkout
UPDATED AS OF 3/11/2018, 1:18 PM By ANIKET MEHROTRA Staff Writer The administration has formally announced its guidelines for a student protest on campus in accordance with the Irvine Unified School District’s […]
Uni experiences a rocky start at first pre-season meet
By OLIVER CORPUS Staff Writer The track team suffered multiple defeats at both JV and Varsity levels in the track meet this past Thursday against El Modena High School. Fortunately, the meet […]
Little Dark Age: MGMT offers a newer artistic style
By JUN YUN Staff Writer American rock and indie band MGMT recently released its fourth album, Little Dark Age. MGMT, a duo of Andrew VanWyngarden and Ben Goldwasser, has produced a number […]
Boys Soccer destroys Saddleback with a score of 4-0 in CIF playoffs
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Boys Soccer won 4-0 against Saddleback High School on February 21. The team now has an overall season record of 18-1-3. The team is pleased with their […]
Boys Wrestling Knocked out of CIF
BY OLIVER CORPUS Staff Writer Boys Wrestling was knocked out of CIF with none of the three wrestlers who participated making it to masters. The boys needed to at least place in […]
Boys Soccer defeats Long Beach 2-0 in first round of CIF playoffs
By SANCHITHA CHARI Staff Writer Boys Soccer won 2-0 against Long Beach High School on February 16. The team now has an overall season record of 17-1-3 and a league record of […]
Black Panther: A cinematic masterpiece and the work of a visionary
By JUN YUN Staff Writer Black Panther is Marvel’s first masterpiece, sharing a political vision through exhilarating characters and a thrilling plotline. Other superhero movies have attempted to tackle political and moral […]
Intercultural Week
By SHEA RANGI Staff Writer UHS held Intercultural week, from February 20 to February 23, in an effort to celebrate the culture and diversity that inhabits the campus on a daily basis. […]
Man of the Woods: an Album Review
By JUN YUN Staff Writer Justin Timberlake released his fifth studio album, Man of the Woods, just days before his solid performance at the halftime show of Super Bowl LII. While his […]
Culture 2: An Embarassment to Culture
By RITHWIK GUPTA Staff Writer Releasing their third studio album exactly one year after their highly successful album Culture, Migos is back attempting to break new records with the anticipated Culture II. […]
Satire: Leading Democrats Support Wichita Walmart Manager for 2020 Nomination
By CASEY STANFORD Staff Writer Numerous well-known Democrats have this week announced their withdrawal from the 2020 Democratic primaries to put their support behind a rather unusual candidate: a Walmart manager named […]
DHH students win a trip to the Aquarium of the Pacific
By DILRUBA ASICI News Editor Six students in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Program (DHH) have been rewarded for their achievements in the Reading Counts Program (RCP). RCP is a recent […]
Incidents of vaping and drug use on campus rise
By ANIKET MEHROTRA and SABRINA HUANG Staff Writer and Copy Editor The growing prevalence of e-cigarettes and vape pens within UHS raises questions on its impact on both the adolescent and the […]
Coach Cunningham announces his retirement after 32 years at UHS
By SOOJUNG KI Staff Writer Mr. Mark Cunningham, the head coach of the football team and Co-Chair of the Athletic Department, declared at the team’s annual banquet in late January that he […]
The Future is Female: Club invites female professors and professionals to talk about their experiences
BY HAMZAH ALAM Staff Writer On April 10 and April 12, female professors, directors, and professionals came to talk about their experiences as women in their fields. It was an informative event […]
Tomb Raider: a Movie Review
By ARIA SALESSI Staff Writer Tomb Raider hasn’t been on the silver screen for a while, but on March 16th the remake of Tomb Raider was released. Fans were surprised to not […]
