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FactsSlang
- 909 - A reference to students from the inland counties of CA.
- ARC - Anteater Recreational Center.
- AV - Arroyo Vista, off-campus housing.
- CV - Campus Village.
- EEE - Electronic Educational Environment.
- Humcore - Humanities Core.
- ICS - Information and Computer Science.
- LARC - Learning and Academic Resource Center.
- LGBTRC - Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Resource Center.
- NACS - Network and Academic Computing Services.
- New U - The campus newspaper, the New University.
- Norcal - Northern California lifestyle.
- Socal - Southern California lifestyle.
- UCI - University of California Irvine.
- VDC - Vista Del Campo, off-campus apartments.
- VDC Norte - Vista Del Campo Norte off-campus apartments
- WebReg - UCI’s online course registration and enrollment system.
- WebSoc - UCI’s online searchable schedule of classes.
Things I Wish I Knew Before Coming To School
- Attend all discussions.
- Bring a car.
- Get a commuter preferred permit, if possible.
- Get on the smallest meal plan possible.
- Go to office hours.
- It’s not a big party school.
- Learning to manage your time is important.
- The workload is difficult.
Tips to Succeed
- Actually read the material.
- Attend lectures.
- Be social with your peers.
- Don’t cram for exams.
- Get to know your TAs.
- Go to discussions.
- Know your course outlines.
- Speak with your professors.
Urban Legends
- The school mascot was based on a cartoon strip.
- There’s a girl dressed in white who haunts Aldrich Park.
- There’s an underground tunnel system at UCI built as an emergency evacuation for faculty.
- UCI secretly houses and researches nuclear weaponry.
Traditions
- Club Carnival - Club Carnival occurs during every Welcome Week for the new students on campus, featuring a good portion of the 320 clubs at UCI selling off internationally-themed foods, holding contests and games, and handing out welcome prizes.
- Comedy Night - Bring on the laughter and bring on the tears as ASUCI hosts the annual Comedy Night to usher light-hearted incoming freshmen into UCI, letting them settle themselves down from the stress of Orientation Week.
- Earth Day - Totally run by solar power, UCI’s annual celebration for Mother Earth includes over 30 participating agencies all actively trying to share in the importance of environmental awareness. With over 20,000 visitors each year, UCI pulls out all the energy efficient stops to host a medley of interactive, educational, and fun games and booths for all.
- Foam Party - Held every year to “foamally” baptize first-years into the UCI community, this has become a popular social event for both older and newer classes. Second-years and up get a chance to wreak havoc on naïve newbies, while also coming prepared in bathing suits the second time around.
- Greek Songfest - The Greeks’ biggest event of the year, in which all the frats and sororities showcase their singing, acting, and set-designing talents in a series of grape-dangling performances in their combined efforts to raise funds for a chosen beneficiary.
- Mardi Gras - Thrown by ASUCI, this is one the campus’s highlighted galas of gorging and trouncing along the paths of Ring Road. Following in the tradition of the original Mardi Gras, students party until midnight, eating, tossing balls for prizes, listening to concerts, and decorating festive masks.
- Wayzgoose Festival - Starting since 1972, and qualifying as UCI’s oldest tradition, Wayzgoose is a medieval themed carnival of jousting, fun, food, among friendly faculty, student, and club organizations. On top of that, there’s the annual host of stages scheduled with a menagerie of inflatable carnival rides (including pony rides), snake handling, and a wild animal show (frat boys need not apply).
School Spirit
Without any major sports team to lead the way, and losing out on prestige to LA and Berkeley, it takes a few years for students to really start feeling any school spirit. Once they get past that stage of wearing sweatshirts from rival schools and adjust to the Ivy League street names, they realize that hey, UCI isn’t such a bad place to be. Granted, with little to do outside of UCI, students sort of adapt their sensibilities to the surrounding University and start to like it. After a bit, you’ll start to notice more UCI logos among your classmates as the years progress, showing that, although not vocal, the UCI spirit is still somewhat visible.
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