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N EW U NIVERSITY UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IR VINE Volume 46, Issue 29 www.ne wuni v ersity.or g • www.ne wu.uci.edu Tuesday, May 21, 2013 opinion seeking accountability FEATURES AISA PRESENTS A POW WOW entertainment STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS SPORTS LOSSES AGAINST FULLERTON ‘Undocumented’ and ‘Unafraid’ gration policy. “I learned a lot about immigra-tion policy briefing and felt it was important to bring that back to UCI,” Galeano said. Galeano was one of the many rally participants that took to the stage at noon. Rally-goers approached the microphone to share their stories, show their support for immigra-tion reform and urge students to push for immediate change. Faculty and staff members of the univer-sity also participated — including professors Leo Chaves and Claudia Piñeda, as well as SOAR Director Graciela Fernandez and Campus Organizations Director, Sherwynn Umali. This was also an opportunity for DREAMers to share their narratives about being undocumented students in California. These students were met with support from fellow stu-dents who chanted “undocumented and unafraid!” as well as the soli-darity of DREAMers from other UC See DREAM, page 6 Students gather to voice their support for immigration reform and to share their experiences. By Sarah S. Menendez Staff Writer The ASUCI Office of the President worked in conjunction with several student activists on campus to host a rally on Wednesday, May 15 at the Student Center, supporting immi-gration reform and DREAM Act student resources. Students gath-ered on the terrace for the event titled, “Anteaters in Solidarity with 11 Million” — referencing the 11 million undocumented immigrants currently living in the United States. “Anteaters in Solidarity” was made possible by a group of con-cerned students, members of the DREAM community and ASUCI AB540 Liaisons, with the help of members from DREAM LA and OC DREAM Team. Third-year political science student Christopher Galeano was amongst the student activists outside of ASUCI, working to bring this event together. Galeano previously spent three months in Washington D.C. working hands-on with immi-UC Irvine DREAMers and supporters took to the stage to speak out about life as an undocumented student. PHUC PHAM | Staff Photographer Record-breaking Researchers Students and faculty packed the Student Center last Saturday to display their research projects to peers and mentors. By Ryan Wallace Staff Writer The Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) held its 20th Annual UCI Undergraduate Research Symposium in the Student Center last Saturday, uniting researchers from across UC Irvine to display and honor research collaborations between undergraduate students and faculty. The day-long event allowed researchers, who received funding through UROP, to display their findings in a professional setting — to be evaluated by peers and faculty mentors. In its 20th year, the sympo-sium made a transition this year in holding the entirety of its event in the Student Center, with a record number of research collaborations and attendees. “Another record number: close to 950 undergraduates, close to 400 faculty mentors, 700 to 800 guests. We are using every inch of Student Center, and the sky is the limit,” Said M. Shokair, director of UROP, said. “This is an excit-ing day, this is part of the research process, and we hope that you will continue to keep an eye out for many of these wonderful scholars, student researchers and leaders.” Students, faculty and guests gathered in halls and ballrooms, filling the event to capacity, as researchers displayed their results during poster sessions and two separate presentation series. Exemplifying the collabora-tion between the undergraduate community and the professional research faculty at UCI, the event PHOTOS COURTESY OF TOMMY PHAM & RYAN WALLACE This year’s UROP Symposium featured projects from different academic and artistic fields. closed an amazing year of record-breaking research for UROP and the student participants who received funding from the pro-gram. Keynote speaker and Professor of Developmental & Cell Biology, Pharmaceutical Sciences and Biomedical Engineering, Bruce Blumberg, commented on the extraordinary opportunity that stu-dents at UCI are given through UROP and the research endeavors that are being seen from under-graduates. “One of the great things about a university like UCI is that you can ask and answer the questions that you find interesting,” Blumberg said. “And that’s something that motivates me every day.” Giving his keynote address on his research addressing “obeso-gens,” chemical factors leading to obesity, Blumberg urged research-ers of the importance of investigat-ing scientific questions that they find important. The research discussed during the event was not solely limited to the sciences. Ranging from live-animal research projects testing the effects of nicotine and cocaine on rats, to lyrical free-form dances inspired by Spanish cultural dance movements, nearly all schools at UCI were represented in the research presented. “What I like about UROP is that it’s not limited to one field of study,” Andrew Cabrera, a fourth-year biological sciences major, said. “It’s riveting to see the inno-See RESEARCH, page 6 Liege Belgian Waffles New Lower Price! Diamond Jamboree Plaza 2700 Alton Pkwy #119, Irvine, CA 92606 Tel: (949) 679-8885 Open Daily 10:30 am -11:30 pm FREE DRINK! BUY A WAFFLE, GET A DRINK FOR FREE Valid ONLY at Diamond Jamboree location No Duplicates UCI Fundraising Info: (949)254-9362 Buy a waffle and get any 24 oz. non-blended drink with any single add-in for free. Can not be combined with any other offers or stamp cards. Limit 1 coupon per person. Expires Friday, 5/31/13
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