Originally published on April 18, 2022 by UCI ICS. Written by Karen Phan. Most university students would agree that the key to having a fulfilling college experience amid endless assignments and exams is finding balance. Balance might look like studying hard during weekdays and relaxing on weekends or learning to set boundaries so you don’t overwhelm yourself. To Christian Bond-Flasza, balance looks like doing the things he loves: playing soccer and immersing himself in video games. Bond-Flasza, a computer game science student and four-year member of the UCI men’s soccer team, says his journey to UCI was unlike any other student’s.

Originally published on March 22 by UCI ICS. Written by Karen Phan. For better or for worse, social media is becoming the primary source of news for people across the world. It’s where we get live news updates on our phones, but it’s also where misinformation proliferates. Social media won’t…

Originally published on Jan. 4 by UCI ICS. Written by Karen Phan. Computer science major Evelyn Chin leads a team of interns to develop experimental solutions using frontier software and hardware at Emerge. When various safety measures such as lockdowns and travel restrictions were implemented early on during the COVID-19…

Originally published on Nov. 23 by UCI ICS. Written by Karen Phan. Hack at UCI hosted their annual ZotHacks hackathon on Nov. 20–21. Thirteen teams of students participated in the hackathon and created web-based projects that ranged from a Petr drop locator to a book finder. Participants were eligible to win $445 worth of prizes. Their projects were judged based on four criteria: technology, quality, purpose and growth.