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It's that time of the year when you figure out just how impossible it is to restrict the number of people coming to your graduation ceremony. It's a great time!

But here's the thing: Every year, the Commencement Committee (or whatever they're called) warns everyone to NOT create a market for commencement tickets. Do not buy/sell them.

http://apps.vcsa.uci.edu/commencement/#/welcome

Tickets for Commencement events are the property of the Regents of the University of California and the UC Irvine campus. They are complimentary and are not for sale or re-sale.

**The Regents and the campus do not condone the buying or selling of tickets for graduation. Tickets can only be distributed at

From the UCI bike website: http://bike.uci.edu/

May the fourth be with you! Join us on Thursday, May 4th at 7:00 p.m. to see Rogue One: A Star Wars Story in Crystal Cove at the Student Center. Enjoy secure and complimentary valet bike parking at the bottom of Anteater Steps and sweet treats for a fun night for everyone! Attendees that arrive on bikes receive free bike lights.

The thread "What do you hate about UCI? What do you love?" had a response regarding political correctness and I was going to post a response, but my post evolved into a rant about what safe spaces where when I was growing up and what they are today. And I do my best derail a discussion with my own rant.

So, I want to ask:

• What is a "safe space" to you?
• If you were to walk into an area clearly labeled as a "safe space", what would you expect to experience?
• Ignoring your current expectations what do you think a safe space should be?
• Do you consider your pseudonymity in r/UCI a safe space?

http://metrolinktrains.com/ucioffer

You have to register by April 15th. You have to use the tickets by April 30th.

Lessons Learned:

1. You MUST use your [email protected] email address. If you have an @lawnet.uci.edu address, take out "lawnet". If you're not sure that this will work for you, search for your name here: http://directory.uci.edu/ and use the email address showing there. If you're still not convinced, click on "Show Delivery Point" and that will show you where the email sent to that address will be delivered.

2. Plan your trip before you get to the train station. Google Maps (using the transit button) or the Metrolink website help a lot (http://www.metrolinktrains.com/schedule

More free stuff from the Transportation Office. (Sometimes it's good just to skim department websites to see what's free!)

Ride a bike? After dark? Need bike lights? Fill out this survey and wait for the office to send you an email to pick up your lights. It's as easy as that!

Get in on it now. They always run out at some point.

http://bike.uci.edu/be-visible-with-free-bike-lights/

Edit: Link corrected

I haven't seen the public announcement yet, but it looks like you can make reservations now!

For those that don't know, the Transportation Office offers free shuttles to/from John Wayne Airport and the Irvine Train Station (which serves both Amtrak and Metrolink trains) for the Thanksgiving, Winter, and Spring breaks.

For Thanksgiving, the shuttles take you to the airport/train station on Tuesday and Wednesday of the week of Thanksgiving. Then, the shuttles take you from the airport/train station to the main campus the following Sunday and Monday.

Reservations are required for both your outbound and inbound seats.

http://www.parking.uci.edu/services/campus/holidayshuttle.cfm

How'd it turn out? With Welcome Week fresh in your minds, what would you tell next year's batch of first years?

So, a lot of us campus veterans have been hearing a great deal about the new Mesa Court dorm. It's supposed to be super sustainable (low electricity usage, low water usage, etc.). What that typically means, though, is that first years get shocked by a major quality of life change compared to home.

So, how is it? Have you been to any other dorms to compare the experience yet?

Name Change

The Orange County Transportation Authority (OCTA) is transitioning to a new name for their buses. Instead of just "OCTA", it is being called "OC Bus".

Route 175/167 Merger (Effective October 9)

OCTA is calling route 175 "discontinued" and an route 167 "reduced", but from a UCI context, it's really a merger under the name "route 167".

• Old Route 175: http://www.octa.net/eBusBook/RoutePDF/route175.pdf
• Merged Route 167: http://www.octa.net/pdf/oct16/167.pdf (or Google Map Version: https://goo.gl/maps/8i1ik5ZDLk72)

As you can see, the bus will still go from UCI to Michelson and down Jeffrey. The change is that it won't divert into the Yale Loop (making the

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-ucla-shooting-20160601-snap-story.html

The story is developing.

Article: http://www.newuniversity.org/2016/04/news/the-hill-set-to-be-outsourced/

Previous Discussion: https://www.reddit.com/r/UCI/comments/49pand/petition_urges_uci_not_to_outsource_campus/

Update: Undergraduate vote quorum is met.

If only that were true. ;)

Really, though, it's too damn easy to vote to ignore the opportunity to do so. Log in, click buttons, submit. Do it from the toilet if you have to. I'm sure most people do nowadays. Vote for something... anything. Just don't give into the apathy delusion that your vote doesn't matter.

https://www.elections.uci.edu/

On the ballot:

Elected Official Recall (Paul Merage School of Business Only)

A vote to recall Gevorg “George” Novshadyan [over a series of Islamophobic Facebook posts

Hard Class or Easy A? Good GPA or Academic Rigor? Passion or Income Potential? What was your rationale for selecting your major and your classes? Do you regret some of those decisions? Help our incoming undergrads get some insight!

I was just speaking to a student employee was told a story of a final that student just took for a class. The final required the person to take a test outside of class and be visible via webcam for the duration of the test. Moreover, the student had to show the person viewing watching (proctoring) via webcam around the room (typically a bedroom) and behind the camera as a "cheat prevention" inspection.

Oh, and the student had to pay $15 for the mandatory honor to be watched via webcam.

This entire concept is new to me. When I was a student at UCI, my student cohort would have protested this requirement vehemently. First, the problem is that you have to allow an unknown person to view your

Did you completely bomb a final? Miss a final? Do you think you destroyed the curve and want everyone to know it? What has been your most triumphant and biggest fail of finals?