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1 in 3 Women, 1 in 4 Men — Know the Signs, Find Support

Issue # 0493

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Joshua Tjia
09 Oct

In this Irvine Insider Issue . . .

😁 Laugh of the Day

🌤️ Irvine Weather

💙💰🌟 UC Irvine Surpasses $2.4 Billion in Record-Breaking Brilliant Future Campaign

📝🤝🚀 Now Hiring: IUSD Invites Irvine Residents to November 3 Job Fair

💜📞💪 1 in 3 Women, 1 in 4 Men — Know the Signs, Find Support

📍📸💬 In a Fender-Bender? Here’s Your Step-by-Step Checklist

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦💬 Way to Play Day Returns This Friday with Free Health Screenings for Kids

🧠⚕️🩺 Study Links Childhood Stress and Infections to Multiple Sclerosis Risk

🌿🥾💧 Volunteer + Explore: Trail Restoration Day Set for Oct. 21 at Dripping Springs Trail

🍄‍🟫🥐 🎻🎸🎶 Don’t Miss Pacific Symphony’s Dazzling October Performances at the Hands of Maestro Shelley

🎼🎼 Upcoming High School Music Calendar

🏡🐶 Because Love Never Grows Old: Bring Home Popeye, Your Perfect Senior Companion

🤽‍♀️🤽‍♂️ Anteaters Set for Big West Showdown as No. 19 UCI Faces No. 9 UC Davis

🏀🏐🎾⚽️ UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

⚽️👏 Freshman Paige Shanahan Delivers Game-Winner as Irvine Valley Reignites OEC Campaign

🏀🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS

🏈🎾 High School Athletics Calendar

🚓💄🛍️ Irvine Police Nab Pair After String of Retail Thefts from Whole Foods, Ulta Stores

🍏🥭🍑 Local Farmers Markets

🌟🏪🎉Irvine’s Best Kept Secrets: Is Your Business One of Them?

📅📅 Lots of Local Events

📞💡 Useful Contact Information

Why was the pumpkin so good at baseball?

Because it had a great gourd-arm!

We hope this joke brings some laughter to your day! 😁

UC Irvine Surpasses $2.4 Billion in Record-Breaking Brilliant Future Campaign

UC Irvine’s Brilliant Future Campaign Surpasses $2.4 Billion

UC Irvine marked its 60th anniversary by announcing the close of its record-breaking Brilliant Future campaign, which raised over $2.4 billion—nearly half a billion above its $2 billion goal. The multiyear effort, the largest philanthropic campaign in Orange County history, drew support from 122,000+ donors, with 84% contributing for the first time and 93,000 alumni re-engaging through giving, mentoring, and events.

Key Achievements

  • $2.4 billion raised, 73% of gifts were $100 or less

  • 269 new scholarships, fellowships, and awards created

  • $1.7 billion dedicated to research and academic departments

  • Six new buildings completed through philanthropy

  • 111% growth in alumni chapters worldwide

Campaign Impact

The campaign advanced UC Irvine’s four core pillars:

  • Student Opportunity: Expanded scholarships and programs through gifts from alumni such as Paul and Jo Butterworth, John Tracy, and the Santora and Peterson families.

  • Health and Wellness: Established the Susan & Henry Samueli College of Health Sciences and expanded UCI Health – Irvine with new facilities like the Chao Family Cancer Center and the Joe C. Wen & Family Center for Advanced Care.

  • Human Experience: Strengthened arts, culture, and global studies through major gifts supporting the Langson Orange County Museum of Art, the Alec Glasser Center for the Power of Music and Social Change, and endowed chairs in cultural studies.

  • World-Changing Research: Advanced breakthroughs in biotechnology, quantum science, AI, and environmental education, supported by donors such as Susan and Henry Samueli, Charlie Dunlop, and the Beall family.

Now Hiring: IUSD Invites Irvine Residents to November 3 Job Fair

Irvine Unified School District (IUSD) will host a Job Fair on Monday, November 3, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. at The Learning Center, Room 6. The district is hiring for multiple roles including Instructional Assistants, PE Paraprofessionals, Nutrition Services Support, and Behavioral Interventionists. Attendees can learn about open positions, apply on-site, and even interview during the event — bringing a resume is encouraged. For online applications, visit edjoin.org/iusd.

1 in 3 Women, 1 in 4 Men — Know the Signs, Find Support

October is National Domestic Violence Awareness Month, reminding us that 1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men experience domestic violence in their lifetime — impacting friends, neighbors, and loved ones. If you or someone you know needs support, visit thehotline.org or call (800) 799-SAFE (7233) for confidential help.

In a Fender-Bender? Here’s Your Step-by-Step Checklist

What to Do After a Traffic Accident:

  1. Check for injuries – Call 911 if anyone is hurt.

  2. Move to safety – Park your vehicle by the right curb if possible.

  3. Exchange information – Share contact and insurance details with the other driver.

  4. Document the scene – Take photos of your car, the other vehicle, and the accident site.

  5. Contact your insurance – Call your provider after you leave the scene.

  6. Accidents can be stressful — remember, help is available!

Way to Play Day Returns This Friday with Free Health Screenings for Kids

Way to Play Day – Friday, October 10, 10 AM–3 PM

Pretend City’s Way to Play Day happens every 2nd Friday of the month and offers free child health screenings (developmental, dental, vision, and speech). Parents and caregivers can meet local child development experts and ask questions about their child’s growth and learning.

Highlights:

  • Start Well – Learn about early mental health and social-emotional development for young children.

  • SPA Speech Pathology Associates – Free speech and language assessments.

  • New York Life – Create a free Child ID to help improve response time if a child goes missing.

  • Plus more local partners providing family resources and developmental support.

Study Links Childhood Stress and Infections to Multiple Sclerosis Risk

A new study suggests a connection between infections, childhood stress, and the development of multiple sclerosis (MS). UCI Health neurologist Dr. Michael Sy, commenting on the findings, noted that this research adds depth to existing knowledge linking adverse childhood experiences (ACES)—such as stress and trauma—to a higher risk of chronic diseases later in life, including MS.

Volunteer + Explore: Trail Restoration Day Set for Oct. 21 at Dripping Springs Trail

Join a rewarding volunteer event at Dripping Springs Trail on Tuesday, October 21. Participants will help restore the area by watering and mulching oak seedlings, then enjoy a scenic hike to a fern-covered spring.

Don’t Miss Pacific Symphony’s Dazzling October Performances at the Hands of Maestro Shelley

Conductor Alexander Shelley joins Pacific Symphony for an enchanting concert series, Oct. 16–19, featuring Montgomery’s Starburst, Márquez’s Guitar Concerto with soloist Pablo Sáinz-Villegas, and Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade, inspired by the tales of 1,001 Nights. Tickets available via the link.

Upcoming Northwood High School’s Music Calendar

  1. November 5, 5-9 PM: Band Spectacular, Irvine HS

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://timbmusic.org/events/

Upcoming Woodbridge High School's Music Calendar

  1. October 16, 6-8 PM: Fall Orchestra & Vocal Concert, WHS Performing Arts Center

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.whs-music.org/

Upcoming Woodbridge High School’s Vocal Music Calendar

  1. October 16, 7 PM: Fall Concert, WHS Performing Arts Center

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://woodbridgechoirs.weebly.com/calendar.html

Upcoming Irvine High Choral’s Music Calendar

  1. October 9, 16, 23, 3:30-4:30 PM: Vaquero JR Voices Rehearsals

  2. October 30, 7 PM: Vaquero JR Voices Concert

For the latest updates or additional details, please visit https://www.ihschoralmusic.org/calendar.html 

Because Love Never Grows Old: Bring Home Popeye, Your Perfect Senior Companion

Meet Popeye, a senior pet at the Irvine Animal Care Center looking for his forever home. Mature, affectionate, and full of character, Popeye embodies the calm, loyal companionship that senior pets bring. When you adopt a senior dog or cat, you’ll also receive a special take-home care package with a fleece blanket, brush, toy, and either a tennis ball (for dogs) or cardboard scratcher (for cats). Discover the joy of senior pet adoption and find your next best friend at the Irvine Animal Care Center.

Anteaters Set for Big West Showdown as No. 19 UCI Faces No. 9 UC Davis

No. 19 UC Irvine men’s water polo returns home Friday, Oct. 10 at 6 p.m. to face No. 9 UC Davis at Anteater Aquatics Complex in their first Big West match of the season.

UCI Anteaters Upcoming Home Games

Men’s Water Polo

  • Fri, Oct 10 – vs UC Davis, 6:00 PM

Women’s Volleyball

  • Fri, Oct 10 – vs Cal State Bakersfield, 6:00 PM

  • Sat, Oct 11 – vs CSUN, 5:00 PM

Men’s Water Polo

  • Sat, Oct 11 – vs Ted Newland Alumni Game, 11:00 AM

Men’s Basketball

  • Sun, Oct 12 – vs Arizona State (Exhibition), 12:00 PM

Freshman Paige Shanahan Delivers Game-Winner as Irvine Valley Reignites OEC Campaign

Irvine Valley College women’s soccer earned its first Orange Empire Conference win with a late 1-0 victory at Santa Ana. Freshman Paige Shanahan scored in the 81st minute off an assist from Kuuipo Laumatia, leading the Lasers to a dominant performance with a 24-1 shot advantage. Shanahan had a team-high four shots on goal, while goalkeeper Joanna Valdez wasn’t tested. IVC now stands at 7-3 overall (1-2 in conference) and faces Cypress next on Friday at 3 p.m.

🏐⚽🏀 Upcoming home games for the IVC LASERS 

Women’s Soccer

  • Fri, Oct 10 – vs Cypress, 3:00 PM

  • Fri, Oct 17 – vs Fullerton, 3:00 PM

  • Fri, Oct 24 – vs Orange Coast, 3:00 PM

  • Fri, Oct 31 – vs Santa Ana, 1:00 PM

Women’s Soccer

  • Tue, Oct 14 – vs Santiago Canyon, 3:00 PM

  • Tue, Oct 21 – vs Golden West, 3:00 PM

  • Tue, Oct 28 – vs Saddleback, 3:00 PM

Men’s Basketball

  • Thu, Oct 23 – vs Chaffey (Scrimmage), 5:30 PM

High School Athletics Calendar

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Updated With October Schedule

Upcoming Irvine High School’s Varsity home games:

October 2025

Thursday, October 9

  • Girls Volleyball – 5:15 PM vs. University

Monday, October 13

  • Girls Golf – 3:30 PM vs. Rosary Academy

Wednesday, October 15

  • Girls Golf – 3:30 PM vs. Portola

  • Girls Flag Football – 6:30 PM vs. Laguna Beach at Irvine High School Stadium

Wednesday, October 22

  • Girls Tennis – 3:30 PM vs. St. Margaret’s Episcopal

Irvine Police Nab Pair After String of Retail Thefts from Whole Foods, Ulta Stores

Last month, Irvine Police officers were alerted by license plate readers to a vehicle linked to a prior Spectrum theft. When stopped near The District, officers found the suspects had just stolen groceries from Whole Foods and cosmetics from Ulta. A check of nearby stores and surveillance confirmed thefts from six additional Ulta locations totaling about $2,500 in stolen goods. Jeimmy Tatiana Rozo Rodriguez, 39, and Jhonatan Stivens Mina Escobar, 29, of Hawthorne, were arrested and booked at Orange County Jail for possessing stolen property. IPD emphasizes its commitment to pursuing crime thoroughly.

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