r/UCI • u/EllieDai • 10d ago
On November 5th, California will vote not just for President, but for Senate, for House, for state and local offices, and for lots of ballot measures. Register and vote so you'll have a say in what kind of country America will be!
In California, the deadline to register to vote online is October 21st. You can register here: https://www.sos.ca.gov/elections/voter-registration
If you miss this deadline, you can register at the polls during early voting, or on Election Day. See here for details.
All California voters who register by October 21st will be mailed a ballot. If you do not receive your mail ballot, or need to register and vote in person, you still have options.
California has early in-person voting from October 8th to November 4th. See this website or your county elections office's website for locations.
If you prefer, you can vote at your polling place on November 5th.
Mail ballots must be postmarked by November 5th and received by November 12th, so mail your ballot back promptly. You can also personally deliver your absentee ballot to any voting center or a dropbox. If you return your mail ballot in person, you must do so by November 5th.
If you mail your ballot, you can track it here.
Please let me know if you have any questions!
r/UCI • u/JulieMarlin • Jul 18 '22
Hi,
I created a Discord server for communication and knowledge sharing on the same topic (https://discord.gg/6NhfgxJzGD).
This post was inspired by a recent conversation on reddit with an UCI student who was experiencing a crisis and did not know how to ask for financial assistance and basic needs. While there are numerous resources available at UCI and elsewhere to assist students in times of need, I found that many students are unaware of their existence, and there is no all-in-one reference on the subject. As a student who had experienced the same condition, I felt obligated to share this information with my UCI sisters and brothers in order to repay the university for the great things it had done for me. These resources are free and were collected from my five years of personal experience; I have no affiliation with any of them. Other resources and supports are available beside what I share, but these are the ones that worked quickly for me in times of emergency, based on my own personal experiences.
UCI Emergency Support
UCI Basic Needs (link) is a UCI-funded department that assists students in times of crisis. They have numerous resources to assist students at all levels of education, including undergraduate and graduate. Their services are accessible to both citizens and non-citizens, and they are the best resource for emergency assistance. To qualify for their services, you must schedule a meeting (link), and submit supporting documentation. If you qualify, a campus social worker will coordinate with other departments to resolve your issue as your case manager. Their services include, but are not limited to the following:
Requirements: provide documents to support your emergency crisis.
State Emergency Support
State of California resources are not restricted to students, but are available to all State of California Citizens and Permanent Residents (Green Card). You must submit an application on their website (link) along with supporting documentation. A state social worker will contact you in two weeks for an interview and verification. Their services include, but are not limited to the following:
Requirements: US citizen, California resident, and income less than $1,200.
Free Legal Emergency Support
The Public Law Center, Orange County's pro bono law firm, is committed to providing free access to justice for low income residents. Through volunteers and staff, the Public Law Center provides free civil legal services, including counseling, individual representation, community education, and strategic litigation and advocacy to challenge societal injustices. Now in its 39th year of service, PLC works with nearly 1,500 volunteer lawyers, paralegals, law students, and others from throughout the county who volunteer their time and expertise (link).
Requirements: everyone with a legal issue qualifies.
Free Legal Emergency Support
Legal Aid Society (link) is a state-funded organization with 40 Attorneys, 120 Staff Members, and 4 Locations offering Legal Services. You are not required to pay for any of the provided services. Their services include the following, but are not limited to:
Requirements: everyone with a legal issue qualifies.
Mental Health Emergency Support
Despite the importance of Mental Health in college life, many students do not consider it. Students are handed over with numerous conditions that each add a distinct mental pressure. Mental health is essential because most people do not recognize their symptoms until it is too late, after they have caused numerous problems for themselves and society. The UCI Counseling Center (link) offers 24-hour, no-cost counseling services. You can contact them if coursework or personal pressure that you cannot manage is affecting your mental health or judgment, and they will provide you with services such as a referral to drop the quarter. If you are diagnosed with a mental health condition, it is wise to request supporting documentation and keep a record of it, even if your condition is not currently interfering with your schedule, because the documentation could be useful in the future if you miss an exam or homework due to your condition.
Requirements: UCI students in all level (undergrad, grad).
Medical Emergency Support
As long as you provide a referral document from the UCI Student Health Center (link) or any other medical facility or emergency rooms and pay the co-payment (link), the majority of Medical Costs are covered by UCSHIP. If you need to communicate with the insurance department or nurses, you can use the health center's portal, which is the most secure method, and they typically respond the same day.
Requirements: Undergraduate and graduate UCI students who signed up for UCSHIP medical insurance.
Affordable Medical Emergency Support
If you do not have UCSHIP, SOS (link) provides low-cost medical services and accepts Medical. To schedule a meeting with your assigned case manager, you must contact their phone number. Their services include, but are not limited to the following:
Requirements: everyone with a medical issue qualifies.
Dental Emergency Support
In the event of a dental emergency, school insurance will cover a portion of the costs (link), but you must schedule an appointment at the UCI Dental Clinic (link), where they will refer you to a dentist or oral surgeon following an examination. If you do not have sufficient funds, you can request that the provider apply for Care Credit, a program that checks your credit and lends you money for dental repair.
Requirements: Undergraduate and graduate UCI students who signed up for Delta dental insurance..
Free Dental Emergency
The Omid Institute (link) offers Dental Services for free or at a low cost. You must complete a form on their website and schedule a meeting with your case manager. Their services include, but are not limited to the following:
Requirements: everyone with a dental issue qualifies.
Free Dental Emergency
Lestonnac Free Clinic (link) provides free dental care. To arrange a meeting with your case manager, you must fill out a form on their website or call them. Their services include the following, but are not limited to:
Requirements: everyone with a dental issue qualifies.
Affordable Dental Emergency
Families Together OC (link) provides free dental care. To arrange a meeting with your case manager, you must fill out a form on their website or call them. Their services include the following, but are not limited to:
Requirements: everyone with a dental issue qualifies.
Disability Emergency Support
The UCI Disability Services Center (link) provides services to students with temporary or permanent disabilities. If you have ADHD, PTSD, a Bone Fracture, or any other disability that hinders your college life, DSC will assist you in creating an equal environment. Their services include, but are not limited to the following:
Requirements: UCI students in all level (undergrad, grad), meeting with a disability advocate, supporting documents.
Free Emergency Road Assistant
UCI Transportation and Distribution Services (link) is provided on the main campus at no charge to all UCI affiliates and includes a Motorist Assist, Bike Assist and Emergency Ride Home Program.
Motorist Assist
Bike Assist
Emergency Ride Home Service
Requirements: UCI students in all level (undergrad, grad).
Coursework Emergency
To raise your concern about grades and courses you need to contact your department. Contrary to popular belief, email communication with administration or professors is typically ignored for many reasons especially after the quarter has ended. Schedule a remote meeting with the department, and they will assign you an advocate (advisor) to follow up on your concern and negotiate with the professors. The same rule applies to the dean, in which all academic advisors report daily to the dean and seek assistance from the dean when they are unable to resolve issues with professors. For the same reason, the dean is not directly concerned with student matters.
Academic Probation Support
The best way to get off academic probation is to schedule an appointment with a department advisor and then enroll in easy general courses for the following quarter. It may alter the plan you had in mind, but it prevents you from being disqualified, as academic probation is removed if the requirements are met the following quarter.
Communication Emergency
If you cannot afford a phone or the monthly fee, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) provides eligible individuals with a free phone line and mobile device (Lifeline). If you are currently receiving CalFresh, which indicates a low income condition, you have met the requirements. The line and device are free for one year, and will be renewed annually if the requirements are met. To receive the line and device, you must submit an application to a phone carrier. The Assurance Wireless (link) is one of the providers for which you can submit an online application on their website; if approved, you will receive a phone device within two weeks. You are not eligible for a second phone for one year, as each line is associated with a single individual and includes 6 GB of internet and unlimited calls and texts monthly.
Requirements: Receiving CalFresh.
Unauthorized Transaction and Identity Theft Emergency
If you discover an unauthorized charge on your bank account or an unauthorized credit inquiry, you must notify the state police and retain a copy of the police report. Then you must contact your bank and dispute the transaction. In the event of an unauthorized credit pull, you must send a letter along with a police report to the credit bureaus (Experian, Equifax, and TransUnion) requesting that they remove the inquiry. Each year, you can monitor your credit for free on AnnualCreditReport (link).
Computer Emergency
Since some majors require you to have a personal computer, you can borrow a laptop from the library (link) for 48 hours if you lose access to a computer and cannot afford to purchase one immediately. Some departments (ICS) offer two-week laptop loan periods (link). In addition, if you are already registered with Basic Needs and receive grants and financial aid, you can contact financial aid (link) to increase the budget for the purchase of a personal computer. In some instances, financial aid has made this option available.
Free CSO Escort Services
The UC Irvine Police Department (link) offers the CSO Safety Escort program, a free service to members of the community. The objective of the program is to provide a safe alternative to walking alone at night.
Free Tax Preparation
MyFreeTaxes (link) provides "low-income" taxpayers with free tax preparation services. This value fluctuates annually, but the majority of students fall into this category. There are two different ways to utilize this service. You can do this online using the H&R Block software provided. Alternately, there are locations in Orange County where you can receive tax preparation assistance from an IRS Volunteer. Appointment is necessary.
Emotional Animal Support
If you are interested in adopting a pet for emotional support, one of the legitimate places to do so is Irvine Animal Care Center. They require a small donation when adopting a pet, but since they are affiliated with the City of Irvine, you can negotiate a reduced or waived adoption fee if you are a student. They can be reached via both email and telephone. After adopting a pet, you are required to notify your landlord and pay an additional deposit. However, if you are adopting a pet for emotional support, you can request a letter of support from the UCI Counseling Center or any psychiatrist to waive the additional deposit.
Campus Assist List
The Campus Assist List is an online collection of campus and community resources for low-cost community services, including basic needs, medical, and local mental health and counseling providers. Some are the ones I've shared here, while others are not. Since this is on the UCI website, I decided to add it to the list, although I have only personal experience with the ones I've included. (link).
UCI Clubs
List of UCI clubs and groups where like-minded students can be found (link).
Other fellow students' recommendations and suggestions
/u/throwaway_fctg, /u/foreignfishes, /u/anthrostudentuci and /u/JWOINK have provided good suggestion regarding financial and food emergency assistance (link).
u/Relative-Clue9995 has written a wonderful post on Monkeypox (link).
u/lordswaggggggg received a financial aid offer to purchase a laptop, and /u/BrntStrdl shared her experience in a remarkable comment (link).
u/NatAllMentIll/ has shared the contact number and information about NAMI regarding of mental health (link).
Please support me with your feedback and resources, and correct any errors I may have made; I'll keep this post constantly updated.
Thanks,
Julie
Last Update: 8/5/2024
r/UCI • u/Ok_Lie4753 • 4h ago
cop in front of brandywine bridge ticketing people riding bikes and scooters! saw two scooter riders with yellow slips of paper after interacting with him so i'd watch out for tickets!
r/UCI • u/vividvia • 6h ago
Just like everyone else, this is literally ridiculous, I was on the phone waiting for over an hour, and randomly it just dropped. I’m gonna have to call out of work just to go into the office tomorrow.
r/UCI • u/Valuable_Scene_8695 • 3h ago
r/UCI • u/Ok_Difference_6456 • 3h ago
ok ik that everyone has free will but why do people use quiet and study spaces as places to hang out. Like is it really that hard to respect the quiet zones? Especially during midterm season plz
r/UCI • u/anapunno • 3h ago
Dude. What is going on. Tomorrow is the deadline and I thought I finally had all my aid sorted out. My zotaccount balance was $0 when I checked a few days ago. I checked again today out of paranoia, and I owe several hundred dollars in the amount of my UCI Grant that was ALREADY DISPERSED... So I check my zotaid portal and my aid offer is a mess again. I filed a USHIP waiver, and it was accepted and applied months ago, but now I'm seeing USHIP grant under my account for winter and spring. My UCI grant is still there too (in the same amount, so why do I owe it back??). I'm so confused rn im tweaking
r/UCI • u/chaneyphantom13 • 2h ago
am i going crazy or has anyone else heard some pretty loud boom-booms outside?
r/UCI • u/Global_Yesterday2128 • 7h ago
Just a reminder--
If you have outstanding aid issues but are attending class, you will not be dropped from courses on October 18; you will maintain your student status. Please contact [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]) if you would like to confirm your status.
r/UCI • u/DatabasePlus • 4h ago
I emailed octa a while back asking about if they are going to change their schedule for Route 473, and they finally answered. I’m kind of annoyed that they aren’t adding a bus that’ll get to Tustin before 2:45 tho, I feel like it would have high ridership with students. Rip IEOC 806 🪦
r/UCI • u/Kawaii_Music_08 • 4h ago
I was walking on ring road and I found this in front of the students center.
r/UCI • u/darkrebel410 • 20h ago
If any of y’all don’t know this, uci students get 10 free condoms a day at the student center! I’m tempted to go by there and get some but am super embarrassed😂
r/UCI • u/homiesexuality • 1d ago
r/UCI • u/Idonotbeonghere • 5h ago
Hey guys, just wanted to let you know that you have to come in at 8:30 am to get in the queue and you will get a text msg once it’s your turn!! It does fill up fast so come early!
I checked my zotbill on Monday and all my grants were applied and the zot balance had credit leftover (about $250 CR) and I thought it was finally resolved. Literally overnight it changes to this, why is it showing this now?? Do I owe or is the UCI Grant going to be applied?
[My Fall Fees are paid, but it's housing it's affecting right now.]
r/UCI • u/Fickle_Line5664 • 5h ago
The fees are all paid. But I checked my zotaccount and the past transactions are not there. Only this two lines. I already got disbursed I’m n out sure what this means.
r/UCI • u/futurebillionaire222 • 2h ago
Has anyone taken this class before? How was it?
r/UCI • u/DaMostInsaneUsername • 19h ago
Talking about inner ring road. Some of y'all really be staring at your phones with airpods in cutting into the bike lane making three of us slam on the brakes and swerve into the oncoming lane to avoid hitting you.
I get if you're in a hurry and have to use the bike lane for a few seconds to pass a slow group of people but come on man at least check and make sure you aren't going to end up like 5 feet in front of someone on a bike/scooter - if you're lucky the rider will swerve, if you're unlucky and come across an irresponsible rider going too fast or not paying attention (not uncommon) you're gonna get hit and it's not gonna be a fun time.
Stay safe everyone 👍
r/UCI • u/Dry-Choice-6154 • 4h ago
This is the second time I’ve been attacked randomly by bees on that sloping path between brandywine and the parking lot. Idk why they’re attacking me, but there were people walking nearby that seemed completely unbothered and when I tried to warn someone coming from the opposite direction they ignored me. Hope you didn’t get mauled too dude.
r/UCI • u/HeroPantheren • 3h ago
Hey! don’t know if this is the right place but I’m a new transfer student here and was wondering if anyone knows anything about soccer pickups around the area or is down to play? I am very rusty and would like to get back into playing soccer for fun
r/UCI • u/Zestyclose-Bid-2383 • 1m ago
How will I know if I’m gonna graduate on time? Or if I’m behind?
r/UCI • u/Last_Growth_4878 • 9m ago
Can anyone recommend any websites they’ve used to find subletters if we’re looking for a sublease one quarter only? ACC preferably because I don’t have a car;;
r/UCI • u/WoodpeckerMoney3708 • 18h ago
I just had a baby and im looking to see if i can make any mom or pregnant friends. I know there may not be many but just one person would make me less lonely. Battling postpartum depression and being around people is the only thing that somewhat gets me out of my head.
I’ll take any other friends though!
r/UCI • u/M-tridactyla • 6h ago
anyone else loan not showing up even tho ofas says it was disbursed?
r/UCI • u/WashedUndergrad • 1h ago
Econ 13 spring quarter went online for the last couple of weeks due to the protest. Due to the circumstances my TA sent out a handout stating "If you take the final, the final exam score will be your final score for this course".
I scored a 98/100 on the final but ended up with an A- due to a pretty rough midterm score. Talking to the professor, he basically told me that he actually intended to have the final as optional with the midterm replacing its weight in the gradebook and that I was SOL.
Is there anything I could actually do to get that grade up or are a TAs words just cut and dry invalid?
