UCI is the bane, the anathema of school spirit. Coming to UCI will suck the spirit out of you into a black vortex of nothingness, a black hole of emotion, if you will. School spirit comes from loving the school you attend and, more importantly, the area and culture surrounding it. Irvine has no culture around it, be it the Edward's Theater, a lone bastion of happiness in a city of yuppies, or the trendy California Pizza Kitchen. You can't, you don't and you never will.
Many people enjoy going to the school.
Many think the school is outstanding, yet they flee Irvine each and every weekend or bottle up in the dorms to ride out the three days when socialization is supposed to hit a high note. One simple reason, in Irvine there is nothing to do. Sim City 2000 made real. Without the entertainment built for the citizens, the hellish dreams of H.G. Wells and Aldus Huxley are reality. Irvine is a place not made for human life, but for commerce in its purest form.