Increase flexibility for residence hall dining plans

Increase flexibility for residence hall dining plans

At the beginning of each year, we must determine the way we will live as UCR students. To live on campus or to commute is one of the most financially impactful decisions we face, due to the high price of [...]

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MCS Student Film Festival Out of Focus

The first annual Media and Cultural Studies Student Film Festival and Competition proves that UCR is making strides in its attempt to fill the crippling need for a true film major. But while the evening seemed successful because HUB 302 [...]

Daft Punk “Random Access Memories” Review

Daft Punk “Random Access Memories” Review

For most of its nearly hour and 15 minute length, Daft Punk’s “Random Access Memories,” sounds like a revolution. Despite the few moments the album doesn’t quite reach its soaring heights, Daft Punk’s record remains the most exciting and unique [...]

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Food Truck Festival rolls into UCR

With the food truck trend taking the restaurant scene by storm, UCR had the privilege of hosting its first-ever Food Truck Festival last Wednesday, May 15. Unique culinary options were provided, from The Viking Truck, Garlic Scrapes, Goodwin’s Organics and [...]

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CLASS DISMISSED

UCR biochemistry professor asked to resign mid-quarter, students respond with protest Students in Biochemistry 100 (BCH 100) received a rude awakening on April 24 when they discovered that their lecturer, Assistant Biochemistry Professor Laura Zanello Schoepf, was not present. Briefly [...]

Increase in cost does not mean decrease in obesity

Increase in cost does not mean decrease in obesity

“Obesity is an epidemic” is a common phrase heard more and more frequently these days. The statement may just be an exaggeration, but the main idea is that staying healthy should always be a priority. This is probably why state [...]

A View From the Top: Interview with carillonneur David Christensen

A View From the Top: Interview with carillonneur David Christensen

Hidden away in plain sight, sitting at the top of the Bell Tower, UC Riverside carillonneur David Christensen sometimes forgets that he is performing for students. “Sometimes I want to stop and play a different song but I have to [...]