Highlander Newspaper

March Fourth for education

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

It is of no surprise, then, that the March Fourth demonstration should choose the color red to draw attention to itself. In many ways the demonstration was an alert to lawmakers and to the public of what participants feel is a crisis in public education. At its height, the Riverside demonstration had no more than 1,000 participants involved, crowded into a small square in the downtown district.

Students Lobbying in Sacramento

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Last week, thirty-seven UC Riverside students attended the University of California Student Association (UCSA) Student Lobby Day and March for Higher Education in Sacramento. All UC schools, aside from UC Davis, attended the conference and had the opportunity to attend formal lobby sessions with legislators and other government officials from each school's respective district.

UC Davis sees rowdier protests

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

March Fourth's "Day of Action" took an ugly turn at UC Davis following an attempt by protesters to block access to Interstate 80. In the confrontation between UC Davis student protestors and law enforcement officials, one student was arrested for allegedly provoking a riot and resisting arrest.

UCR helps Riverside improve its economic 'destiny'

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The University of California Riverside and the City of Riverside have been working together since the summer to develop programs that will help boost Riverside's economy and attract long-term residents and businesses.

Dean Stewart, the head of the School of Business Management, chairs a 12 member taskforce charged with turning Riverside into a destination point, rather than a commuter city.

Long Beach and the Eaters end UCR's story

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The Highlanders' postseason hopes were dented by a 74-76 by the Long Beach State 49ers this past Friday night in front of a crowd of 4164. A night later the UC Irvine Anteaters eliminated the Highlanders by defeating Cal Poly 91-84.

The Highlanders came into the Walter Pyramid having defeated the 49ers three consecutive times.

49ers hammer Highlanders on Senior Night

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

49ers 70 - Highlanders 61

The UC Riverside women's basketball team played its final game of the 2009 to 2010 season on Saturday against the Long Beach State 49ers. After a big first half by the 49ers, the Highlanders tried to rally back in the second, but it wasn't enough as UCR lost to LBSU, 70-61,

It rained threes in the first half for LBSU.

Baseball grabs one of three in tough weekend series

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

After two blowout losses and a nearly blown game, the Highlanders return home early on Sunday following a rainout of their scheduled contest against the Utah Valley Wolverines.

It remains to be seen what the weekend games will mean long term, but for now, the Highlanders must focus on their Tuesday contest against UCLA with a 7-4 record gained this past weekend in three games of the Coca-Cola Classic in Surprise, Arizona.

Betrayal? A sport fan's dilemma

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

This past Friday, I managed to catch an inning of the UCR softball's game against the Ohio State Buckeyes as part of the recent aTen Construction Tournament. I experienced something I hadn't felt since this my fantasy stud Chase Utley tore into my Dodgers in the NLCS and something I haven't ever felt in regards to Highlander sports: I didn't know who to root for.

Flag football championship is tackled by Beast Mode

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On Thursday night last week, the UCR flag football championship was decided in dramatic fashion when the Beast Mode stopped a last second play by their oppenent, the Subbers, with no time left on the clock. The final score was 20-13.

Before the final game, the Subbers had allowed just one score in four elimination games, a touchdown to SigEp in the semifinal.

McCullough finishes with Riverside's only point on week

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Aggies 6 - Highlanders 1

The Highlanders couldn't capitalize on several close sets and were defeated handily by the UC Davis Aggies 1-6 to drop their fourth straight match in Big West Conference play.

The match started with singles play due to potential rain, although there was no rain delay during the match.

Postseason dreams

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Congratulations to UC Irvine for qualifying for the Big West Tournament as the number seven seed. You guys deserved it. I wish you best of luck.

UC Irvine trailed Cal Poly by eight points with 48 seconds remaining. Over the final seconds, Cal Poly went 2-4 from the free throw line and UC Irvine went 4-4 from beyond the arc and sent the game into overtime where they outscored Cal Poly 17-10.

Riverside rugby team's comeback falls short

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"It's heartwrenching," said Chris Hale, president of the UCR rugby club after his team's 25-24 loss to the San Diego State Aztecs on Saturday.

It was a close game that UCR had in hand early and then slowly let slip away courtesy of some unlucky bounces and some untimely penalties.

The Highlanders finish 10th in their own tournament

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The UC Riverside men's golf team hosted its annual Braveheart Classic in Beaumont this past Money and Tuesday. This year's tournament featured at 54-hole format that consisted of 15 teams.

The Highlanders shot a 312 in the first round and continued to lower their scores afterward.

Three times the fun, Wilder to Nationals

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Allison Wilder was in Washington this past weekend, while the rest of the Highlanders were closer to home at Fullerton's meet.

Wilder was competing in another indoor meet in the triple jump, where she broke the UCR record for the third time this year with a best-ever 13.

Which type of bear is best? Highlanders top Bruins

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Highlanders 3 - Bruins 2

The final score may have just been 3-2, but the Highlanders softball team created a huge buzz of excitement as they went on to defeat the fifth-ranked UCLA. It was their biggest win in UCR's Division I softball program, their first ever victory over an ranked opponent.

UCR is Dancing 2010

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Exciting and eclectic shapes and sounds suffused the evening performance of UCR is Dancing 2010. Directed by Professor Wendy Rogers, 15 unique performances made their way on stage, enrapturing and delighting the audience. Some dances used body movement to convey sorrow, others glee.

Barn Rock and Hip Hop Show

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Thursday night at the Barn was louder than usual. The Student Musician's Association of UCR was having a rock and hip hop show for all their members and any UCR student that was willing to listen. Attendees got to eat food and listen to bands play for free.

Bartók Brilliantly Played

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Béla Bartók: to musicophiliacs just the mention of the Hungarian composer's name can draw headaches or admiration, polite recognition of the composer's contributions to music or an outright dismissal of his music.

Even more impassioned reactions may be drawn from musicians who are informed that they are to play, or rather, attempt to play, Bartók's music.

CD Review: Beat the Devil's Tattoo by Black Rebel Motorcycle Club

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The newest album from Black Rebel Motorcycle Club is marked by a new wave of independence and new beginnings. "Beat the Devil's Tattoo" is the first album from B.R.M.C. on the band's own label, Abstract Dragon, in partnership with Vagrant Records.

This change marks an overall shift in tone from one of constant grittiness, sharpened since its birth in San Francisco in 1998, to one more reflective, aware of the band's self-made fame and success in the band.

CD Review: Broken Bells by Broken Bells

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Brian "Danger Mouse" Burton and James Mercer, longtime lead vocalist for The Shins, found they were fans of each other's music six years ago, during Denmark's Roskilde Music Festival. Although they made plans to work together, it wasn't until last year that the duo met up to create Broken Bells.

Chiodos

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The last six months have been contentious ones for Michigan post-hardcore act Chiodos. In September, the group publicly and conspicuously "let go" of vocalist Craig Owens, who, with one of the most distinct vocal deliveries around, was what many fans considered a defining aspect of the band itself.

David H. Reynolds Memorial Recitial

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

On a chilly and drizzly Saturday, minutes after the bell tower chimed thrice, the David H. Reynolds Memorial Carillon Recital began. A small and intimate crowd of people came to listen to the beautiful celestial concert that mostly ranged from classical to South American folk music.

Movie Review: Alive in Wonderland

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"You were much muchier before," says a somewhat disheartened Mad Hatter to Alice. "You've lost your muchness." In much the same way, Tim Burton can be said to have lost such "muchness" over the years. While his latest effort, a "sequel" of sorts to Lewis Carroll's classic "Alice in Wonderland" novels, is exactly what it's supposed to be (that is to say, a visually stunning, lighthearted foray through a distinctly Burton-esque interpretation of Wonderland), it isn't nearly up to the standard that the "goth auteur" is undoubtedly capable of.

Movie Review: Brooklyn's Finest

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

"Brooklyn's Finest" is a movie you might want so badly to like, but is hampered by high expectations and a story too contrived for good taste. The premise is promising: the lives of three New York cops come together in a tale of crime and law enforcement corruption.

The UCR Laptop Ensemble makes its debut

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Imagine a small theatre with the usual theatrical items: a piano, podium, microphone and music stands. Yet among these common objects that have for so long embodied the image and classical nature of theatre sits three laptops: the instruments of a digital age.

Ucr Highlander Concert Band & UCR Jazz Ensemble

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The first recorded use of the flute, clarinet, oboe and trumpet was in the Old Kingdom era of Ancient Egypt during 2650 BC. Over 4000 years later, these same instruments are still used by the UCR Highlander Concert Band and Jazz Ensemble to make beautiful music.

A wake up call for the nation on education

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The protests extended throughout the state, throughout all of the campuses of the University of California, throughout the California State University system and community colleges and onto the streets of Los Angeles and San Francisco. Throughout other parts of the nation, too, in the East and the South, in the Midwest and the Northwest, there were protests.

Anthem Blue Cross versus America, who will win?

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

In the current state of an economic downturn that includes a 12.4 percent unemployment rate, decreased salaries and job opportunities, escalating home foreclosures and a struggle on the part of many to survive financially, the last thing Californians need is a rate increase in a necessity they can barely afford, like health insurance.

California's problems stem from bloated government

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

The phrase "squeeze blood from a turnip" will soon have to be changed to "squeeze money from a Californian." The state, counties and cities have, of late, been coming up with every possible idea they can wring from their brain stems to pilfer more of your money.

Learning economic lessons from an economy in ruins

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Beginning as early as Dec. 2007, much of the world underwent an economic contraction or slowing down of the economy - otherwise known as a recession. Amidst the economic turmoil, here in the U.S., fingers were pointed in all directions as major economic and political parties sought not to be affiliated with the causing of the crisis.

Republicans consider changing default stance to "maybe"

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

After well over a year of saying "no" in close to every way possible and in every dialect known to man, Republican elected officials have expressed a collapse in resolve as they grow tired of saying the same thing every day without fail. According to inside sources, Republican senators and representatives are losing sleep and are close to losing their grip on sanity.

UCR's Zipcar plan unlikely to be effective solution

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As contemporary society continues to make strides towards more environmentally friendly means of transportation, it seems as if new initiatives arise on a daily basis. UC Riverside has moved towards building a more environmentally sustainable campus, as earlier this academic school year it launched a major solar energy research plan.

Why smaller government isn't better government

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

For decades, the American conservative movement has peddled the idea that government is the enemy, the cause for every economic ill. Throughout that time, conservatives have taken the hatchet to government protections, dismantling safety nets, disestablishing social programs, handing over large portions of the public sector to their corporate allies.

Plotting to go organic

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Most of us are aware of Facebook's popular game Farmville, but has anyone ever considered getting a real plot of land? Since June of 2009, Sustainable UCR's Garden Guild has been providing students with the opportunity to grow their own organic fruits and vegetables.

Celebrating women

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

For decades, the month of March has been declared as National Women's History Month. In the celebration of women's accomplishments, the Women's Resource Center and its cosponsors invited the campus community to attend the celebration honoring UCR's women students for academic excellence, civic engagement and overcoming adversity last Tuesday.

Pho Ha

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

Chewing What's Good

Let me come right out and say it. For millions of years, by which I mean since I was 10, I have always been intimidated by beef tripe. The thought of its spiky, cartilage-like texture gave me chills. I associated it with sea coral and scary things like Pinhead from Hellraiser.

Q&A with ASUCR

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

What are the primary issues that UCR students lobbied for? Can you describe your legislative campaigns? Since the beginning of the academic year, students from all across California have been fighting against the fee increase toward higher education tuition.

Scholarships, fellowship & awards

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:00:00 GMT

As a result of the tuition increase and budget cuts from the UC system, Riverside students are in need of more financial aid. To help with this, Assistant Director of Stewardship Theresa Farrell recently launched a new website to help students find scholarships.