The ASUCR meeting on Wednesday, May 15 focused on the success of the Food Truck Festival, the restructuring of subcommittee reports and the introduction of new legislation by the Legislative Review Committee (LRC). The Executive Cabinet (ECAB) delivered its reports [...]

Issuing a notice to the UC Office of the President (UCOP), the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees Union (AFSCME) is planning to strike on May 21 and 22 to protest against reduced pensions and poor working conditions. [...]

The UCR Task Force on Campus Safety has released a list of 40 recommendations, also known as “action items,” based on existing campus and community security measures. Released on May 8, the recommendations were made publicly available on the task [...]

The release of Governor Jerry Brown’s revised budget on May 14, also known as the May Revision, supports a four-year freeze on UC tuition, allocates $2.8 billion to the UC system and discontinues a proposed 150-unit cap on state-subsidized courses [...]

UC Riverside: Entomologist names new wasp species after UC Riverside A research project in Russia has led to the discovery of a new wasp species. The entomologist behind the discovery is UC Riverside’s very own Serguei V. Triapitsyn, principal museum [...]

In response to the Boston Marathon Bombings that occurred April 15, the U.S. government has decided to increase security for international students with U.S. visas. The move follows the Boston attacks where Azamat Tazhayakov, a 19-year-old student from Russia and [...]

Senators-elect choose new officers After the end of a three-hour-long session on May 6, senators-elect performed one of their first official duties by filling the final three positions in next year’s ASUCR. Senator Aaron Johnson was elected as the new [...]

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 [...]

UC Riverside is pursuing the acquisition of an 11-acre land in the city of Palm Desert as a residency location for medical students. The Oversight Board of the Palm Desert Successor Agency and California Department of Finance had unanimously voted [...]

The Council of the Chancellors has supported the recommendations made by the UC Student Insurance Program (SHIP) Advisory Council in making the decisions regarding whether each campus will opt out or stay in the systemwide health care plan. UC Riverside [...]