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Food Truck Festival rolls into UCR

by / on May 21, 2013 at 6:00 am / in Features, Restaurant Reviews

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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The Deutschland Diaries

by / on May 21, 2013 at 6:02 am / in Features, There Can Be Only One

A Weekend in Amsterdam May 9-15 One of the greatest things about Germany would have to be its location. With its position smack-dab in the middle of Europe, you are only some hours away from a multitude of other cultures [...]

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by / on May 14, 2013 at 6:03 am / in Features

Michael Lauchlan: Student, inventor, philanthropist and entrepreneur

Students with goals and dreams may think that they have to wait until after graduation to achieve them. For some, their time is now. Michael Lauchlan, a fifth-year transfer student majoring in linguistics and philosophy is not only a student, [...]

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by / on May 14, 2013 at 6:02 am / in Features, Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Review: Rockstar Shrimp

Rating: 4 / 5 stars When someone has a dire hankering for seafood, UCR students and Riverside residents can find refuge in Rockstar Shrimp—located up Blaine Street at the University Shopping Center—to crush their craving. Offering a small but a [...]

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by / on May 14, 2013 at 6:02 am / in Features

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 [...]

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by / on May 7, 2013 at 6:02 am / in Features, There Can Be Only One

The Deutschland Diaries: Excerpts of the experiences and misadventures of a UCR Student studying abroad.

May Day May 1 “Happy New Year!” shouted an alcohol-slurred voice among the multitude of faces. This was the greeting my friends and I met as we got off the U-Bahn and into the crowd that consumed the middle of [...]

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by / on May 7, 2013 at 6:01 am / in Features

One on one with ASUCR President Liam Dow

There are many words one could use to describe the eventful year that ASUCR had. In the past eight months, UC Riverside’s student government faced a multitude of issues ranging from painstaking elections to controversial resolutions. In the end, “successful” [...]

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by / on May 7, 2013 at 6:01 am / in Features, Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Review: Asahi Sushi

Rating: ⅘ stars The city of Riverside seemingly has two temperatures: tundra and Hades. The simmering spring days of May urge students to flee from the heat and find refuge anywhere with an ounce of shade, cool air and refreshing [...]

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by / on May 7, 2013 at 6:01 am / in Features

Interview with UCR band Pococurante

According to Webster’s dictionary, the word Pococurante is defined as indifferent or nonchalant. UC Riverside student band Pococurante is apathetic in name only, however. The musically ardent and inventive group—which consists of seniors Hovig Sarkissian, Eric Hyman, Stephen Fong and [...]

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by / on April 30, 2013 at 6:18 am / in Features, Restaurant Reviews

Restaurant Review: Baguette Bakery and Cafe

Solid off-campus restaurants are somewhat hard to find. Students usually have to sprout wings to find quality food within a five-mile radius and do it on a student budget. Then, when something new emerges in Riverside, it seems like it [...]

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