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by / on November 6, 2012 at 6:01 am / in Arts & Entertainment

Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group At The Barn

Performing with a unique fusion of metal and rock, the Omar Rodriguez-Lopez Group played on Oct. 31 in the Barn. Tickets were sold out for this highly anticipated performance with people already waiting to enter at 7 p.m. Once the [...]

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by / on October 30, 2012 at 6:01 am / in Arts & Entertainment

Ghost Walk Riverside

On Friday, Oct. 26, Downtown Riverside hosted an impressive array of local entertainment, family-friendly scares and fresh kettle corn during its annual Ghost Walk. Presented by California Riverside Ballet in conjunction with local high schools and theatre groups, the Ghost [...]

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by / on October 28, 2012 at 1:56 pm / in Features

Q&A with Susan Straight

On Oct. 15, Managing Editor Kevin Keckeisen sat down with Susan Straight, an award winning writer and distinguished professor of creative writing at UCR, to talk about writing, our campus, Riverside and Facebook. Her new novel, “Between Heaven and Here,” [...]

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by / on October 23, 2012 at 6:01 am / in Arts & Entertainment

Hell’s Union: Motorcycle Club Cuts As American Folk Art

Rugged beauty, aged character and unified nonconformity characterize the latest exhibit at the UCR/California Museum of Photography. Titled “Hell’s Union: Motorcycle Club Cuts as American Folk Art,” the exhibit showcases artist Jeff Decker’s collection of defunct motorcycle vests, officially known [...]

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by / on October 16, 2012 at 8:25 am / in Editorials, Opinions

Editorial: Prop 34 – Repeal the death penalty

Our justice system isn’t infallible. Since 1973, 140 people have been found innocent and released from death rows in 26 states. Nationally, at least one person is exonerated for every 10 that are executed. We cannot trust the life of [...]

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by / on October 16, 2012 at 6:01 am / in Arts & Entertainment, Features

Midnight Madness

UCR’s basketball season tipped off with last Friday’s rousingly successful Midnight Madness event. Coordinated by ASPB and UCR Athletics, Midnight Madness was a massive pep rally designed to hype up Highlanders in anticipation of the upcoming basketball season. The stands [...]

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by / on October 9, 2012 at 8:19 am / in Editorials, Opinions

Editorial: Chancellor White a loss for UCR, but greater gain for California

Come December, Chancellor Timothy White will leave our university to assume his new role as chancellor of the California State University system. His impending departure has come as a shock to students, faculty and staff. The news is certainly bittersweet—Chancellor [...]

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by / on October 9, 2012 at 6:04 am / in News

Chancellor White to Leave UCR, named head of CSU system

The California State University Board of Trustees has announced the appointment of current UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White as the system’s new chancellor. In an email to UCR students and faculty sent the morning of Thursday, Oct. 4, White informed [...]

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by / on October 9, 2012 at 6:01 am / in Features

Between Heaven and Here: A New Novel by Professor Susan Straight

Students, faculty and library staff gathered on Oct. 3 to hear Professor Susan Straight speak of her new novel, “Between Heaven and Here.” The event was held in the Special Collections and Archives room of Rivera Library with refreshments and [...]

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by / on October 9, 2012 at 6:01 am / in Arts & Entertainment

The Long Night of Arts & Innovation

In place of its monthly Arts Walk, the city of Riverside hosted the “Long Night of Arts and Innovation” Oct. 4. As a fan of both artistic and innovative things, I soon hopped onto one of the free trolleys conveniently [...]

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