Highlander Staff
Electric Harmonies, High Energy at Block Party 2013
Crowds ebbing and flowing, multicolored lights igniting Pierce lawn, the smell of three different tents selling Korean BBQ wafting through the evening air ––...
The Freshman Fifteen: “You Might Be A Freshman If …”
1. You might be a freshman if you wear your keys and ID card on a lanyard.
-It’s OK, we’ve all been there at one...
UCR Around the Globe: Seoul, South Korea
Tina Kim
Year: Senior
Major: Entomology
Host Institution: International Summer School, Yonsei University
Chop! Chop! Chop! Here I am in Busan and handed an octopus that was chopped...
Studies find pregnant university women lack support
A recent study by the Guttenmacher Institute — a nonprofit and pro-choice organization that seeks to improve reproductive health through public education and social...
The Freshman Fifteen: Fifteen Bits of Interest for Newcomers to UCR
Food:
1-Don’t forget about LoGo’s!: If you have a meal plan, but don’t feel like the dining halls, or just want to lock yourself in...
Athletics Director Brian Wickstrom leaves UCR, accepts position at ULM
There is an old adage that says the grass is always greener on the other side of the fence. Athletic Director Brian Wickstrom will...
UCR Around the Globe: Italy
Name: Andrew Whall
Status: Senior
Major: Bioengineering
Country: Italy
So that moment finally arrives when I’m left standing alone in LAX with that “Oh my God, what did...
Senators reflect on success of Food Truck Festival
The ASUCR meeting on Wednesday, May 15 focused on the success of the Food Truck Festival, the restructuring of subcommittee reports and the introduction...
Task force releases 40 safety recommendations
The UCR Task Force on Campus Safety has released a list of 40 recommendations, also known as “action items,” based on existing campus and...
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,...