Highlander Staff
State defunds UC
Governor Jerry Brown has signed Assembly Bill 007, which eliminates all forms of state funding to the UC system. During a celebratory speech made...
PASSED AND SHREDDED
Held under the premise of a secret ballot vote, ASUCR senators voted on a series of controversial resolutions including one to end funding to...
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Visible brush fire from campus
A brush fire started on Feb. 28 in the Santa Ana River bottom severely burned several victims and forced evacuations...
Comedy Apocalypse Underwhelming in the Wake of 2012
Wednesday night’s Comedy Apocalypse was nothing short of one of the worst date night options that the Barn has recently hosted. It was a...
UCR student petitions with PETA for all-vegan dining hall
An undergraduate student has started a petition with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) to bring an all-vegan dining hall to UC...
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UCR researchers identify pathological trigger of Ireland’s potato famine
The Phytophthora devastated potato crops in Ireland almost 150 years ago. Since then, scientists have long...
News In Brief
The Center for Spintronic Materials, Interfaces and Novel Architectures (C-SPIN) is a new nationwide research center seeking to unearth the future of microelectronics. Headquartered...
UCR’s 36th annual writers week
Last week, UCR hosted its 36th annual Writers Week Conference showcasing award-winning poets, novelists and journalists alike. Students and faculty gathered in INTS 1128...
UCI eleven files appeal more than a year after ruling
The UC Irvine 11 filed an appeal Jan. 22, months after being convicted of misdemeanor charges for disrupting an Israeli diplomat’s speech in Irvine....
Student regents make recruiting visit to campus
Recruiting prospective candidates for the 2013 -2014 student regent position, the current UC student regents visited UCR as part of a systemwide tour on...