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ASUCR actions on divestment hurt democracy

On April 23, ASUCR passed Senate Resolution 18, which calls upon the UC to remove its financial holdings, or divest, from American companies, such...

Laverne Cox: Taking a brave stand

Laverne Cox, a transgender woman famous for her role as Sophie Berset in the Netflix series “Orange is the New Black,” visited UCR last...

Blackballin’ brings four accounts of truth to UCR

I can use any number of words to describe “Blackballin’.” A few of them might be: crazy, surreal, hallucinatory. But the word that truly...

UCR-RTA partnership benefits the community

Last year, bus ridership among students went up, going from 9.1 million in 2012 to 9.3 million in 2013. Many are quick to assume...

Captain America: The Winter Soldier” Sets the Bar for Marvel

One of the first things that came to my mind after watching “Captain America: The Winter Soldier” (besides “Whoa, what an awesome movie!”) was...

Wilcox quits chancellorship to become CEO of IHOP

Kim A. Wilcox has announced that he is stepping down as chancellor of UC Riverside to become the head of the International House of...

Economic sanctions by US, allies, is the safest route to fight Putin

Putin’s recent gains in Crimea are bad news for everybody — some are even calling this the beginning of another Cold War between Russia...

Liam Neeson delivers in “Non-Stop”

I just love it when a movie delivers on its premise. “Gravity” promised moviegoers the chance to watch Sandra Bullock float through a green-screened...

“The Monuments Men” Movie Review

“The Monuments Men” was one of those movies that I went into with high hopes. Even with the troubling news that the release date...

“That Awkward Moment” Review

I tried giving “That Awkward Moment” at least some credit for attempts at originality by using a hashtag as its title — until the...