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Senators address grievances from disqualified elections candidates
Members of ASUCR issued apologies during last week’s senate meeting, with some expressing regret for giving late notifications to seven candidates who were found...
UCR students can get additional benefits in new health insurance plan
The cost of UCR’s student health insurance plan (SHIP) is expected to rise from $348 to $464 per quarter for undergraduates and from $898...
R’Courses are classes led by students, now offered in spring quarter
UC Riverside has launched R’Courses, a pilot program where undergraduates will be facilitating two-unit classes under the mentorship of a faculty member, which seeks...
Members of ASUCR create Facebook group for fake political party
A fake ASUCR political party entitled, “My Side Choice,” received backlash during the first senate meeting of spring quarter when Outreach Director Mina Kato...
Nearly one in four experience hostile or discriminatory conduct at a UC
Nearly 23 percent of UC students, faculty and staff experienced exclusionary, hostile or offensive conduct, according to a new UC campus climate report. Commissioned...
First UC newspaper owned by Taco Bell
A Taco Bell “Live Mas” logo will be erected atop the Highlander newspaper office to welcome its new corporate management on April 5, according...
UC meets deadline for Violence Against Women Act
The UC announced the expansion of its systemwide policy against sexual and domestic violence, stalking and harassment, in order to meet the March 7...
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UCR endows new chancellor research fellowship to support undergraduate research
Chancellor Kim Wilcox and his wife Diane Del Buono will endow a new Chancellor’s Research...
ASUCR kicks off 2014-15 presidential debates
Over 50 members of the UCR community hustled over to the Highlander Union Building (HUB) Plaza to watch the ASUCR presidential debates last Tuesday....
ASUCR senators approve over $40,000 for HUB renovation and solar equipment
Senators approved two internal allocations: $17,868.50 for HUB renovation, which seeks to create a separate and much larger lobby area for the ASUCR front desk...