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TAPS offers free parking to campus visitors
UC Riverside is now offering free or low-cost parking to visitors attending academic, outreach, student or cultural events on campus.
Free or low-cost parking is...
UC teaching assistant, instructors and tutors negotiate 2014-17 contract
The UC Student-Worker Union (UAW 2865) — consisting of 12,000 UC teaching assistants (TA), graduate student instructors and undergraduate tutors — held its “Week...
Senators pass mental health resolution
ASUCR senators unanimously passed a resolution to promote awareness and education of mental health services by collaborating with UCR’s Student Wellness Partners and Active...
UCR’S HEAT festival sells out within three days
When third-year creative writing major Richard Lu explained how he got his ticket in time for the upcoming HEAT festival, he said, "I wanted...
Nearly 400 people are taking UCR online courses
A total of 375 UCR undergraduates enrolled in UC Riverside online courses for the 2014 winter quarter, with 11 additional students coming from other...
ASUCR bans [YOU]CR as political party name
On Jan. 29, 2014, ASUCR Elections Director Chris Sanchez announced that he will ban the political party name CR from being used in the...
UC Board of Regents: ‘5 percent is not enough’
UC President Janet Napolitano is blazing a trail for several initiatives, which includes, but is not limited to: reducing the UC Office of the...
California transgender law goes into effect
A state law affecting the rights of transgender students was implemented on Jan. 1, 2014, despite attempts from opposing groups to place a proposed...
ASUCR: Parking permit prices to increase by 6.3 percent annually
Kicking off the first ASUCR meeting of the winter quarter, senators Fernando Echeverria and Nafi Karim delivered an extensive presentation on the financial position...
The Lab: World’s oldest diamonds are fake, according to UCR researchers
Nearly half a decade ago, geologists believed that they had discovered petite gems inside zircon crystals from Western Australia’s Jack Hills, which were considered...