Silvia Ferrer
Spooky Season: Beware the Humanities Building
It was week five — midterm week — and I was running on a whole lot of coffee and very little sleep. I’ve found...
Student Success Center moves onto next phase of planning
On Monday, July 29, the vice chancellor of planning and budget, and business and administration services, Gerry Bomotti, released a statement that the Student...
UCR Botanic Gardens staff close unsound geodesic dome to the public for replacement
On Monday, Oct. 7, the official UCR Instagram page posted that the Botanic Gardens’ geodesic dome has been closed to the public until further...
“The Sun is Also a Star” is a cheesy young adult flick that remains...
“The Sun is Also a Star,” the movie adaptation of the young adult (YA) novel by the same name, features “Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi...
Reports show lower disparity between white and black graduation rates at UCR
According to a report by The Education Trust, a national nonprofit that advocates for students of color and low-income students, UCR has made significant...
“Knock Down the House” is an intimate perspective on 2018’s surge in female political...
“Knock Down the House” is a documentary following the political campaigns of four underdog female political candidates. The era of Trump and the increasingly...
“The Perfect Date” is a messy and unsatisfying addition to the rom-com genre
Noah Centineo has reprised his role as romantic lead once again, this time in “The Perfect Date,” another Netflix-released teen romantic comedy. While critics...
Arts Sculpture to be the first major art installation on UCR’s campus
The passage between Interdisciplinary North and the Arts Building has recently been fenced-off. An art sculpture is being built by artist Roy McMakin, overseen...
The childlike “Unicorn Store” is saved by its star-studded cast
In her directorial debut, “Unicorn Store,” Brie Larson puts her acting chops to the test playing Kit, the eclectic protagonist. After “Room,” “Scott Pilgrim...
“Dumbo” fails to live up to the magic of the celebrated Disney classic
“Dumbo,” along with “The Jungle Book,” “Cinderella,” and the upcoming “Aladdin,” is yet another live-action remake of a popular Disney film. Starring a cute...