UC Riverside hosts 40th annual Writer’s Week
Presented every February by UC Riverside’s Department of Creative Writing, Writer’s Week brings to campus a plethora of writers, authors, poets and novelists associated with the Riverside area or UC faculty. This year marked...
Battling rain, SOULstice headliner shines through while undercards keep dry (or so we heard)
Unfortunately, our writers were unable to attend Winter SOULstice this year, due to being among the many waiting outside of the SRC North gymnasium for close to two hours in torrential downpours before doors...
Overcoming first-time hiccups SOULQUARIUS presents successful soul festival
Torrential downpours throughout Southern California this past weekend rendered movement anywhere in the Inland Empire and Orange County Area a herculean task. However, these conditions seemed to go practically unregistered by the thousands of...
Winter SOULstice 2017 preview
In between the constant controversy surrounding HEAT and landing in the middle of winter quarter, ASPB’s Winter SOULstice always flies a little under the radar. This is not to say that this annual event...
Radar 101: Introduction to today’s indie and alternative music
Searching for new music can be very intimidating due to a plethora of artists and genres available to choose from. However, searching for new music can also be the most rewarding experience when you...
Inlandia Poets gather to share their work
On the evening of Thursday, Feb. 2, Riverside community members gathered for a “Poetry! At the Library” event hosted by the Inlandia Institute to listen to the writing of two local poets in an...
Radar Sessions: FENATURE
Her demeanor is relaxed and controlled, as she considers her answers to my question. She seems at ease, and in control of her language, just as she might when she is on mic —...
Trauma, Loss, Transcendance: In conversation with Professor Paulo C. Chagas
December 2, 2015 is a date practically ingrained in the minds of any Inland Empire resident. On that date, tragedy befell when two individuals named Syed Farook and Tashfeen Malik killed 14 people and...
Saint Pablo: An eclectic, yet understated celebration of greatness
The outside of The Forum was adorned with Saint Pablo Tour banners, with one reading “6 nights sold out” with the six patched on the banner signaling the fact that the early November dates...
“The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee” is C-H-A-R-M-I-N-G to its core
You might remember your typical spelling bee competitions from elementary school. You would stand up in front of a microphone, be given a word and then you would have to spell it out and...