36th Annual Pow Wow brings together the Native American and Inland Empire communities
Sponsored by Native American Student Programs, the Native American Student Association, the Graduate Student Association and the Rupert Costo Endowment, the 36th Annual Pow Wow was held on Saturday, May 27 at the Riverside...
Alicia Christensen’s guide to scholarly publishing
Perhaps the greatest downside of being a writer is the worry that your work will never get recognized, largely due to the competitiveness and subjectivity of the money-driven publishing industry. This inevitable anxiety shared...
The fall of Netflix
Netflix stock has plummeted and they announced their first subscriber loss in more than a decade. All of this points to their recent crackdown on password sharing and their executives announcing that they will...
Justin Bieber: A Rise From the Ashes
The name “Justin Bieber” carries weight among different generations, whether young or old. Bieber began his life with humble beginnings, hailing from Stratford, Canada, raised by a single mother. As a child, Bieber was...
Student film festival draws laughs, sniffles, and thought-provoking questions
Students, faculty and members of the public were treated to a selection of films made by students as part of UCR’s Department of Theater, Film and Digital Production’s two-day film festival this past Thursday,...
RADAR Sessions: Taylor Swift
Fresh off the Los Angeles leg of her tour and with her not due back in the studio until “those eggheads finish writing my newest songs,” Taylor Alison Swift took some time out of...
The battle is over 一 Britney Spears is free at last!
After a culmination of efforts involving Britney Spears herself, her lawyer and thousands of loyal fans, the conservatorship that once stripped the pop star of basic rights has finally been put to an end....
Raise your glasses to UCR’s philanthropic minds
UCR Honors: A Gala Celebration was an exemplary showcase which celebrated achievements of University of California, Riverside (UCR) alumni and philanthropic leaders, most notably honoring comedian and actor, Cheech Marin.
On Saturday night, April 6,...
Fuse DJ competition was lit
I had never judged a music contest before attending the FUSE DJ Competition. In fact, prior to the event, I had no knowledge of the nuances of DJing. Nevertheless I was thrust into the...
Emory Elliott Book Award Given To Professor Conrad Rudolph
Every winter, interested students and professors unite in the charming, slightly forested Center for Ideas and Society at UCR for the Emory Elliott Book Award. The event was named after former American literature professor...