RADAR Sessions: Illin Mic
This week’s RADAR Sessions moved away from the more traditional notion of a university musician as someone with a guitar and a great voice. In exploring the talent at Riverside we have come to...
“Birthmark: A Gospel / Hip-Hop Experience” excites UCR during its 10-day run
When The Sugar Hill Gang released “Rapper’s Delight” in the fall of 1979, not only did it introduce all but New York to the exciting, new, distinctly black genre of music known as hip-hop,...
Eaton at the Movie Exhibit: A blast to the past
On the fourth floor of the Tomás Rivera Library in the Special Collections & University Archives (SCUA), the Eaton Collection, one of the world’s largest cataloged collections of Science Fiction (SF), Fantasy and Speculative...
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....
Haunted Drag Show 2022 was an iconic experience that welcomed all
UCR Drag Club hosted its second annual drag show with artistic performers and a beaming audience to prepare for the Halloween spirit.
The Haunted Drag Show enlivened the HUB on Oct. 28, filled with expressive...
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,...
The exhaustive and ongoing pattern of reboots
One thing can be said about reboots: they won’t always feel the same as the originals. There are cases where cast members will bring life to a character they once played years ago that...
UCR’s TFDP department entertained and surprised audiences with their fall performance of the musical...
Through their comedic and sensual musical numbers, the cast managed to transport the crowd to the Berlin Kit Kat Klub.
The UCR theater, film and digital production department selected the sensual, yet politically charged production...
Get in losers, we’re going to Dragalicious
“I think in times of geopolitical turmoil, people might wonder why we waste time with the frivolity of drag. And I think the answer is, if you can find political power in reverence, you...
How a posthumous album circulated the legacy of Mac Miller
The artistry of Pittsburgh-based Malcolm James McCormick was on public display throughout his 11 years actively making music. His songwriting was ripe with self-awareness. He could be unabashedly honest about his worldview, personal life...