In a perfect world, recommendation letters would be sent to no job or school and endorsement would come from our friends that would vouch for our musical aux talent and grade our so-called "rizz." However, this is an imperfect world, and you probably have zero rizz. Being that we are college students, we should anticipate the requirement of a...
My favorite holiday in elementary school was one that was often overlooked. I lived to go to school on the second day of February — nothing was more exciting to me than celebrating a very large rodent’s weather predictions. Sometimes my class would make groundhog headbands, sometimes we would watch the recording of Punxsutawney Phil making his prediction for...
Tis the season to be freezin’! But why be cold alone when you could be cold with your friends or your significant other; here are a few Winter date ideas perfect for you, your boo or just the girlies. Happy shivers campers.
Go to the snow
Snowfall just started in Big Bear so why be cold at home when you could...
Imagine this: 13-year-old you watching YouTube videos about aesthetic vloggers living out their strict 5:00 a.m. morning routines. There was a desire to be like them and eventually become them when you hit the ripe age of 18, but let’s be honest, your alarm sounds at 11:00 a.m. and you press snooze to continue your beauty sleep.
Routines can be...
The transition from high school to college can be difficult, but decorating your room can bring several benefits to help you through it. This small act might seem trivial when moving in, but in reality, having a comfortable living space helps many students for a multitude of reasons. Properly decorating can create a homely and comfortable environment to fight...
Physical spaces produce aesthetic echoes which are so impactful, yet their sources are so often left outside the conscious mind. It is in this vein that University of California Riverside’s (UCR) architectural construction stands as one of its highest watermarks.
The modernist sensibilities set forth by architectural firm Clark & Frey in 1952 are visible throughout campus buildings new and...
If you’re anything like me, you love planning your weekly schedule out minute by minute. If I had to choose between keeping my car or my precious Google calendar, I would probably have to start walking a lot more. As a self-proclaimed schedule-lover, here are some tried and true organizational and goal-setting tips I love that you can implement...
New year, new me! That's what we all say isn’t it, but by Jan. 3 we are all back to the same bad behavior. This year will be different, be special, be adventurous — 2024 is the year of living. If you are a lost lamb looking for a way to feel joy again this year, here are 24...
Welcome back, cry babies! As we near finals week, crying on campus becomes a much more common occurrence. The 8:00 a.m. sob sesh in Lot 30 while you are skipping class or in the back of that lecture you really hate hits different when you don’t understand anything that is being tested for on the exam next week. If...
“We’ve got a bell tower. So what else is nu? Personally, I don’t mind having it in the neighborhood. I just wouldn’t want my sister to marry one.” - Larry Peitzman, 1966
A pinnacle of UCR’s cultural development, the monolithic structure of the UCR Bell Tower has long presided as both the symbolic and literal center of campus. Since 1966,...