Writer’s Week 2015

Claudia Rankine, Keynote speaker Literature enthusiasts and members of academia filled the chairs and couches in the UCR Bookstore Lounge last Monday to witness the award-winning poet, Claudia Rankine, share and discuss her work. Her...

Rainn Wilson batters up SoulPancake for UCR

“Do you guys have a mascot?” “Scotty!” “Like a terrier? — He’s a bear? That’s why you guys like Dwight so much!” After hours of waiting in a long line outside HUB 302 last Tuesday evening, a...

Laugh more!

We’ve all heard of the saying “laughter is the best medicine,” so what better way is there to trample our stress than to attend the Well’s very own clinic of merriment with a free...

Dance Marathon raises awareness and heart rates

As I approached the Aberdeen-Inverness Dining Hall, the loud bass from the Senryu Taiko Ensemble drums surrounded the dark sidelines of the building and guided me toward the location of the event. The chanting...

Gong Xi Fa Cai from the Riverside Lunar Festival

Standing on a brick planter on Main Street in Downtown Riverside, I watched as several hundred karate students, dancers in elaborate costumes and a few dozen dragons formed into rows in the square outside...

UCR chills out

On Thursday, Jan. 29, ASPB hosted the Chill Out from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. at the Bell Tower. The evening began with a slight sprinkle, which fortunately did not develop into rain to...

The college kitchen

I stood outside the doorway of what appeared to be a nondescript classroom in the late afternoon sun of Wednesday, Jan. 22. Situated in a far-off corner of the new Student Recreation Center, I...

Campus Cope: Senioritis

Many students would fight for the cure to senioritis; the problem, however, is we just don’t care. The cure may be graduation and that little piece of paper you paid thousands for. But until...

Under the Kilt: Communication and honesty are the best policies

Do things ever quite go as we plan them in relationships? Even the best of them have unexpected twists and turns for better or for worse. One of the biggest keys, however, to making...

What’s Appenin’?

There is generally an app for every aspect of our lives nowadays, so why not incorporate them into our educational endeavors? Many may find themselves struggling to catch up with the notes for a...