Associate Professor of Psychology Kate Sweeny has conducted groundbreaking research on anxiety, worrying, coping and the stress that comes with awaiting news. She has published studies observing reactions from stress or anxiety-inducing situations, such as graduate students awaiting results of their bar exams and patients awaiting biopsy results, and proposed ways to minimize these stressors both within ourselves and...
Starting at 8 a.m. on Saturday, May 20, around 200 college students from UCR and surrounding community colleges gathered at Winston Chung Hall for the fourth annual Cutie Hack. Filled with both returning and brand new competitors, students from UCR, Rio Hondo College, Moreno Valley Community College and Riverside Community College were ready to duel to create the most...
On the evening of Saturday, May 20, dozens of tables covered by white cloth linens and bouquets of orchids adorned the SRC Mac Gym. Families with both elderly individuals and young children filled the gymnasium in semi-formal clothing, deeply anticipating to see their brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, cousins and friends on stage.
Nesian Breakthrough was the Pacific Islander Student...
On Thursday, May 8 in HUB 302, 20-year-old American actress Alisha Boe spoke to around 400 UCR students about the prevalence of sexual assault in American society. On screen, Boe is best known for playing Jessica Davis, one of the lead female characters of the Netflix original series, “13 Reasons Why.” Her character has sparked controversy, with many critics...
The Toyota iA has lived an interestingly nomadic life for the last two years. The iA started as a Mazda 2, a car that is no longer sold in the United States as a Mazda but was instead sold as the Scion iA. Shortly after its release as a Scion, however, Scion’s parent company Toyota decided to shut down...
Convening in a medium-sized study room on the first floor of Orbach library on Friday (their regular meeting day), May 12, a passionate group of college students were intently discussing the expansion of the only student-run aerospace organization on campus — Aerospace Systems — going over their tabling efforts, then spotlighting a few members who had contributed above and...
Egg tarts have always been my go-to purchase at Asian bakeries and a must-have for dimsum. However, it is so difficult to find yummy egg tarts in the Inland Empire. Sure, some bakeries in the area make egg tarts, but it’s always stored in the fridge. In my opinion, egg tarts should be eaten while they are still warm....
Parties can refer to a broad spectrum of events, whether it be a birthday, banquet or even baby shower. However, when placed in the context of a college campus, it could only bring up one image: Shots of hard liquor, filthy and reused red Solo cups, booming music making the walls vibrate, sweaty bodies bouncing off of each other...
The Volkswagen Golf R is the the ultimate Volkswagen. Although it bears the Golf name, this is nothing like the practical economical hatchback that starts at $20,000 — it’s a Golf on steroids.
If you’re thinking Volkswagen already sells a sporty version of the Golf, you’re right. Volkswagen sells the GTI, a car that essentially created the hot-hatchback segment...
Stripping down from our layers and exposing our bodies in their rarest forms is not only refreshing on a hot mid-spring evening in Riverside but liberating: As the 96 runners seemed to feel during the event on Thursday, May 4, shedding cloth was a way to force students to accept their bodies and flaunt it during a once-in-a-school-year opportunity to...