Thursday, May 2, 2024

Sweet and savory: Fresa con crema

One of my favorite sweet treats are fresas con crema or strawberries with cream. I remember going to swap meets and dying to eat some fresas con crema from the fruit stand or going...
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A Guide to Useful Sleeping Techniques

Being sleep-deprived has many negative effects on health and focus, which is why it is important to know the correct techniques to fall asleep fast and to have a good night’s rest.  If what you...

Spotlight: Cosplay Workshops

Sewing machines, dress forms and bags of foam are set against the walls of the Creat’R Lab in the Orbach Library. Students sit at rectangular tables that fill in the rest of the space...
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Taking a SHARPer look at UCR’s relief project

  This past Monday, the Student Homelessness Aid Relief Project, also known as SHARP, partnered with 909DT to host their first in-person meeting of the quarter.  SHARP, established in 2003, has been actively helping the community...

“No Waste Left Behind!” educates students about zero waste and sustainability

On May 31, from 12 p.m. to 3 p.m., clubs and organizations surrounded the Bell Tower for the “No Waste Left Behind!” zero-waste event. The event was hosted by the Green Campus Action Plan...

Restaurant Review: Elias Pita

Rating: 4.5/5   The slogan written on the menus and business cards of Elias Pita confidently states that the restaurant serves the “Best Middle Eastern Food” around. One might think it’s quite a bold statement to...

Feature Fiction: Hope

Tim sat at his desk doing nothing. The sun rises and sets, flowers bloom and wither, storms rage and subside — and just as assuredly, Tim remains unaccomplished. As for the sun, it shone...

Nine years and counting: a story of middle-school sweethearts

“Yup, it’s been nine years with Cody, recently as of February,” beamed Vicky Nguyen. As a co-worker and friend of both Cody and Vicky Nguyen, seeing their impressive long-term relationship flourish gives me hope...

Club Spotlight: Liberty in North Korea

  The thought of living in North Korea is a harrowing one. Their regime is ruthless, restrictive and devoid of any right of basic freedom. No human should live under oppressive conditions from their government....

International Student Union’s first International Night celebrates and unites UCR’s vibrant international student body

The lights inside HUB 302 were dimmed and the smell of curry and enchiladas filled the room. Posters of cartoon foods with phrases such as “I love you so matcha” and “Hummus where the...