Diane Guerrero, a regular cast member of shows like “Orange is the New Black,” and “Jane the Virgin,” came to UCR on Wednesday, Nov. 2 to share the story of her rise to fame from troubled beginnings for an event titled after her new autobiography, “In the Country We Love: My Family Divided.”
Dozens of people funneled into HUB 302...
As the weather gets colder and the nights get longer, all of us face the possibility of catching a nasty sickness, but have no fear: There are plenty of preventative measures one can take to ensure this doesn’t happen. However, in the case that it does happen, there are natural and efficient treatments one can do at home to...
Welcome back to this week’s edition of “Pumpkin Pizzazz,” or as some of my lovely Highlander co-workers really want to call it (for the sake of “witty” rhyme scheming), “Pumpkin Pizzazz with Jazz!” However, the name shall remain “Pumpkin Pizzazz,” as all of these delightful recipes are ours to share: Easy, fun and affordable — the ultimate tripartite of...
On the evening of Wednesday, Oct. 26, members of UCR's Women's Resource Center teamed up with anti-domestic violence activist Beverly Gooden to bring UCR the #WhyIStayed event. Taking place in HUB 355, the event shed light on the injustices of domestic violence that plague many college campuses and extend into other domains of life for many victims.
Gooden, keynote speaker, kicked...
Last weekend, over 450 students, techies, computer nerds and others gathered at Winston Chung Hall to immerse in the versatile world of hacking at Citrus Hack’s annual hackathon, a large-scale event coordinated by various sponsors such as UCR’s student organizations Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Challengers were given 36 hours to create...
Twenty-one colorfully painted food trucks were scattered all throughout the HUB upper plaza this past Thursday afternoon, Oct. 27, drawing in hungry Highlanders from all depths of campus. Hosted by ASUCR and UCR Dining, the fourth biannual Food Truck Festival aimed to create an increasingly active campus culture while providing 50 percent of the proceeds to the R’Pantry, UCR’s...
Vampires, monsters, clowns … some people hate ‘em, others crave the scare they offer. Especially when it comes to large-scale Halloween events like those within Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights and the Los Angeles Haunted Hayride in Griffith Park, there’s a thin line between people who get absolutely shit-wrecked by the mere thought of masked people with chainsaws chasing...
We all need an outlet for escape from time to time. Whether it be reading a good book or watching a movie, it gives us a chance to step back from the struggles of everyday life. This takes on a whole new meaning when it comes to the families of child cancer victims and survivors. On Saturday, Oct. 29,...
As students gathered around the Bell Tower for the Wednesday nooner on Oct. 26, I found myself under a canopy where the Student Recreation Center (SRC) volunteers, along with a group of students, were decorating pumpkins of various sizes.
Being a lover of Halloween and all things spooky, I wanted to know how this event came to fruition, which...
David Lovenburg - First-year undeclared - “I’m inspired by hip-hop music and culture. Kanye West is my hero.”
Amairany Rodriguez - Third-year pre-business - “Sun and wind is what I like to call this ensemble. Riverside has tectic weather but I always remember to throw on some of my favorite eclectic pieces.”