I admit I know little of karate. Thinking of people in white uniforms and black belts, I was introduced to Narine Karapetyan, Karate Club president and third-year neuroscience major, and Kevin Gomez, a Karate Club member and fourth-year economics and political science double-major. As I examine the logo on the Narine’s jacket, two words catch my attention: “Karate Club.”
Karate...
With midterms in full swing, most of the food I eat either comes out of a microwave or is delivered to my door. Still, I celebrated my possible success on this week’s round of tests by visiting ZiZi BBQ House, a barbecue restaurant that recently opened at the University Village. With images of ribs, corn and the possibility of...
Oftentimes dating makes us feel like we’re participants on random dating shows, testing out each contestant and trying to find a match. Valentine’s Day is one day of the year that couples can rejoice or possible new couples are able to test the waters.
For those who are happily bound in a relationship, this day becomes an elaborate competition between...
Riverside’s winter weather proved to be not so wintry once again as a much-too-warm 80 degrees persisted on Wednesday afternoon. Highlanders dashed off to their classes and away from the blazing sun, passing the Bell Tower from every direction, yet not many gave a second glance to the Nooner many had grown familiar with. However this was the annual...
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 most recent publication, “Citizen: An American Lyric” — a finalist for the 2014 National Book Award in Poetry and sequel to “Don’t Let Me Be...
“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 packed crowd of students and Inland Empire residents were greeted by Rainn Wilson, former star of “The Office,” and creator of the media company SoulPancake....
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 night of comedy? Many students gruelingly dragged their bodies to the Barn Thursday evening for their dose of amusement to endure their remaining midterms. The...
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 and drumming grew louder as I entered the A-I Residential Hall and a group of volunteers welcomed me into the club-like room that the dining...
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 of City Hall. Blinking the sunlight from my eyes as I balanced my notebook in one hand and my coffee in the other, I watched...
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 ruin the entire event. Faith Valdez, a first-year psychology major and ASPB volunteer said the purpose of The Chill Out “was a nice break from...