Moody lights, chill vibes and amazing poetry: What more can you ask for from an evening of spoken word? From the gate, a large group of ASPB members greeted guests warmly and passed out information about the event. As the crowd started filling the interior of the Barn, excited murmurs resonated around the room as people began chatting about...
Students, professors and members of the LGBTQ community gathered at HUB 355 Friday afternoon on the occasion of “Coming Out Black and Queer.” A panel of speakers, including assistant professor of ethnic studies Ashon Crawley at UCR; Dennis Tyler, assistant professor of English at Fordham University; Alisha Gaines, assistant professor of English at Florida State University; and hosts from...
Halloween is always one of the most fun times of the year. Small children parade about in their costumes, Halloween parties liven up the drudgery of an impending winter and everybody gets an excuse to pig out on candy. And of course, there are the obligatory horror flicks.
But some students spent their Halloween the good old-fashioned way: ghost-hunting in...
After the opening of Glen Mor’s second half, a well-anticipated new market was made available to students living in the area or dorming. Along with the joint eateries called Savor and Sizzle, a new Starbucks is also in progress, making this the future hotspot for residents or even people walking to their houses on Blaine Street or Watkins Drive....
Dozens to hundreds of people were gathered around the Bell Tower and the accompanying lawns at the Rivera Library to welcome the meals-on-wheels of UCR’s semi-annual Food Truck Festival. Last held during spring quarter, the festival came at an earlier date this year, and looked to improve upon the suggestions and complaints that had been generated during ASUCR’s previous...
What started out as a serene kickback soon turned into a lively jam session with over 40 guests attending the fourth Annual Ability Ball. Although attendees didn’t show up in formal attire and glass slippers, they certainly brought their communal enthusiasm as they cheered for the performers onstage. The scent of freshly brewed coffee suffused the Barn as students,...
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I’ve heard many things about this restaurant, and I figured it was about time I tried some local Indian food from our very own Punjab Palace here at the intersection of Chicago Avenue and University Avenue, which is a five-minute drive from campus.
I drove into the plaza and noticed that the area was dirty in...
Over a hundred students were ushered into the HUB lounge with turquoise posters in one hand and their Snapchat-ready phones in the other, patiently waiting for Eddie Huang, a.k.a. The Human Panda, to arrive. The hint of old-school hip-hop soon escalated in volume in the background, with an empty stage amongst a sea of snapbacks and OBEY shirts. People...
As the festival season of 2014 draws to a close, Halloween weekend brings one final wave of massive events to satiate the palates of concert-goers everywhere. For those of us fortunate to reside in Southern California, Halloween weekend equates to a potpourri of festival madness. From HARD Day of the Dead (DoD) to other Halloween adventures, there is no...
Driving down the I-15 toward San Diego on my way to the airport, a thought struck me: I guess it’s true that all roads lead to Rome. So while mine included a long layover in Heathrow, it did indeed lead me to Rome. Dragging along two way-too-large suitcases, I managed to use my very rusty Italian 001 to catch...