1. Give your parents a hug
You probably wouldn’t survive college without them. Also, you wouldn’t exist.
2. See some old friends
Some high school friendships aren’t meant to last, but you won’t know which until you spend one more awkward day with them. Should old acquaintance be forgot and never brought to mind?
3. Check out your new classes on iLearn
Some professors...
Name: Alix Conde
Year: Junior
Major: Theater
City, Country: Paris, France
Host Institution: UC Paris
“I can look down on Paris and know why it is called the City of Light. It sparkles with lights and flowers. In the twelfth century Paris was not called that, and yet even then it was a city of light — the light of knowledge … It was...
“Students of UC Riverside are against the violence in Saudi Arabia” read the large black letters scrawled onto a plain, white canvas by UC Riverside’s Abyssinian Student Union (ASU) President Menbere Dejenie and fellow ASU member Leah Takele. The yellows, greens and reds of Ethiopia’s national colors took the form of headbands, flags and long, plastic horns used by energized...
On Nov. 7, the Philippines were struck by Typhoon Haiyan, the fourth-strongest tropical cyclone ever recorded, and the strongest storm to ever hit land. The storm has claimed over 5,000 lives and left four million people without a home. With such devastation, the impact of the storm is a global one, felt even here at UCR, with many friends...
“Is this the Krusty Krab?”
“No, this is Patrick.”
“Is this the Krusty Krab?”
“No, this is Patrick!”
The sound of a couple hundred UCR students enthusiastically reciting each line along to this clip from “Spongebob Squarepants” could be heard from HUB 302 last Tuesday night. Students had gathered in droves to see ASPB’s hotly anticipated animation panel, “Stay Tooned.” Featuring famous voices...
3 out of 5 stars
If there's one thing Riverside never fails to provide it is culture (and bipolar weather, but that is another article). Heroes Restaurant and Brewery, nestled between the Mission Inn and the Riverside Art Museum, combines a bar with a western aesthetic and a restaurant with a more modern style. Heroes offers an atmosphere more than...
3.5/5 stars
After years of being the only Vietnamese restaurant in the University Village, Pho Vinam has finally met a formidable rival: Calibasil. Situated next door to Lollicup and connected to its sister restaurant, Oven 450, Calibasil is easy to find and access for all UCR students as an alternative fast food restaurant.
Calibasil is the first of its kind (or...
A quilt of clouds rested above UC Riverside Friday morning. Students dragged their feet across campus, including those snuggled in sweats and the occasional blanket-wrapped person walking to Coffee Bean. But instead of the usual large cup of coffee for the end of the week pick-me-up, UC Riverside offered a change for breakfast. Stoves were used to keep the...
Upon entering Arts 100, students laid onto the floors to participate in the Delicious Movement Workshop held by Eiko Otake. Otake, who was part of Japanese dance duo Eiko & Koma, has 40 years of experience as a New York-based movement artist and choreographer. With exercises ranging from “How to Sleep” to “Kindergarten,” Otake portrayed her modern dance style...
1. Did you know that all of the campus housing options are named after regions of Scotland?
Aberdeen, Bannockburn, Oban, Pentland Hills and the rest were all the stomping ground of the original kilt-wearers.
2. Did you know that our original mascot was a cute little dog?
Buttons the Scottish Terrier attended almost every sporting event between the years of 1955 and...