Burger Records, which is based in Fullerton, Orange County, is making waves across the West Coast as one of California’s most influential underground labels, and rightfully so.
Only five years running and the list of bands pressing vinyl, cassette tapes or CDs through Burger is highly impressive, numbering over 350. These releases include, most notably: Dave Grohl (of the Foo...
As part of the Leadership Initiative provided by UCR’s Women’s Resource Center, Sony Animation Picture’s President of Production Michelle Raimo Kouyate dropped by campus on Wednesday, Nov. 7th for a talk in HUB 302. Kouyate, who was friendly and outgoing, started off by saying, “Let’s keep it casual,” and brought a few clips to show in addition to her...
A key component to a successful college experience is being open-minded and gaining knowledge about to the various beliefs, cultures and religions of others. Here at UCR, there is a tremendous pride in the diversity of our campus. What better way to celebrate that diversity than with music, poetry and free food from the Barn? On a cold, rainy...
A part of what makes UCR a comfortable space for students is the abundant amount of programming provided for a wide range of issues. From The Student Wellness Partners to UCR Active Minds, student groups have been remarkable in creating healthy environments for overall well-being.
A relatively new addition to campus, Healing Highlanders, is a collegiate recovery community aimed at...
Uta Barth, a conceptual photographer and UCR’s own professor emeritus of art, has been named a 2012 MacArthur Fellow for her latest works, “white blind” (bright red) in 2002 and “...and to draw a bright, white line with light” (2011). This prestigious fellowship, nicknamed the “genius grant,” awarded Professor Barth a no-strings attached sum of $500,000, to be dispersed...
“The pain, the stench, the look of hate in his eyes. It’s finally over. And now a blackness has come over me,” wrote Kristin Cooper in a poem. Kristin Cooper was a victim of rape, depression, and suicide and on Sunday Oct. 21 students gathered to hear her story.
A around 1:30 p.m. in the University Lecture Hall, the Alpha...
Pulling into the Magnolia Shopping Center made me skeptical of what kind of atmosphere to expect with generic grocery stores and fast food chain vendors right around the corner; however, the restaurant exceeded face-value judgments.
I was greeted with a friendly chorus made by the workers behind the counter as I soaked in the plethora of menu choices: Baja favorites,...
On Oct. 15, Managing Editor Kevin Keckeisen sat down with Susan Straight, an award winning writer and distinguished professor of creative writing at UCR, to talk about writing, our campus, Riverside and Facebook. Her new novel, “Between Heaven and Here,” hit store shelves last month.
Kevin Keckeisen: When did you start writing and when did you decide to be a...
Open to the public through the entire month of October is the Human Roast House, a terrifying interactive haunted house created in the spirit of this year’s Halloween season, conveniently located in Downtown Riverside.
The Human Roast House is based on fictional character Austin Reed Trebbe, an evil cannibal who traps innocent victims in his house, tortures them and ultimately...
Yup, it’s that time again. There’s a new Windows operating system on the horizon, and it’s coming very soon. Final versions of Windows 8 are already out in the wild for IT pros and enterprises, and consumers will be able to nab their copy this Friday on October 26th. Microsoft is talking big with Windows 8.
They believe it’s the...