Imagine setting your books down by a table on campus, winded from the hustle-and-bustle of the day. After a moment you notice a sealed envelope with the note “read me” inscribed on it. Puzzled, you open it and find a thank-you card inside. “I am often homesick,” the card begins. You continue reading it, drawn to this person’s hardship...
The Internet is an incredible place. People shop online, read news articles, educate themselves, communicate with their friends and family and so much more. The one thing that never crossed my mind, however, is using the Internet to fund creative projects designed by anyone from hobbyists to professional designers looking to branch out on their own; that’s what Kickstarter...
On April 18 UCR student artists took chalk to concrete on the patio near the Coffee Bean to bring art to life and compete in this year’s 22nd annual Chalk the Walk event, hosted by Highlander Union Programs.
Participants chose from three categories: creating an an original work, reproducing a masterpiece or creating a piece that takes a stand for...
My first impression when entering D’Elia’s Grinders was that it was an incredibly old restaurant. The décor testified to that, the tables and wooden chairs were locked into the ground and even the tiled floor and ceiling added to the air of antiquity. D’Elia’s Grinders has been open since 1955, with a catchy slogan that says “It’s the Bread!”...
During their visit to New York as part of the annual Model United Nations (MUN) Conference, UC Riverside’s MUN Club earned numerous awards including the prestigious “Outstanding Delegation” award. The conference, which is the largest MUN conference of its kind, unites more than five thousand worldwide participants for a week of rigorous negotiations, debates and mediation between delegates.
“I was...
It is a difficult time for Microsoft and their Windows Phone 7 (WP7) mobile operating system. While Apple’s iOS and Google’s Android are able to entice new users, WP7 continues its struggle to garner consumer attention. As of February 2012, comScore, a mobile user data measurement service, reported that Android and iOS both saw an increase in their userbase,...
On April 3, UC Riverside welcomed Anna Lee Fisher, one of the first female astronauts, who visited campus to speak to students about her career with NASA. After years of extensive schooling, working on exciting projects with NASA, and eventually venturing into space, Fisher compiled the various lessons she learned and offered them to students and faculty in attendance....
The HUB was abuzz with excitement this past Tuesday when students and faculty members gathered for Sister Spit. Sister Spit is a queer-feminist group that began in San Francisco in 1994 as an open mic night for females in response to the other open mic nights that were predominantly male. But since then the group has grown, and they...
Today’s smartphones do a pretty good job keeping people organized and socially connected, but there may be a better and more intuitive way to accomplish these tasks. Imagine a world where technology and your everyday life work together to create a new reality. What if you could simply look up at the sky and receive weather information, or respond...
Name: Neil Crowley
Year: Senior
Major: History, Anthropology
Area of Study: Russian Area Studies
Country: RussiaI always had wanted to weather a Russian winter. For some reason, I thought doing so would give me an insight I lacked—considering I have spent my entire youth in Southern California. However, it turns out winters here aren't as severe as in the Midwest. But it's the...