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...
Rating: 4.5 / 5
At first glance, Mr. Kebab, a Mediterranean restaurant located on Iowa Avenue, is far from impressive. The location is hardly ideal and the interior design isn’t spectacular either. But after sampling the food it became clear that what entices customers to Mr. Kebab is not the initial aesthetics.
We were starving when we walked into Mr. Kebab’s...
On March 2, Highlander Editor-in-Chief Chris LoCascio sat down with UC President Mark Yudof in Oakland to discuss his take on some of the biggest issues that face students and the UC today. The interview is the first in a series with influential UC and state leaders to be published in the Highlander over the coming months.
Chris LoCascio:...
Name: Camille Calloway
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology
Area of Study: Psychology & Cultural Studies
Country: Barbados
As I stare out of my window writing this article, I see the sun peeking over the clouds just over the horizon of the deep blue Caribbean Sea. Every morning I am greeted with a sunrise that only seems to get more beautiful as the days go by....
A common question asked around the Riverside area is, “Where is the Japanese food?” Yes, there are a few all-you-can-eat buffets within driving distance, but for authentic sushi lovers there hasn't been an adequate or good restaurant until now. Zame Sushi, which opened less than a month ago, serves fresh fish that is as authentic as the sushi restaurants...
With the recent announcement of Ubisoft’s “Assassin’s Creed III,” the fifth entry into the tremendously successful game series, there was a surprise revelation: Connor, the main protagonist, is part Native American. A preview of the new “Creed” by Game Informer reveals that the French game development studio has set the game to take place between 1753 and 1783—during the...
Last Saturday night, almost 300 students gathered at the Student Recreation Center for the UCR Dance Marathon 2012. Most of them started dancing around 6 p.m. and did not stop until midnight. A shared passion for dancing was not the only thing that pushed the students to participate in DM2012. Ultimately, they joined together to raise funding and awareness...