Azadeh Zohrabi, who graduated from UCR with magna cum laude in 2008 and from Hastings College of Law in 2012, has recently been awarded the Soros Justice Fellowship—a grant which advocates international human rights and gathers the efforts of lawyers and activists to work on common issues. Zohrabi plans to work towards removing solitary confinement in California’s prison system.
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As we engage a new Electronic Gaming Expo (E3), the largest video game exhibition in the world, there are many doubts floating around amongst game developers and gaming fans alike. Can the game industry continue to spend millions of dollars developing traditional console and PC games? Is it better to abandon consoles for simpler social and mobile games with...
On Thursday, May 31, notorious and internationally-recognized comedians the Wayans Brothers visited UCR for ASPB’s “The Last Laugh” at the Student Recreation Center. Their much-anticipated appearance served as a well-deserved break for students studying for finals and an appropriate cap to a long academic year.
The event was projected on two screens, where a nearby DJ performed onstage to keep...
UC Riverside’s “Last Laugh” comedy show is bringing one of our generation’s most iconic comedians, the Wayans Brothers, to campus for a night of raw humor and comedy that has made the Wayans a household name. For many students, the Last Laugh show presents an opportunity to see the dynamic pair of brothers in an outlet other than television...
The University of California Riverside Sports Complex was home to the 31st Annual UCR Pow Wow that took place on May 25 and 26. With over a dozen tents all strategically circled in the middle of the grass baseball fields on the corner of W. Blaine Street and Canyon Crest Drive, the UCR Sports Complex was transformed into a...
This year’s E3 places Sony and Microsoft—the two “hardcore” gaming behemoths—in an awkward position. Both companies have acknowledged that they will not be announcing any next-generation game consoles at their respective press conferences on June 4. Gamers are then left wondering how either company is going to combat Nintendo’s inevitable Wii U hardware and software blowout. Sony is going...
Name: William Lee
Year: Senior
Major: Psychology
Area of Study: Electives
Country: All around the globe!
While the majority of you were in class, I spent the last four months circumnavigating the entire world. My travels took me all over—the Bahamas, Dominica, Brazil, Ghana, South Africa, Mauritius, India, Singapore, Vietnam, Hong Kong, China, Japan and Hawaii. My advice to anyone who is considering traveling...
The last event in the “Speak Out!” series, “The Symposium on Policing and Protest in the UC System & Beyond - Part 2” took place at the University Theatre on Friday, May 25. Each of the event’s three panels addressed police intervention and police presence in response to student protests throughout the UC system. An introductory short video titled...
On May 16, ASPB presented “Tattoo Taboo,” an event on tattoo stigma and identity. The event featured Kip Fulbeck, an author, spoken word performer and affiliate faculty of Film & Media studies and Asian American Studies at UC Santa Barbara. Fulbeck has authored several books such as “Permanence: Tattoo Portraits” and “Part Asian, 100% Hapa.” Fulbeck has also directed...
Thursday, May 17, marked the latest installment in the “Speak Out!” series, a symposium reflecting on the current economic and educational climate at the University of California. The event, titled, “Alternative Funding Models for the UC System,” revolved around three prospective funding models for higher education. It was sponsored by the UCR Center for Ideas and Society and featured...