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...
This year’s E3 presentation from Nintendo, which is scheduled for June 5, will be the company’s most important yet. For the first time in 30 years Nintendo has posted a net loss. In their fiscal year statement ending March 31, 2012, Nintendo announced over $530 million in losses. The company blames declining Wii hardware and software sales, along with...
On May 10, UCR faculty members, community activists and former police chiefs gathered on campus for part one of “The History of Protest and Policing in the UC System and Beyond.” The program, in conjunction with the “Speak Out!” series, covered the logic of policing in modern day practices, an analysis of the interpersonal relations between law enforcement in...
UCR students were full of excitement and laughter last Wednesday, May 9, in HUB 302 as Laci Green shared her four-step guide to “The Best Sex Ever.” The lecture, which was presented by the Associated Students Program Board (ASPB), complemented the WELL’s Sex Health Fair at the Bell Tower earlier that day. As attendees waited for the lecture to...
Attorney, author, and activist Carissa Phelps spoke to UCR students and faculty about her experiences with child trafficking and exploitation. The inspirational speaker revealed how she has changed her life and the lives of others since.
On Tuesday, May 1, Carissa Phelps, successful attorney and UCLA graduate, came to UCR and shared her life story in hopes to inspire others...
On May 2, UCR hosted its second event in the Speak Out Series “Free Speech and Civil Disobedience,” in response to recent student protests and police brutality within the UC system. Sponsored by CHASS, CHASS F1RST and the Center for Ideas and Society, the event questioned the legality of police violence and the steps our system can take in...