Justin Baldoni is a class act, reminding the next generation that life is short and therefore should be filled with service, love and kindness.
On the evening of Tuesday, Nov. 15, UCR welcomed Justin Baldoni, lead actor in the hit TV show, “Jane the Virgin” and creator and director of the online documentary, “My Last Days.” Baldoni is most known...
Monday: Oscar Romero Lecture Featuring Elpidia Carrillo
After discovering where Bourns A265 was, I stumbled into the sparsely decorated room with a table of light refreshments and a lone Salvadoran flag that hung behind the three guest speakers. Elpidia Carrillo, an actress most prominent for her role in social justice films, began her speech by conversing in Spanish to the...
With “nikkei” directly translating to Japanese living abroad, the Nikkei Student Union aims to unite Japanese students at UCR and teach Japanese culture to its members. Expanding across Southern California universities, NSU is present at multiple UC and CSU campuses, and even private schools. The NSU here at Riverside was created in 2011 by Scott Shima, and within five...
On the evening of Saturday, May 20, dozens of tables covered by white cloth linens and bouquets of orchids adorned the SRC Mac Gym. Families with both elderly individuals and young children filled the gymnasium in semi-formal clothing, deeply anticipating to see their brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, cousins and friends on stage.
Nesian Breakthrough was the Pacific Islander Student...
It's that time of year again — the time to break out your wallets, gather with your friends and head over to the center of campus to eat as much as your stomach can handle. On Thursday, April 20, UCR held it’s bi-annual food truck festival, in which a variety of different food trucks rolled onto campus offering students...
4 out of 5 stars
When someone has a dire hankering for seafood, UCR students and Riverside residents can find refuge in Rockstar Shrimp—located up Blaine Street at the University Shopping Center—to crush their craving. Offering a small but a satisfying menu, Rockstar Shrimp was nothing less than what its title suggested: rockstar-quality shrimp.
My friends and I walked in, not...
In a hard-to-miss spot in downtown Riverside on University Avenue, Lake Alice Trading Company offers the atmosphere of a bar under the guise of an all-ages restaurant. It definitely has the atmosphere of a bar, so if you’re looking for a quaint cafe or a chill spot for lunch, this isn’t really your scene. This is a place for...
In my family and possibly yours, Christmas dinner means loads and loads of tamales, followed by days and days of leftover tamales. While it has become somewhat of a tradition in my family, powering through pounds of masa can become a chore after a while. This year, I decided to break the monotony and whip up a batch of...
During the Nooner, the Bell Tower looks like a shopping mall on Christmas Eve. Music playing in the background, people bustling in every direction, avoiding others as they rush to the food court from the all-day trek, or stopping at the various kiosks to see what gifts each has to offer — and these kiosks are the student organizations....
Well, call up Iron Maiden and Ernest Hemingway because the clock is two minutes to midnight and the bell is about to toll for me. I’m about to leave you, UCR. I’ve had a great crusade despite every reeking tree and Gambino-less winter, and as I leave, I hope to touch the hearts of my fellow Highlanders. To the...