Second Annual Writing Contest — a chill battleground for creative minds
It should feel disconcerting to enter a dimly lit room with four projection screens illuminating the figures of the crowd. (For me, something Orwellian comes to mind.) Last Thursday night, there was nothing else...
There can be only one: Holly Jolly Hero
Well, it’s finally coming, folks. The infamous date of doomsday is just around the corner. The end of the Mayan calendar falls on Dec. 21, 2012, and theories of the end times are running...
Abstract Instinct: MFA Thesis Exhibition 2013
UCR ARTSblock’s Sweeney Art Gallery & Culver Center of the Arts presented the annual MFA Thesis Exhibition 2013, showcasing works by five graduating Master of Fine Arts students in UCR’s Department of Art. Located...
27 years of admiration and inspiration
The sound of skateboard wheels grazing across the cement echoes under the arches. A cluster of students and faculty weave between one another as they hustle up the brick staircase. Doors open and Highlanders filter...
Free Speech and Civil Disobedience
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,...
Restaurant Review: Augie’s Coffee House — Now Brewing In Riverside
5 out of 5 Stars
If you’re in the mood to explore downtown Riverside, Main Street has just welcomed a new establishment right next door to The Salted Pig. This establishment comes to Riverside by...
UCR Around the Globe: Italy
Name: Andrew Whall
Status: Senior
Major: Bioengineering
Country: Italy
So that moment finally arrives when I’m left standing alone in LAX with that “Oh my God, what did I get myself into?” feeling. It was then that it...
Under the Kilt: To LDR or not to LDR?
As the spring quarter comes to a close, many couples are forced to separate — some are going back to different hometowns for the summer and others are being separated by after-graduation plans. And...
Campus Cope: Changing majors
Regardless of whether you came from a position in which you felt fully knowledgeably of what you wanted to do after college or if you have been confused and searching for a secure major...
From jobless to journalist: How I found myself post-graduation
On June 10, 2015, I was victorious. A university graduate. Successful. Erudite. Learned.
On June 11, I was 21 years old, jobless and living with my parents. I had no selfies on my phone to...