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...
If you have never heard of poke, chances are you’ll assume it refers to either Pokemon or the physical act of poking someone; I assure you it’s neither and in fact, it’s quite delicious. A poke bowl takes all the ingredients of elaborately made sushi, mixes it in sauce and places it onto rice (or in this restaurant’s case,...
Considering the name Culinary Chameleon and the giant, green food truck painted with bright purple and pink grinning chameleons, I was hoping for some interesting food. Most food trucks, like the infamous Grilled Cheese Truck and Buttermilk Truck in Los Angeles, offer unique and affordable food that people can’t find anywhere else. Instead, I got a sloppy burrito and...
1. The Scotty bench-statue at night
It stares at you in the darkness. Always.
2. The gas-emitting greenhouses
Who knows what they’re really cooking up there. Probably the stuff of nightmares.
3. The trail snaking through Family Housing
Complete darkness, full of cabins — Jason Vorhees would have a field day.
4. Downstairs laboratories of Bourns Hall
No better place to hide a body or breed...
The Estonian writer Kristiina Ehin is far from ordinary. The holder of the 2007 Coneliu Popescu Prize, Ehin is extremely well-known for her strong use of grotesque yet beautiful imagery. The writer, singer and accordion-player has earned awards and recognition for her renowned works such as “The Drums of Silence” and “1001 Winters: A Collection of Poems.” She visited...
There are many words one could use to describe the eventful year that ASUCR had. In the past eight months, UC Riverside’s student government faced a multitude of issues ranging from painstaking elections to controversial resolutions. In the end, “successful” was the word AUSCR President Liam Dow used to describe the year ASUCR had.
I recently sat down with the...
As a 21-year-old heterosexual male, I am blessed in that I have to contend with barely any double-standards in the realms of courtship and love. However, there is one such double-standard that does possibly affect men, and I’ve seen it thrown around quite a bit in recent years — most often found in various forums, attention-seeking social media posts...
There is generally an app for every aspect of our lives nowadays, so why not incorporate them into our educational endeavors? Many may find themselves struggling to catch up with the notes for a class or waiting in endless lines to scan the pages of a textbook. Several students gathered in Rivera 140 on Wednesday evening to learn about...
