Saturday, May 18, 2024
Burger 9/10 Fries 9/10 Dips 8.5/10 Shakes 9/10 Desserts 7/10 Price $$ Ambience 8.5/10   With the Riverside Food Lab in downtown Riverside being the latest great place to eat, vegan food may seem like the last thing you’d want to order there. After all, when people picture vegan food, they picture salads, soy and bland flavors. Monty’s Good Burger fights this stereotype, presenting customers with an In-N-Out style meal with the added...
CORRECTION 4/4/19: On the printed version of this article, it is stated that the Education Abroad office is in Surge. This is incorrect. The Education Abroad office is in Skye Hall. Some preconceptions people have about education abroad is that it is too dangerous, expensive, unimportant or time-consuming to be worth it. Most of those myths are not true. You...
On Wednesday, March 6, ASPB hosted an early screening of the “Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart” documentary and a Q&A with teacher and featured protagonist Erin Gruwell. The event began at 7 p.m. in University Lecture Hall 1000. ASPB hosted this event as a means to bring a demographic of storytellers to campus. The documentary is about the...
The Verbal Coliseum held their annual spoken word showcase on Thursday, March 7 at HUB 379, in a room packed with spoken word aficionados. The showcase featured 13 of the club’s poets each performing their own original work. A table near the front of the room had pictures of each performer and sticky notes for people to leave encouraging...
Drinks 8.5/10 Price $2-$4 Ambience 7/10   Everyone who likes boba and goes to UCR knows that you can’t go wrong with Boba Tea House. They seem to have just about every flavor of milk tea, fruit tea or smoothie, and something I appreciate about their wide selection is that the items aren’t just a repetition of the same ingredients to make interesting-sounding combinations. Instead, the...
The aroma of tacos from Ojo de Agua and the sound of drums filled the air of a Thursday night as five bands competed for a spot on the 2019 Spring Nooners line up and a prize of $200. The competition known as SoundClash was held on Feb. 28. A large canopy that covered the stage was set up...
Last Thursday, UC Riverside’s Asian Pacific Student Program (APSP) hosted a Q&A event at HUB 302 at 7 p.m. featuring Asian American actor Ryan Potter. The young actor is best known for his roles as the voice of Hiro Hamada in “Big Hero 6” and Mike Fukanaga in “Supah Ninjas.” Potter has recently gained more attention after being cast...
In the midst of our busy schedules, we often forget to pamper ourselves and to show ourselves a little bit of love. This is where self-care comes in. Self-care is a practice where we dedicate time to ourselves and our own individual needs. There are a variety of self-care practices for everyone. These can range from a do-it-yourself spa...
When Fatima Mirza first stepped onto UCR’s campus as a freshman, she was convinced that she would fulfill her family’s dreams, pursue a pre-med program and become a doctor. After an inspiring experience in an elective writing class uncovered her passion for literature, Mirza decided to follow her dream and now finds herself a decorated and successful novelist. Mirza, author...
Monarch butterflies are known to migrate up to 3,000 miles throughout Canada to Central Mexico. Their symbolism of migration has been used by many immigration rights movements, including PODER’s Coming Out of the Shadows event at the Bell Tower. On Wednesday, Feb. 20, a monarch butterfly with the phrase “rise up as one” adorned the shirts of PODER members...