A week on being sweet with yourself and others, sans the sourness
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The Campus Advocacy, Resources & Education group (CARE) hosted their annual Bee Healthy with Your Honey celebration all through last week, a collection of events aimed to teach students what it means to...
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There has to be a balance between what you do for others and what you do for yourself. We all have responsibilities to others and it’s important to think of how our decisions now will affect those close to us in the future, but we also owe it to ourselves...
On Friday, Feb. 28, Associated Student Programs Board (ASPB), QTPOCC Committee, Chicano Student Programs, LGBT Resource Center, HUB Cultural Events, Residence Life, Dance Department and the Highlander Empowerment Referendum co-sponsored Angelica Ross as a guest speaker for the 15th Annual the Queer Trans People of Color Conference (QTPOC).
Although a businesswoman and transgender rights...
Co-chair of PODER wishes to uplift the voices and aid in the struggles of the undocumented, through her story
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The Providing Opportunities, Dreams, and Education in Riverside (PODER) organization was established in 2008 “to educate the UCR and Riverside community about state and federal legislations affecting...
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ASPB and HUB Programs collaborated on their first Nostalgia Night on Tuesday, Feb. 18 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m., in HUB 302. According to Special Events Director Jessica Schneider, a third-year business major, the purpose of this event was to “celebrate the 2000s in a fun way; to...
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As we near the end of the quarter, stress is once again at an extreme high. Finals are rapidly approaching and students are looking to find ways to relieve the stress that comes with it. This stress relief is often found in various forms of self-care, which can be a...
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Over 40 books in 30 years, and all his struggles in between
UCR held its 43rd annual Writers Week all throughout the week of Feb. 9, with mystery writer Walter Mosley as the kickoff headliner speaker. Students and outside visitors alike took their seats in...
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Located in the heart of downtown Riverside, Baba’s Chicken is the newest addition to the Riverside Food Lab. While a bit out of the way for UCR students, it is well worth the trip; the eatery features chicken...
On Thursday, Feb. 13, Rachel Howzell, an African American novelist, came to UCR to share her journey as a writer as part of Black Writers Week at UCR, hosted by the Department of Creative Writing. Various students, especially creative writing majors, were eager to hear what Howzell had to share.
Howzell attended the University...
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Author Ishmael Beah spoke Wednesday, Feb. 12, in INTS 1128, as part of the 43rd annual Writers Week at UCR. With a crowd of students and local visitors, the event began at 6:30 p.m. as MFA candidate in non-fiction, Amanda Oliver, introduced Beah.
She talked about...