Author Lisa Teasley presented as part of UCR’s Writers Week at the CHASS Interdisciplinary Building on Monday, Feb. 10. Some of her well-known works include “Glow in the Dark,” which deals with those in the midst of addiction and complicated love affairs, and “Heat Signature,” which stars Sam Brown, a man attempting to escape his current life...
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When New York Jets linebacker Brandon Copeland isn’t playing on the field, he’s lecturing as a professor for his class “Inequity and Empowerment: Urban Financial Literacy” at the University of Pennsylvania. Last Tuesday, Feb. 11, Copeland visited the Alumni and Visitors Center to teach business students what he talks...
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On Friday, Jan. 31, UCR’s game development club Gamespawn hosted the 12th annual Global Game Jam (GGJ), which the official website described as “the world's largest game jam event (game creation) taking place around the world at physical locations in over 113 different countries around...
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In honor of Black History Month, African Student Programs (ASP) is hosting events all throughout February for students to learn more about the culture. The starting cannon event for Black History Month at UCR was Money Maker Monday: Entrepreneurship & Side Hustles, held on Monday, Feb. 3 from 12...
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College is often a period in our lives where we truly see ourselves grow into responsible, active and independent individuals. Four-year universities such as UCR serve as wellsprings that provide students with the resources and opportunities to meet their fullest potential. Despite this abundance of freedom that college students have...
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I'm from the city of San Bernardino, which is approximately 20 minutes away from Riverside depending on the traffic. My peers tend to be shocked by this information since I live on campus and wonder why I don’t stay at home and commute if I live so close.
On Thursday, Jan. 30, at 6:00 p.m., a crowd of students gathered in front of the doors of HUB 302S, anticipating an unforgettable night. Hosted by the Middle Eastern Student Center (MESC), Sounds of Iran was a night of traditional Iranian music, dance and food.
The MESC takes great pride in uniting friendship and the celebration of Middle Eastern culture...
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Asian Pacific Student Programs (APSP) held a Lunar New Year Festival to celebrate the Chinese New Year, which was on Jan. 25. As performers like Jereena Montemayor took the stage in HUB 302, students dined on pork, chicken and vegetarian sandwiches.
Upon entrance, students received a meal ticket for said sandwiches, which could be turned in...
Middle Eastern Student Center’s (MESC) Cook with M.E. event was held inside the Classroom Kitchen of the SRC on Tuesday, Jan. 28 from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m., the second of four programs held for MESC’s IRANspiration week. As people waited, music played in the background; early visitors nodded their heads to the beat and some even danced. Others...
The Middle Eastern Student Center (MESC), held their M.E.Sweet: Iranian Desserts tasting on Wednesday, Jan. 29 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., at HUB 302S. The event featured different kinds of sweets, such as baklava, gaz and faloodeh. In addition, two types of tea were served, Chai and Earl Grey. Ali Alshaher, a fourth-year sociology major, stated that “Earl...