As UCR’s student population continues to rise, it is important to keep in mind that more than half of undergraduates are first-generation students, who face their own unique set of problems. For example, parents of first-generation students tend to be inexperienced in college matters and may misunderstand the time and effort that goes into university academics.
You may end up...
On Friday, Nov. 8, The Well, the campus health center, celebrated its 10th anniversary since its establishment. The center threw a birthday celebration from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the HUB 248, to commemorate its years of providing services to UCR students from sexual health to mental well-being.
“It’s promoting all the efforts that have happened across the years,...
Being a first-generation student is difficult and it’s even more difficult with the added layer of being undocumented. An undocumented individual is not a legal citizen or resident of the United States, which presents intricate complications to a student’s college experience. San Diego State University conducted a study on undocumented student demographics and found that there are 25,000 undocumented...
On the first floor of the Orbach Science Library is the Creat’R Lab where students are free to experience various gadgets from sewing machines to VR headsets.
The Creat’R Lab was started by UCR’s librarians approximately two years ago. One of the founders, Michelle Potter, still works at the Rivera Library. She worked as Orbach’s engineering librarian until four years...
Typically, we see death as a sad part of our lives. In some cultures, however, people celebrate Dia de Los Muertos with optimism and believe that even though their loved ones aren't with them physically, their memories, legacies and experiences will be remembered by future generations.
Dia de los Muertos, translated to Day of the Dead, is a two day...
Correction: This article was corrected to reflect these following changes:
Professor Georgia Warnke did not state the purpose of the center was to heal a broken world. Joe Childers is the former Dean of the Graduate Division, not Graduate Studies. The prize associated with Emory Elliott that is administered by the Center of Ideas and Society is the Emory...
Everyone is going through midterms, it’s not fun (we know), but here are some tips and ideas to help you through this trying time.
1. Make sure to eat before you study. If you are studying and eating at the same time you might get food on your notes or become distracted. Getting hungry right in the middle of a...
Here's our review of the food trucks we adored and abhorred at UCR's 2019 Fall Food Truck Festival! Hope you don't get hungry reading it.
Oaxaca on Wheels
Chicken Mole Tacos $11 | Samuel Harrison, SSW
Served in an unassuming cardboard tub, the Chicken Mole Tacos from Oaxaca on Wheels are a serviceable little snack that might be worth picking up if you like your chicken dry and your mole sauce...
By: Ashley Perez, CW | Adriana Mandujano Angel, CW
On Saturday, Oct. 26, the R’Garden hosted the first Fall Harvest Festival. The festival was hosted in Lot 30, where UCR’s first pumpkin patch was located. The pumpkins themselves were grown by the R’Garden and sold by volunteers for $5 each. Although the event started at 11 a.m., attendees were already waiting...
Botanic Gardens Giant: By Sabrina Hunter, CW
Underneath the gardens bloom,
The roots grow deep.
But just beneath their reach,
A giant sleeps.
There he’s been for a thousand years.
His disturbed slumber makes for rustling bushes,
Turning in his sleep, making the world above move.
Escaping through the dome,
Piece by piece becoming loose until now
When he walks the gardens.
His dark silhouette blocking the moon,
Consumed in darkness.
One night...