Highlander Scot Fest: An annual homecoming for all
Campus was bustling and lively on Saturday, Nov. 16 as alumni, students and families gathered around the Bell Tower to celebrate the 12th annual Highlander Scot Fest celebration. Hosted by the UCR Alumni Association...
APSP’s Lunar New Year Festival celebrates diversity and community
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...
UCR’s MUN wins “Distinguished Delegation” and aims to continue success
UCR’s Model United Nations (MUN) team was awarded “Distinguished Delegation” at National Model United Nations (NMUN) - New York during spring break. The award was only given to the top 5% delegations at the...
Club Spotlight: Film and Photography Society
“We’re pretty much the only campus organization that creates actual film and photographic content … giving our members the opportunity to create films or stage photoshoots and the like,” chimed Faraz Rizvi, a third-year...
Campus Cope: staying safe and sane during quarantine
Lydia Tsou / Highlander
Right now with the COVID-19 pandemic everyone is stuck indoors; it might not be the funnest experience but there are several different things that...
Living in a “Black Mirror”-esque reality: How to prevent the dangers of social media
How many times have you opened up Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or Snapchat in the past day? If you’re like any normal college student, you probably look at your various social media platform a couple...
Buffalo Chicken Taquitos to fix leftover Super Bowl Sunday cravings
Disclaimer: This recipe is not Mexican but an amalgamation of American and Mexican elements. My Abuelita would never make something like this but would chuckle at the invention.
Inspired by both the Super Bowl and...
On the lizard’s rock
Summer is like a desert, wherever you are.
A vast emptiness filled with boundless potential.
All activity comes to a static nothing.
Stillness of the morning
becomes the skirring of the day
becomes the stillness of the night.
What was...
“On Stage with Kelvin Yu!” invites discussion on diversity and the Asian American experience
“Lord of the Rings,” that’s what Kelvin Yu compared to the current situation of Asian Americans, as well as children of other minorities in America today. The Asian American actor and writer, who wrote...
Get Toasted: dinner for when you desperately need to dine
As a college student, you may often find yourself staring into the empty shelves of your fridge for weeks on end. Sometimes, finding the time to get groceries is hard; with work, classes, clubs,...