About 60 people crammed into Sproul 2240 on Thursday, May 9 to hear a panel of right-leaning social media influencers speak on the diffusion of ideas and freedom of speech on American college campuses. Desks held various posters for attendees, proclaiming “Redistribution of wealth is theft” and “Opportunity for all,” as well as buttons and stickers.
Held by the...
ASPB hosted its annual Arts Walk event last Wednesday, May 1, “an annual interactive arts showcase” for students to share their artistic creations, according to their Highlander Link page.
The event consisted of several booths aimed at providing “interactive arts;” students lined up at the Wax Creation station to make wax molds of their hands, and the “Stuff-a-Stuff” booth to...
On Wednesday, May 1 students gathered at the Bell Tower for the Cinco de Mayo Nooner co-sponsored by ASPB, Raza Assembly and Chicano Student Programs (CSP).
Victor Marroquin, a fourth-year education and gender and sexuality studies major, began the nooner by shouting out the Highlander Empowerment Referendum and International Workers Day. “Ahorita vamos a bailar, vamos a celebrar (Now...
On Thursday, May 2 from 5-7 p.m., Asian Pacific Student Program (APSP) celebrated the beginning of Asian Pacific Islander (API) month by hosting The Big Wave: Fashion Showcase at HUB 302. The room was decorated with bright turquoise tables with pineapple cutouts as the centerpiece. On the main stage, golden balloons spelled out the words, “The Big Wave.”
Roy Tongilava,...
On Sunday, April 28, the third annual Geek On! convention organized by Cosplay Brigade saw 636 people in attendance. The third and second floors of the HUB were filled with cosplayers from a variety of fandoms including Vocaloid, Marvel and Miraculous Ladybug among others.
The convention began with a performance from Senryu Taiko, an on-campus Japanese drumming club. Vendors...
It was week four and students, escaping the stress of midterms, lined up at the HUB Plaza on Wednesday, April 24 at 7 p.m. The thing that stood out the most was the long line of UCR students lining up for Silent DisGlo. Silent DisGlo was an event where students could go into a makeshift dance floor, pick up...
Dr. Reza Aslan, a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside, sat down with the Highlander to discuss his 2017 book, “God: A Human History,” which was printed in paperback form on April 9. Aslan is an internationally acclaimed religious commentator who famously hosted a show on CNN called “Believer,” which analyzed faith across the world. Throughout the text,...
From April 15-20, the Middle Eastern Student Center (MESC) celebrated the sixth annual Middle Eastern (ME) Week. Students took part in the activities to learn and celebrate Middle Eastern culture.
Sobhiyeh brings together the community in a traditional Middle Eastern breakfast setting
The first event of this week was Sobhiyeh, which was held on Monday, April 15, from 12 p.m....
A diverse array of food trucks came to the HUB Plaza and Bell Tower area on Thursday, April 18 for UCR Dining’s R’Chella Food Truck Festival. Long lines and hungry students filled the area as students enjoyed some new and more familiar food trucks. With so many choices this year, the Highlander staff tried out some of the many...
On April 13, from 8:30-9:30 p.m., the UC Riverside Associated Student Programs Board (ASPB) invited YouTuber Cody Ko for a one-hour hangout with ecstatic UC Riverside students in a packed UNLH 1000. ASPB alumnus Oscar Gaxiola moderated the event and Leah Duque and Muhammad Shamim hosted a Q&A where students asked about his previous videos and podcast collaborations.
Ko started...