On April 11, from 3-5 p.m, the UC Riverside Creative Writing Department invited writers Vanessa Hua and Rahna Reiko Rizzuto to talk about their new books, “A River of Stars,” and “Shadow Child.” Creative Writing Professor Susan Straight also hosted a Q&A where the authors opened up about the reality of trying to get their work published and the...
The lights inside HUB 302 were dimmed and the smell of curry and enchiladas filled the room. Posters of cartoon foods with phrases such as “I love you so matcha” and “Hummus where the heart is” decorated the space. Over 200 students, international and domestic, joined ISU in their first International Night. ISU had been created over a year...
When Hannah Navarette came to UCR as a first-year, she knew that she wanted to pursue research. With the help of faculty, she was able to find out about the UC Campus Alliance for Minority Participation (CAMP). “There is kind of a culture on campus, and this isn't unique to UCR, that faculty members and mentors don't know how...
“Zindagi,” meaning life in the Hindi and Urdu languages, was also the title for the South Asian Federation’s (SAF) second culture show on Saturday, April 6 in the University Theatre. “Zindagi” had two components: performances from student groups and a narrative intertwined between performances. The cultural and dance organizations who performed were UCR Bhangra, UCR Giddha, UCRaas, Afghan Student...
When the first Beyond R’ Margins conference was created in 2015 by then-CHASS Senator Dalshawn Boson, ASUCR Vice President of Internal Affairs, Jose Cortez-Hernandez, explained that it was meant to “bring awareness to the issues marginalized communities face on and off campus.” Since then, ASUCR has made the conference into an annual event. On Friday, April 5, ASUCR hosted...
The Cool Campus Challenge is a four week competition organized by the ten UC campuses and the UC Office of the President to motivate students, staff and faculty to reduce their carbon footprint. This challenge has all UC campuses competing to lower their carbon emissions through an online point system and the UC campus that wins the challenge will...
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With the Riverside Food Lab in downtown Riverside being the latest great place to eat, vegan food may seem like the last thing you’d want to order there. After all, when people picture vegan food, they picture salads, soy and bland flavors. Monty’s Good Burger fights this stereotype, presenting customers with an In-N-Out style meal with the added...
CORRECTION 4/4/19: On the printed version of this article, it is stated that the Education Abroad office is in Surge. This is incorrect. The Education Abroad office is in Skye Hall.
Some preconceptions people have about education abroad is that it is too dangerous, expensive, unimportant or time-consuming to be worth it. Most of those myths are not true. You...
On Wednesday, March 6, ASPB hosted an early screening of the “Freedom Writers: Stories from the Heart” documentary and a Q&A with teacher and featured protagonist Erin Gruwell. The event began at 7 p.m. in University Lecture Hall 1000. ASPB hosted this event as a means to bring a demographic of storytellers to campus.
The documentary is about the...
The Verbal Coliseum held their annual spoken word showcase on Thursday, March 7 at HUB 379, in a room packed with spoken word aficionados. The showcase featured 13 of the club’s poets each performing their own original work. A table near the front of the room had pictures of each performer and sticky notes for people to leave encouraging...