Third-year computer engineering student Gustavo Correa did what many applicants in California could not do. He qualified for the extremely prestigious Red Bull “Hack the Hits” hackathon in San Francisco that only accepted 15 college students nationwide — only two of which hailed from California. This event saw five teams face off against each other in a competition to...
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Finals week has always been a time of duality for me: One half feels totally worn out from all of the arduous work the prior ten weeks, while the the other prevails a beacon of hope that earnestly tries to motion me toward finishing strong. Both sides play ping-pong in my mind, making it hard to capitalize...
Large baby blue banners spelled out “Trans” in each panel of the display at the wall outside the Commuter Lounge. Both sides of the display provide resources and an interactive section where passersby can share how they will fight transphobia. In the middle panel, UCR alum Natalie Nguyen’s picture is framed with pink and white roses and a flower...
For almost 10 years Shane Ortega has served as an influential figure in the LGBT community. Ortega has been on the forefront of advocacy; he was extremely influential in the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,” co-founded the military support organization SPARt*A and is a serving member on the board of the organization, 41 percent. Most notably, Ortega is...
Korean popular music, otherwise known as “K-pop,” has been making waves since the early 2010s and is on the verge of breaching American popular culture. But with great popularity, comes a fair share of criticism, especially toward the general fandom of K-pop. Jungwon Kim, an ethnomusicology Ph.D. candidate, has identified herself as a key individual to write about the...
Friday, Nov. 17, saw the success of yet another ASPB Bonfire, commemorating the homecoming of returning UCR students and welcoming new Highlanders with the burning of an effigy representing a rival team. The event started at 6 p.m. and ended at 10 p.m. and was held at Lot 19, while the effigy was burned on the INTS field.
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Sewing machines, dress forms and bags of foam are set against the walls of the Creat’R Lab in the Orbach Library. Students sit at rectangular tables that fill in the rest of the space and focus their attention on Kari Hathaitham, workshop coordinator of Cosplay Brigade, as she gives a presentation on how to build armor for cosplay. “I...
Every college student handles midterm season differently. Whether you cope by spending dozens of hours in the library or sleeping to deny all responsibility, everyone has their preference. But how can we make sure that these dreaded tests don’t consume us?
College has a way of tricking us into believing any false move could spell our total demise. Even...
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There is a moment in the autobiography of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. where, when reflecting on his time as a freshman at Morehouse College in 1944, King recalls becoming enlightened by Thoreau’s theory of civil disobedience. “I became convinced that Noncooperation with evil is as much a moral obligation as is cooperation with good,” he writes.
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When walking through the colorful shirts hung up on a chain link fence set up for the Clothesline Project — a visual display to bring awareness of violence against women, men and children — one is moved by the messages written on them. “Enough is Enough” reads a shirt that has three small rips held together by a band-aid....