Scotty the Bear
Scotty Highlander, more commonly known as Scotty the Bear, is the face of UCR, known for exemplifying the Tartan Soul values that UCR thrives on and the determination and brawniness that exists on campus. Scotty’s history is relatively well-known within the Highlander community: The Scottish-kilt wearing predecessor was first introduced alongside the school’s opening in 1954...
Convening in a medium-sized study room on the first floor of Orbach library on Friday (their regular meeting day), May 12, a passionate group of college students were intently discussing the expansion of the only student-run aerospace organization on campus — Aerospace Systems — going over their tabling efforts, then spotlighting a few members who had contributed above and...
The thought of living in North Korea is a harrowing one. Their regime is ruthless, restrictive and devoid of any right of basic freedom. No human should live under oppressive conditions from their government. That’s where the human rights organization, Liberty in North Korea (LiNK), steps in with their main mission being to focus “on the resettlement of North...
In a time when reproductive rights have become a center of debate, particularly with recent anti-abortion bills that have come to pass and women’s marches occurring across the world, UCR’s own Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA) organization rises up to fight for the protection of women's rights everywhere.
The current president of the club, Jessica Rosales, a third-year media...
“Empowerment, self-expression and building a community for students” are just some of the ground rules and goals that CLASS (Creating Legacy Around Student Style) and Fashion have established as the basis of their club, according to the president, fourth-year art history major Hannah Moore. As a fairly fresh-faced club on UCR’s campus –– founded in January 2015 –– CLASS...
Compared to the other UCs, UCR’s Highlander Gaming is relatively new. While the other UCs have had e-sport clubs for 10-plus years, Highlander Gaming was founded only three years ago “to build a community for UCR “StarCraft II (Wings of Liberty)” players, who wanted to grow alongside the fellow UC e-sports clubs” explained the current president, second-year business major...
P.O.D.E.R., which stands for “Providing Opportunities, Dreams, and Education in Riverside,” is unique at UCR because it is the only club on campus that supports undocumented students. Before 2008, undocumented students could seek out the Chicano Student Programs, but the staff weren't always knowledgeable when it came to common issues they faced such as deportation and lack of access...
If there’s anything you should take away from the community service-based organization, Latino Union (LU), it’s that at its heart, it is a family. Ever since Latino Union was established in the fall of 2005 at UCR, the organization has grown to become a place where they “try to provide a comfortable environment for (their) members where they can...
“Here’s a scenario: Let’s say you were camping at Coachella this weekend but you don’t have a tent. But buying a tent for a one-time use can be expensive, so what would you do? You look for one on Beepyo!” remarked Arjun Patel, a 2014 UCR graduate. Beepyo, a start-up app mainly co-founded by UCR alumni Arjun and Bryan...
The Riverside Surging Dragons (RSD) have made a recent surge of appearance on UCR’s campus as they took home a second-place award for the 2015 College Cup C Division, an annual competition in which groups are divided into divisions based on preliminary races. Founded in 2010, they are an on-campus organization that participates in competitive dragon boat racing to...