Getting to know Scotty Highlander

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...

YouTuber and cover artist, JamieBoy, performs at UCR

On Wednesday, Oct. 9, Asian Pacific Student Programs (APSP) held a welcome event to introduce students to the organizations on campus that started at 6 p.m. However, the focus of the event wasn’t the...

UC CAMP offers guidance and success for minorities in STEM

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...

Club Spotlight: Riverside Surging Dragons

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...
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Senior quotes by the staff

Nicole Velasco - Advertising Representative “Working at The Highlander was definitely one of the best things that I did while at UCR! I was able to meet amazing people and I'm so grateful for my...
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Hooks for Hope: a community that weaves dreams into reality

Crafting since the spring of 2021, Hooks for Hope' has created an invigorating takeoff for itself, led by enthusiasts of crocheting. In undertaking board positions, members like Co-President Kaydence Zeledon ‘25 strive to perpetuate...

Club Spotlight: Liberty in North Korea

  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....

Club Spotlight: P.O.D.E.R.

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...

Senior Spotlight: A farewell to UCR but not to the memories

  What seems like years of stu-DYING, sleepless nights and binge-eating that have resulted in weight gain and permanent eyebags are all rewarded at some point. As we come closer to the inevitable date of...

Campus Spotlight: The Center for Ideas and Society

Correction: This article was corrected to reflect these following changes: Professor Georgia Warnke did not state the purpose of the center was to heal a broken world. Joe Childers is the former Dean of...