Burke Reeves: the award-winning chef bringing passion and creativity to UCR’s kitchens

Inside Lothian’s Residential Restaurant, Executive Chef Burke Reeves sings oldies while he cooks. Sometimes when he cooks an omelette, he hears the plate sizzle and begins “vibing” to it. “Culinary Rhythm” is the term...

Campus Spotlight: The Well celebrates their 10th anniversary

On Friday, Nov. 8, The Well, the campus health center, celebrated its 10th anniversary since its establishment. The center threw a birthday celebration from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. at the HUB 248, to...

Kendo Club at UCR

UCR has a long tradition of clubs dedicated to the study of traditional martial arts. Among these is Kendo Club, first founded in 2006 to introduce the martial art of kendo to UCR, as...

Club Spotlight: CLASS and Fashion

“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,...

UCR’s MUN wins “Distinguished Delegation” and aims to continue success

UCR’s Model United Nations (MUN) team was awarded “Distinguished Delegation” at National Model United Nations (NMUN) - New York during spring break. The award was only given to the top 5% delegations at the...
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Girl Gains empowers women to go to the gym

Girl Gains started in Fall 2022 to create a supportive and empowering weight lifting community, and already has 350 members. The mission of this club is to promote female empowerment in and out of...
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Club Spotlight: Student Organize for Syria advocacy efforts in the midst of tragedy

Students Organize for Syria (SOS) is a student-led initiative aiming to spread awareness about the ongoing conflicts in Syria. SOS holds chapters at multiple universities all across the United States. According to Alaa Mido,...
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Campus spotlight: Introduction to Costo Hall Part 2

I visited each Program and Resource Center held within Costo Hall so that I could see for myself, and properly tell of how wonderful each one is. I want to start by saying that in...
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The Penrose Record Room: IYKYK

Picture this: you’re strolling aimlessly through downtown Riverside, weary of the droning city sounds around you, and you think you’ve seen all the art that this city has to offer. That is until you...

The 2014-2015 Highlander Senior Staff Moves On

Colin Markovich, Editor-in-Chief I’ve been with the Highlander for three years, almost exactly. During that time, I’ve written more articles than a hydra has heads, learned amazing things about UCR and the very cool people...