Alumni Spotlight: Arjun Patel and Bryan Trang, creators of Beepyo
“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?...
Club Spotlight: Highlander Gaming
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...
Club Spotlight: Fight Club
The first rule of Fight Club is you do not talk about Fight Club.
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...
Club Spotlight: Nikkei Student Union
With “nikkei” directly translating to Japanese living abroad, the Nikkei Student Union aims to unite Japanese students at UCR and teach Japanese culture to its members. Expanding across Southern California universities, NSU is present...
Alumni Spotlight: Reyna Harvey
My name is Reyna Harvey. Last month, I completed a fall 2015 internship at the White House. Working in the White House was an incredible experience and a dream come true. My time spent...
Club Spotlight: Future Business Leaders of America aka Phi Beta Lambda
Originally starting as a social club, UCR’s FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America), the Phi Beta Lambda Chapter is now a business club that boasts over 50 active members and nationally-recognized accolades.
“A few...
Club Spotlight: Senryu Taiko
If you’re ever walking around campus late at night, say on Monday or Wednesday, there’s a good chance you may have heard distant, but loud sounds coming from near the Humanities building. If you...
The power of storytelling: Reza Aslan’s path to Riverside and beyond
“Well, you know I always say that you shouldn’t have a job, you should have a mission. And I think for me my mission has always been to use stories to connect people.”
Reza Aslan...
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...