Riverside hosts Impeach Trump protest
On Saturday June 15, a protest titled “Impeach Trump” was hosted in Riverside and took place on the sidewalk at Trautwein Road and Van Buren Boulevard. The protest was one of many planned throughout...
ASUCR votes to transition two CHASS senators to the School of Public Policy and...
During the ASUCR meeting on Wednesday May 29, the newly elected senate began their term after the conclusion of the 2018-19 senate members’ last meeting.
During new business, Abigail Cortes, the newly elected executive vice...
ASUCR elects three new positions during special elections
On May 29 ASUCR held special elections in the ASUCR Senate Chambers beginning at 8:35 p.m. to fill the president pro tempore, marketing and promotions director and elections director positions vacancies.
After the ninth ASUCR...
ASUCR senators question the STEM High School plan in their last meeting as senators
On May 29, the ninth ASUCR senate meeting of the quarter began at 6:35 p.m. This was the last meeting for senators who served in the 2018-2019 school year. The new senate-elect officially sat...
“I hope my presidency will transform ASUCR for the betterment of the student body.”...
In an interview with the Highlander, Julian Gonzalez, the newly elected ASUCR president for the 2019-2020 school year discussed his hopes for his future as ASUCR president.
Gonzalez is currently a third-year political science major....
WeHousing allegedly fails to pay rent for a number of UCR students
WeHousing, a booking company that focuses on housing international students living in the U.S., has allegedly failed to pay rent for a number of students at UCR who do business with WeHousing.
Scott Talkov, the...
UCR Reddit post points to multi-level marketing advertisements at UC Riverside
According to a UCR Reddit post by Justin Hsieh whose username on Reddit is u/Saber Sabre, multi-level marketing (MLM) advertisements are being shown at UC Riverside. The post was made on Feb. 20.
Hsieh, is...
ASUCR hosts Ted x Talk on the global perspectives of students at UCR
On May 29 ASUCR held a Ted Talk event about global perspectives at 6:30 p.m. in HUB 265. With the aid of ASUCR President Semi Cole, the event was hosted by the chair of...
National Science Foundation grants UCR and Riverside schools $1.19 million to address air quality
The National Science Foundation (NSF), a U.S. government agency that supports research and education in the non-medical fields of science and engineering, recently awarded UCR and the Riverside Unified School District a grant of...
UCR receives $2.5 million grant for first wet lab incubator in Inland Empire
UCR has received a $2.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to obtain equipment for the first wet lab incubator in the Inland Empire. The wet lab incubator is 3,000 square feet...