Beginning Jan. 2, 2014, UCR will implement the campus-wide policy of maintaining a nicotine-free environment, which will apply to all students, faculty members, staff, contractors and visitors.
The new policy bans the use of cigarettes, tobacco, electronic-cigarettes, unregulated nicotine and other smokeless tobacco products such as chewing tobacco on campus. Partial exemptions to the policy will be granted for research,...
After a week of voting, a record-breaking 38 percent undergraduate turnout ushered the SIDE party into office during the 2014 ASUCR elections, with SIDE presidential candidate and current CHASS senator Nafi Karim besting two other presidential contenders to succeed outgoing ASUCR President Sai Patadia. Students also voted down two referendums in close votes, while endorsing the GCAP referendum by...
Side, a political party that dominated ASUCR elections last year, was banned after a recent judicial decision ruled that the party carried out discriminatory practices. The case, which extended the application deadline for candidates, led to the formation of three new ASUCR political parties, including the re-emergence of CR.
The case was brought forward by a student, according to ASUCR...
The Associated Students of UCR’s 24th meeting was called to order on Wednesday, May 4, 2022 in the ASUCR Senate Chamber. All senators were present, except CNAS Senator Rachel Paredes, CNAS Senator Catelin La, CHASS senator Tammar Akel and CHASS senator Lauren Garcia. Motions were called to add Green Grant 50, ASUCR Statement addressing Roe v Wade opinion and...
About 25 students and UCR workers gathered to march across campus this Tuesday to protest alleged unfair UC labor practices, including laying off employees and outsourcing jobs.
Organized by AFSCME 3299, part of one of the largest public service employee unions in the country, the demonstration began near the Bell Tower at around 12 p.m., marched to Hinderaker Hall and...
On Oct. 4, the city of Riverside was ranked number one in the Government Green Fleets category during the Green Fleet Conference, due to its success in reducing public-sector vehicle emissions.
Among the criteria for selection were “standards in fleet composition, fuel and emissions, policy planning, fleet utilization, education, executive and employee involvement, and supporting programs,” according to Government Fleet,...
The School of Public Policy (SPP) hosted former Commissioner of the California Public Utilities Commission Catherine J.K. Sandoval for a seminar titled, “Broadband Internet for Managing Water, Energy and Community Needs” on Thursday, March 2 at 12:30 p.m. in INTS 1109. Sandoval discussed her research in “communications and energy access gaps in California, and the central role of communications...
Following the Highlander Empowerment Referendum’s (HESSR) failure to meet the minimum 20 percent voter turnout required to pass increased funding for Costo Hall programs, concerned students met with administrators to express their frustrations with UCR’s handling of ethnic and gender programs.
On Tuesday, May 8 at 3 p.m., about 80 students and staff involved with Costo Hall attended a nearly...
Drawing thousands of spectators and athletes from around the world, the Boston Marathon in Massachusetts witnessed two deadly bombings on Monday, April 15, which resulted in the death of Lu “Dorothy” Lingzi, 23, a former UCR Extension student and one of the three victims killed.
Qualifying in the top 10 percent of marathon runners, UCR Assistant Political Science Professor Loren...
On April 6, 2017, UC Riverside Assistant Professor of Creative Writing Emily Rapp Black was named a recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship, a grant awarded annually to applicants who show outstanding scholarly or creative abilities. She was recognized for her work in the category of general nonfiction, and is one of 173 fellows chosen from a pool of nearly...