“Apologies only get you so far”: Students protest HESSR loss
Written by Mark Bertumen, CW with contributions by Aidan Rutten, CW and Amani Mahmoud, CW
The Highlander Empowerment Student Services Referendum (HESSR) failed to pass in this year’s elections, and around 35 students and staff...
“I didn’t want to believe it wasn’t true”: Voting software mishap causes controversy
ASUCR’s 2018 elections garnered controversy last week when the turnout rate was drastically overestimated in a programming glitch.
This program, built by BCOE Senator Patrick Le, a fourth-year computer science major, was meant to track how many...
Cheaper summer school? ASUCR supports extending Cal Grant to summer session
Summer school at a UC could soon be easier to afford. That is at least the hope with the latest resolution to pass through the ASUCR senate, SR-S18-005 (official title: “Resolution in Support of...
The results are in! Cole elected 2018 ASUCR president
Written by Myles Andrews-Duve and Andreas Rauch
Semi Cole was elected president of the ASUCR for the 2018-19 academic year on Monday in a culmination of a campaign that focused on student engagement, community outreach...
ASUCR elections debate centers on student involvement and food insecurity
By: Vivian Lee, SSW and Mark Bertumen, CW
This year’s annual ASUCR debates featured candidates for a variety of positions, speaking about their future plans and initiatives while addressing on-campus issues for the 2018-2019 academic...
ASUCR announces the implementation of a commuter meal plan
One day before the R’Gear reveal, ASUCR senators voted to allocate $2,900 to purchasing 300 lab coats. 250 of these lab coats will be given to the coordinators of the CNAS Research Expo, being...
3,400 students get sweaters during fourth annual R’Gear reveal
ASUCR held its fourth annual R’Gear giveaway at the SRC North on Thursday, April 13, where they distributed UCR-themed sweaters and organized a canned goods drive. The event, attended by approximately 3,500 students, also...
ASUCR hosts town hall on 2018 referenda
Potential voters in the 2018 ASUCR elections were given an opportunity to learn more about the various referenda on the ballot in a town hall held Thursday, April 12. The event was hosted by...
Free lab coats and no more week 10 finals? ASUCR debates spring agenda
ASUCR held their first senate meeting of spring quarter on Wednesday, April 4, beginning at 6:38 p.m.
The Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) led the meeting’s order of business, as board leadership Amanda Sanchez,...