Monday, September 15, 2025
    It's elections week at UC Riverside and, in response, our board decided to take a hard-line stance against the legal status of laptopping in lieu of endorsing candidates.     We opened this week's Newsroom with a discussion on the practice and our personal experiences with such. Is it legal due in part to the lack of student...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the Spring Splash 2016 lineup, ASUCR elections results being invalidated and a possible reelection, and Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill. Be sure to catch the Highlander Newsroom on the radio, airing every Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., only on KUCR 88.3 FM.
On this week's Newsroom we question whether the campus administration should actively step in in such situations? How should students react, especially if they're being directly targeted? We also shed light on the current efforts made by parents and community members of the Riverside area's Alvord Unified School District to recall trustee Joseph Barragan who is accused of making racist...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about Ted Cruz dropping out of the presidential race, the BCOE dean stepping down, graduation, the death of activist and mother of Tupac Afeni Shakur and Radiohead. Be sure to catch the Highlander Newsroom on the radio, airing every Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., only on KUCR 88.3...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the ASUCR elections results being delayed, the possible release of 9/11 documents that may reveal Saudi Arabia connections to the attack, major earthquakes in Ecuador and Japan and the Coachella Music Festival. Be sure to catch the Highlander Newsroom on the radio, airing every Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about Spring Splash, the legal smoking age in California being raised to 21 and Chancellor Kim Wilcox and his Physical Master Plan. We also give a special goodbye to seniors while talking about graduation and life after college. Be sure to catch the Highlander Newsroom on the radio, airing every Wednesday at 9 a.m. and...
Myles and Evan are joined in studio by fourth-year political science major Summer Shafer to discuss the potential implementation of a Gender Studies requirement at UC Riverside. The requirement is currently pending review by the academic senate and Shafer, who has been spearheading the initiative to get it passed, provides insight on the process and fields questions about the...
This past week saw the announcement of ASUCR elections results, developments on the UCOP's $175 million reserve and more discussions over UC Berkeley conservative speakers. The group talks about all that and more on this week's newsroom. Listen below: