Members of the University Professional and Technical Employees (UPTE), a union covering over 12,000 employees of the University of California (UC), protested at the bell tower on Tuesday, Oct. 31. The 15-or-so demonstrators, among them union members, former UCR employees and supporters, called for improved wage conditions and a halt in the recent spate of layoffs of UCR staff,...
The main focus of ASUCR’s fourth senate meeting, which began promptly at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 1, was to vote on the appointment of justice nominee, Mina Hanin, a fourth-year political science major. Hanin’s term would be for one year only, unlike the traditional two-year term the other justices receive; Hanin would take up the vacant role on...
A team of researchers from UC Riverside and Texas A&M University (TAMU) have received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to further their research into the intersections between agriculture, energy and water resources in the desert areas of the southwestern United States. In an era of increased climate change and dwindling local resources, the grant...
On Tuesday, Oct. 24, Cynthia Larive was officially appointed as UC Riverside’s provost and executive vice chancellor after serving as interim vice chancellor of undergraduate education since Feb. 21, 2017.
According to Larive, the provost is the chief academic officer of the university and is responsible for everything related to academics on campus. This involves managing faculty and dean...
The WELL, UCR's wellness center and health promotion department, sent an email to all UCR students on Monday, Oct. 30 regarding the impending legalization of recreational marijuana under California state law starting in 2018. The email, entitled “Get the facts on Marijuana,” outlined how UC Riverside’s students should react to marijuana legalization.
The email states that because UCR receives...
ASUCR’s Vice President of External Affairs Johnathan Li used the early portion of his officer report during last Wednesday’s State of the Association (SOA) meeting to divulge the UC Riverside Graduate Student Association’s (GSA) decision to leave the UC Student Association (UCSA) and form under a new group, the UC Graduate-Professional Coalition (UCGPC).
The vote, per Li, was made during...
Employees in UCR’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) department await the results of negotiation requests in these next two weeks between the University of California (UC) and union representatives that will decide the future of their jobs. An anonymous source close to CAPS told the Highlander that the UC representatives have failed to appear thus far in any one...
On Monday, Oct. 23, assistant professor from the Department of Creative Writing Charmaine Craig, associate professor from the Department of Gender & Sexuality Studies Tamara Ho, and assistant professor from the Department of Ethnic Studies Emily Hue, participated in a public panel discussion from 5:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. in the CHASS Interdisciplinary Building 1109. The panel discussed the...
A team of physicists — comprised of both undergraduate and graduate students — from UC Riverside won two awards for their contributions at the eighth annual “Science Hack Day: San Francisco” which took place from Oct. 14-15 at the Github headquarters in San Francisco. Together, the team was able to bring home the “Best in Show” and “Most Whimsical”...
UC Riverside’s Muslim population has recently raised questions about the limited halal options on campus. First raised as an issue during an ASUCR meeting by CHASS Senator Mariam Alkhalili and third-year undergraduate Salma Mahmoud, halal foods have been pushed for to provide more inclusive dining options for students.
Halal literally means “permitted” or “lawful” in Arabic. Halal foods pertain...