UCR student goes on 115-hour hunger strike for food security
ASUCR elections director and fourth-year political science major Melina Reyes went on a 115-hour hunger strike for five days to raise awareness about UC-wide food and basic needs insecurity. She started her hunger strike...
“Highlanders Against Hillary” protest against Democratic frontrunner speaking to UCR
U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Clinton brought her campaign to UCR on Tuesday, May 24 to promote her policies regarding education, wealth inequality and mental health issues.
Over 1,000 students and community members outside of the...
Bernie Sanders rallies in downtown Riverside
U.S. democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders spoke at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium on Tuesday, May 24 to around 2,300 people. Sanders touched on many issues regarding people of color, climate change, low-income families, undocumented workers...
Hillary Clinton takes campaign to UC Riverside
A crowd of over 1000 people attended a campaign rally for U.S. presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton held in UCR Athletics’ Johnson Family Practice Center on Tuesday, May 24. The former secretary of state...
Senators debate constitutionality of judicial appointment
ASUCR’s meeting on Wednesday, May 18 consisted of multiple presentations concerning sustainability and a summary of the work done by University of California’s Student Association (UCSA). The senate then debated over whether they should...
Inland colleges working to increase Native American enrollment
Courtesy of NAEP
Inland colleges are working toward increasing the enrollment of Native American students into local colleges. Officials at UC Riverside, California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) and the University of Redlands want to...
Researchers at CSUSB reveal mistrust of administration
In a survey conducted via email invitation in the fall of 2015, mistrust of campus administration and bullying were reported as prominent problems on the California State University, San Bernardino (CSUSB) campus. Input from...
Sanders and Clinton to visit Inland Empire
Courtesy of Washington College
Presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton will both hold campaign rallies in the Inland Empire on Tuesday, May 24. Sanders will hold two rallies, one at the Riverside Municipal Auditorium...
UCR student awarded prestigious Fulbright Fellowship
Courtesy of UCR Today
Monique Mansour, a masters of fine arts candidate in creative writing and performing arts, was awarded a Fulbright Fellowship, an accolade given to recipients based on their academic record, as well...
Behrooz Mortazavi discusses groundwater as resource for California drought
On Thursday, May 19, Principal of Water Resources Engineers Inc., Behrooz Mortazavi, spoke to Riverside residents about the valuable resource that groundwater can be in mitigating the four-year California drought. The lecture, which took...