This week’s ASUCR meeting began with a visit from the parents of sexual assault survivor Amanda Nguyen seeking support for a Survivor’s Bill of Rights that is currently sitting in the House of Representatives. Summer Shafer also returned to the horseshoe as the new vice president of external affairs.
Amanda Nguyen is a 24-year-old Harvard University alumnus who was raped...
The ASUCR senatorial debates were held on Monday, March 28, outside of the Highlander Union Building (HUB). Members from Side, the newly formed Orange Party and an independent candidate participated in the event moderated by the Highlander Newspaper Opinions Editor, Jessica Baker. Altogether nine participants answered questions with one group consisting of five candidates rotating with four other candidates...
In remembrance of those affected by a terrorist attack on Sunday, March 27 in Lahore, Pakistan, the South Asian Federation, the Sikh Student Association and the Pakistani Student Association came together to organize a candlelight vigil on March 31. Over 40 students gathered at the Bell Tower to pay their respects to those impacted by the attack.
On Easter Sunday,...
On Wednesday, March 30, the ASUCR director debates occurred with seven of the nine candidates presenting their platforms to a crowd of 40 people. Cheers occurred throughout the hourlong debate, with Side, Orange Party and independent campaigners displaying support for their respective candidates. This debate was organized by the ASUCR elections committee and moderated by Highlander Newspaper Editor-in-Chief Christal...
During spring break, the offices of multiple graduate students and a professor in the ethnic studies and graduate student departments were broken into and vandalized. According to Chancellor Kim Wilcox, this incident is currently being looked into by UCPD.
One professor’s office in CHASS INTN was broken into and vandalized during the break according to Dylan Rodriguez, the Department of...
During the University of California Board of Regents meeting on March 23, the regents unanimously approved the final report on the UC’s statement of principles against intolerance after months of deliberation and public critiques.
The 12-page report outlines 10 points condemning all forms of discrimination, calling for university leaders to challenge such discrimination and advocating the protection of the First...
UCR genetics professors Ken Wasabi and Kevin Sanchez have discovered Gene-69 AYE, better known as the “fuccboi gene,” on March 25. According to their research, this gene is responsible for an increase in passive-aggressivity, unwanted sexual advances, a love for trap music and an inflated ego among American males.
The professors began their research in 2015, when the popularity of...
Last week, a methamphetamine lab was discovered on the second floor of Pierce Hall. The lab was brought to public eye after an explosion that blasted the roof off of the building occurred on March 22, the second day of spring break.
Evidence recovered from the scene shows that the lab had been running since approximately March 16, while most...
Over spring break, a group of militant ravers stormed the senate chamber and overtook the ASUCR offices. Electronic dance music could be heard emanating from the room and flashing lights could be seen from the windows during the first few days of spring break. The group reportedly staged the coup due to the cancellation of the Heat Music Festival...
On Wednesday, March 23, the UC Riverside chancellor’s house, located on Watkins Drive, was destroyed after the UCR C fell off of a helicopter chain that was transporting the landmark. No one was harmed during the incident, as Chancellor Kim Wilcox was on a family vacation during spring break.
At around 9:30 a.m. a team of three helicopters hooked up...