June 27, 2024
President Biden and Former President Trump Debate in the Battleground State of Georgia
On June 27, a unique event took place as it was the first time in United States (U.S.) history that a sitting president and former president debated. Leading up to the debate, a New York Times poll found that many people that voted for Biden...
Metrolink’s Student Adventure Pass (SAP) has been renewed through June 2025, allowing
students within Southern California (SoCal) to ride Metrolink trains for free for yet another year. The Student Adventure Pass started last October, as Meredith Yeomen, Public Relations manager at Metrolink puts it as “a passion project for our CEO”, with the intent to provide some financial relief for...
On Sept. 19, 2024, sitting Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced in a message to the school
that he planned to retire as Chancellor in the summer of 2025. In the message, he explained how he had discussed his departure with President Michael V. Drake, the current president of the University of California (UC) system, and the UC Board of Regents....
Four new policies have been applied at the University of California (UC) systemwide since the conclusion of the 2023-2024 academic year, affecting areas such as academic affairs, human resources and student matters.
Building upon the previously issued Systemwide Anti-Discrimination policy of February 2024, The Anti-Discrimination Policy effective August 29, 2024 is said to “ensure equitable and inclusive education and employment.”...
On June 11, Riverside City Council voted to proceed with a development project that would repurpose “old bus station land” that was used as a temporary parking lot next to the Main Library into a combination of student housing, retail and office space.
Riverside City Council voted unanimously to transform the old bus station land next to the new Main...
On June 18, 2024, Thailand became the first Southeast Asian and third Asian country to legalize same-sex marriage. With a Senate vote of 130 to 152, Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn will review the Marriage Equality Act for a pro forma endorsement before being formally added as a bill. Once posted in the Government Gazette, the bill will be effective...
Set to open in the fall of 2024, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) School of Business is moving from the historic Anderson Hall to a new 38,5000-square-foot building located in what was formerly known as Parking Lot 8. This $87 million construction project will expand the classroom space for the school’s growing population.
Since 2015, School of Business enrollment...
A South Asian Student Center has recently been made a possibility as both legislators and campus organizations began funding and creating a specialized student center for the community. Last year, the Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) passed a resolution acknowledging the significant South Asian student population on campus as well as the need for a...
Alleged Los Angeles (LA) Times salesman caught several University of California, Riverside (UCR) students’ attention from May 29-30, 2024 with supposed life-long student subscriptions for various news outlets, including the LA Times, as well as the San Diego Union Tribune and Press Enterprise, who they claimed to be working in collaboration with.
Administration, after learning about the interactions taking place,...
Returning for their fourth annual food drive, the Riverside Free Clinic’s (RFC) Social Services Committee distributed over 400 basic needs packages, including 222 food bags and 231 hygiene kits to the Riverside community on Saturday, May 25 at Bordwell Park. This year, the event was hosted from 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. and featured a partnership with Sahaba Initiative...