UCR to participate in nationwide Million Student March
On November 12, UCR students will take part in a national day of protest called the Million Student March alongside several UC campuses and various other colleges and universities from states across the country....
District Attorney speaks on rising crime in Riverside
Last Thursday, UCR’s new School of Public Policy hosted Riverside County District Attorney Michael Hestrin at the Center for Environmental Research (CE-CERT) building off campus. Hestrin lectured on the rising crime in Riverside County....
Conan O’Brien spotlights UCR engineers’ mushroom powered battery
On the October 1 broadcast of Conan O’Brien’s late night talk show and in observance of World Vegetarian Day, an engineering team from UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering was mentioned in his opening monologue...
Perris Valley Line blocks entrance to “C” hiking trail
The Perris Valley Line will begin running Metrolink test trains in October on upgraded tracks at the bottom of Big Springs Mountain, banning hikers from entering the Big Springs Road entrance to the “Big...
UCR botanist granted $180,000 to study drought related effects on vegetation
Louis Santiago, a UCR associate professor of physiological ecology will begin a two-year project to study the effects of extreme drought conditions on shrubs and trees after receiving a grant totaling $187,165 from the...
R’Garden to host upcoming free Fall Movie Nights
The Green Action Campus Plan (GCAP) together with R’Garden will be hosting free fall movie nights starting October 8, at 7 p.m. in the campus’ community garden. The series promises to showcase films that...
$6.89 Million approved for research building
$6.89 million was approved at a September 15 meeting between the UC Regents and Chancellor Wilcox and his team to fund the preliminary phase of construction for a new research building known as the...
Dining services reduces meal perk in half
UCR Dining Services has reduced their meal perk program for student workers from $10 to $5 in order to save on costs from the old program. According to Dining Executive Director Cheryl Garner, this...
President of Ghana lectures on African Diaspora at UCR
The President of Ghana, John Dramani Mahama, gave a lecture regarding the African diaspora in the University Theater, which was filled to its capacity with over 300 people. The lecture, titled “The African Diaspora:...
ASUCR updates website, launches video blog
ASUCR president Ashley Harano addressed updates to the ASUCR website at the senate meeting on Wednesday. The updates to the website aim to increase student involvement and provide greater organizational excellence and transparency. They...