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...
The Ordo Temporis (OT), a branch of the Illuminati — a secret society formed in 18th century Europe and purported to rule the world from “behind the scenes” — was recently discovered to have been holding rituals at the Bell Tower every academic break, and most recently this spring break, in order to keep the perception of linear time...
This week in our April Fools edition of the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the UC endorsing Donald Trump, the meth lab discovered in Pierce Hall and the discovery of the "F boy" gene amongst other things.
Be sure to catch the Highlander Newsroom on the radio, airing every Wednesday at 9 a.m. and Sunday at 6:30 p.m., only on...
On Friday, March 4, 2016, California state Senator Ricardo Lara came to UC Riverside to lead “A Conversation with CA Senator Ricardo Lara: Diversity & Leadership in Public Service” in HUB 355.
Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox was expected to speak at the event, but was unable to make an appearance. In his place, Founding Dean of the UCR School of...
On Monday, Feb. 29, UCR’s Black Student Union (BSU) coordinated a “die-in” at the HUB Plaza in solidarity with the student of color who was recently physically attacked at UC Davis. This demonstration publically denounced the absence of a response from UC administration regarding the actions of the students responsible for what the demonstrators deemed as hate crimes.
Over...
On Feb. 18 the UC Student Association (UCSA) released a ranking of the different mental health service institutions across the UC. UCR was given a C-minus ranking, with UCSA pointing toward the counseling center’s lack of accessibility and diversity.
UCSA conducted mental health surveys across the system as part of the #HowAreYou campaign, which seeks to raise awareness regarding mental...
Several students spoke at the public forum section of the ASUCR senate meeting to express their concerns with recent actions taken by ASUCR in regards to making the controversial campaigning technique laptopping legal as well as passing a resolution last week clarifying their roles and requesting corrections from this publication in regards to the elections controversy last spring. Polling...
On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, the ASUCR senate met to discuss amending the Highlander Union Building (HUB) Expansion Referendum and the removal of the interim Vice President of External Affairs.
Vice President of Finance Shafi Karim introduced an amended version of the 2001 Highlander Union Building Expansion Referendum in order to give the HUB the option to allocate funding from...