Saturday, May 18, 2024
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about food week, R'Gear and the pumpkin spice craze. 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 KUCR 88.3 FM. 
About $20,000 worth of equipment was stolen from a contractor at UCR last week. The theft took place sometime between April 12-14 at the Agricultural Operations facilities on Martin Luther King Boulevard. As of presstime, no details have been provided about what equipment was actually stolen. According to the UCPD, no arrests have been made as the investigation is ongoing.  
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we give our opinions on the transformations occurring in the University Village and how it can be further improved, talk about Rainn Wilson (the actor who formerly played Dwight on "The Office") and his company SoulPancake after he spoke to a gathering of UCR students, and collectively sigh at the Seahawks' performance during...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about Margaret Cho, the start of the R'Pantry and homelessness among students and finals week. 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 KUCR 88.3 FM.
For the third consecutive year, UC Riverside has earned a place on the Princeton Review’s annual list of best-value colleges. “I am pleased to see that UC Riverside is once again represented on The Princeton Review’s Best Value Colleges list,” Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs James Sandoval said in a statement to UCR Today. “It is further proof that a...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about The President of Ghana's speech at UCR, dining cuts and UCR's new athletic director, Tamica Smith Jones. 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 KUCR 88.3 FM.
Check out the latest edition of the Highlander Newsroom on KUCR. This week we talk ASUCR elections, a special play presented at Riverside and a visit from "Orange is the New Black's" Laverne Cox. Stay tuned for the final remarks from our graduating seniors at the end!
Three UC chancellors and UC President Janet Napolitano met with President Barack Obama on Thursday, Jan. 16 to participate in an education summit designed to address education accessibility for low-income students. Over 100 college and university presidents joined UC Merced, San Diego and Berkeley chancellors at the summit. In his speech to the university leaders, President Obama stated that he...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about Block Party, the upcoming President of Ghana UCR address and our summer break. 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 KUCR 88.3 FM.
The topic of fake news in modern America once again took the stage in academic discourse, as New York Times opinion columnist Frank Bruni discussed the issues surrounding journalism during the presidency of Donald Trump. Bruni argued that news media, encouraged by the unusual character of the Trump presidency, has lost sight of its responsibility to maintain professionalism and...