On Wednesday, April 6, Vice President of Internal Affairs Michael Ervin announced that UCR will host a bike share program beginning in fall 2016. The program, hosted by the company Zagster, will host 50 shuttle bikes across six locations on campus. These locations include the University Village, Bannockburn Village, the bike rack between Costo Hall and the HUB, as...
The University of California granted a total of 66,123 California high school seniors admission for the 2016-2017 academic school year, a nearly 15 percent increase from the 57,635 admitted last year. Additionally, the acceptance rate into a UC system school showed a 9 percent improvement to 62.7 percent, up from 53.7 percent last year.
This increase in in-state enrollment...
A “Students for Trump” campaign, which began as a Twitter account, has now spanned multiple universities and 24.9 thousand followers. The organization reportedly has around 5,000 students in 200 different chapters across the United States, with its numbers growing monthly.
Daily Tweets like, “A little Trump a day keeps the illegals away,” and retweets such as “Trump is not racist....
The ASUCR presidential debates were held outside the Highlander Union Building (HUB) on Wednesday, April 6. Highlander Newspaper News Editor Aaron Grech moderated the debate between Shafi Karim from the Side party and independent candidate Arturo Gomez. Grech asked questions concerning the cancellation of Heat, tuition hikes and the platforms of the candidates.
The candidates differed on their views of...
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...