ECAB debates turn up the heat on student issues
The heat didn’t stop ASUCR party supporters from attending the recent executive cabinet (ECAB) debates, as cheers arose from the crowd of about 30 people. Candidates from Voice, PAC: Pride, Action, Change and CR...
Police brutality protest sees lower-than-expected turnout
Between 15 and 20 students showed up at the Bell Tower to protest police killings and mass incarceration of minority youths on April 14 as part of the Stop Mass Incarceration Network’s “ShutDownA14” event,...
Jewish organization alleges UCR class is ‘anti-Semitic’
A Jewish group is calling for the cancellation of a UCR course, claiming that it meets the United States State Department's definition of anti-Semitism and holds an “anti-Israel bias.” The R’Course, entitled “Palestinian Voices,”...
UC physicians strike again
Over 120 UC student health service doctors joined the Union of American Physicians and Dentists (UAPD) — which represents and advocates for physicians across the nation — to go on strike again, from April...
UC launches online information center to increase transparency
The UC launched an online information center on April 15 which provides information regarding freshman admissions, alumni success rates and faculty statistics. According to a press release, this will be used to increase transparency...
TruEvolution to host first AIDS Advocacy Night
TruEvolution, a Riverside organization dedicated to lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) issues and HIV-AIDS prevention and elimination, will host an event on April 23 from 6 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. The event, entitled...
Highlander Newsroom 04/15/15
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we discuss the ASUCR elections, talk about ways students can save water after California Governor Jerry Brown's drought announcement, and get excited over this year's Spring Splash lineup.
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Food Trucks Rolling in a Fourth Time at Annual Festival
Food truck fans are expected to flock once again toward the HUB Plaza, Bell Tower and Rivera walkway on April 15, as the UCR Housing, Dining and Residential Services in collaboration with ASUCR will...
Department of Physics and Astronomy to hold open house
UCR’s Department of Physics and Astronomy will hold an open house exhibition, free to the public, on Highlander Day, April 18. The exhibition will occur from 1-3:30 p.m. in the Physics Building.
The event will...
BCOE to expand online degree programs
The Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) will partner with Pearson, a global education program, to create a new online masters engineering program by fall 2015. The two-year program will have nine course requirements for...