Thursday, May 2, 2024

Chinese consulate phone scam hits UCR

Scammers claiming to be from the Chinese Consulate targeted UCR faculty and staff with phone calls during during the week of Oct. 1. This situation was originally publicized through a schoolwide email sent by...

Planned Parenthood hopes to install a safe sex vending machine on campus

Starting in mid-October, fliers around UCR’s campus were put up by Planned Parenthood Generation Action (PPGA), asking students to scan a QR code that prompts them to take a survey. The survey asks students...

UC Board of Regents Student Advisor position possibly in peril

A recent email from Edward G. Huang, student advisor to the UC regents, was circulated to UC campus newspapers and student leaders to highlight a recent move to end the student advisor pilot program,...

ASUCR Outreach director position will now fall under VP of Finance

The Outreach Director, the ASUCR position responsible for coordinating UCR’s outreach efforts to students and the community, will be absorbed by the Finance Committee. According to Carolyn Chang, the current Outreach Director, the move...

Outreach efforts dominate discussion during ASUCR meeting

The fourth ASUCR meeting of the quarter took place on Wednesday, April 24. The meeting was called to order at 6:35 p.m. The meeting then moved on to officer reports. Connie Wi, the marketing director...

Uncovering the mentally abusive culture within UCR’s women’s basketball program

This article was contributed to by Jordan Hom. When UC Riverside’s women’s basketball assistant coach Giuliana Mendiola was informed on Monday, July 22 that her contract would not be renewed for the 2019-2020 season, it...

ASUCR hosts a focus group to brainstorm alternative plans for commencement

On Tuesday, Oct. 29, ASUCR hosted a commencement focus group in order to allow students to brainstorm alternative locations for commencement. Commencement will tentatively be taking place at the Toyota Arena in Ontario. The event...

Members of ASUCR express concern with rescheduled meeting and debate over eligibility requirements for...

On Sunday, Dec. 2, ASUCR held their last meeting of the fall quarter. The meeting was originally scheduled to take place on Wednesday, Dec. 4 but was rescheduled for Monday, Dec. 2 for unknown...

Students create petition to implement ASL courses on campus

In the fall quarter of 2019, students and members of the American Sign Language Club at UCR started an initiative to implement American Sign Language (ASL) courses at the university. They presented...

UCR announces instructional technology updates for students and faculty in response to COVID-19 and...

Lloyd Kao / HIGHLANDER On Saturday, March 14, UCR’s Interim Chief Information Officer of Information Technology Services David Gracy made recommendations for students and faculty who need to...