A Closer Look: Why the Culinary Chameleon never changed its color
Back in February 2012, the 32-foot Culinary Chameleon food truck was unveiled, receiving mostly positive feedback from the student population. For many students, the truck provided another alternative to grab a quick bite to eat...
“Tiger parenting” detrimental to children, new UCR study shows
Dr. Cixin Wang, a UCR professor at the Graduate School of Education, recently helped complete a study to determine the effects of punitive parenting, also known as “tiger parenting,” on Chinese youths. The study...
Middle Class Scholarship supports CSU, UC students
Last year, the California legislature approved the Middle Class Scholarship (MCS) program, which provides stipends to undergraduates in UCs and CSUs with family incomes that are less than $150,000. Now in its first year...
New multidisciplinary building in the works
Parking Lot 10 was abuzz with administrators, staff and faculty alike as a small celebration occurred for the project launch of a new multidisciplinary research building at UC Riverside.
Modeled after the new Health Sciences...
Make way for Moo Moo: New ice cream truck churns interest
Move over Culinary Chameleon and Bear Tracks, there’s a new food truck in town. Starting this fall, UCR is rolling out the Moo Moo Udderly Twisted truck, which will feature ice cream and other...
Highlander Newsroom 10/8/14
This week on the Highlander Newsroom, we open our first show of the year by discussing what we did over summer, gush over Block Party and debate the pros and cons of the Student...
UCOP Janet Napolitano interview: the full transcript
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(A Round of Introductions)
Brooke Converse: As you know, today President Napolitano is celebrating her first year with us. So we’re talking about looking ahead and the...
Flash floods impact multiple UCR buildings
Following record high temperatures during the first week of September, the remnants of Tropical Storm Norbert brought rain to many parts of the drought-stricken areas of Southern California. UC Riverside, a campus known for...
Gov. Brown rejects $100 million for UCs, CSUs
On Sept. 27, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a part of a proposed budget that would have granted $50 million each to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems. The budget...
UC President Napolitano holds UC-exclusive interview
On Sept. 30, UC President Janet Napolitano met with student newspaper representatives from each of the UCs to commemorate her first year in office and to discuss goals for the upcoming year. She discussed...