About 25 UCR workers and students gathered last Tuesday to march across campus in protest of UCR’s alleged unfair labor practices, including low wages, laying off employees and outsourcing jobs.
The demonstration, organized by AFSCME 3299, the UC’s largest union, began near the Bell Tower at around 12 p.m., made its way to Hinderaker Hall and wrapped up near the...
A comprehensive report was released in April by The Campaign for College Opportunity entitled “The State of Higher Education In California – Latino Report.” According to the report, Latinos remain underrepresented in every segment of higher education when compared to other racial and ethnic groups in the state.
The state of California is home to approximately 38.5 million residents and...
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the delayed tuition hike, debate UCR's decision to ban and then un-ban Sabra hummus and talk about the Comedy Apocalypse.
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About 25 students and UCR workers gathered to march across campus this Tuesday to protest alleged unfair UC labor practices, including laying off employees and outsourcing jobs.
Organized by AFSCME 3299, part of one of the largest public service employee unions in the country, the demonstration began near the Bell Tower at around 12 p.m., marched to Hinderaker Hall and...
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, an accused suspect of the Boston Marathon bombing in 2013, was convicted and sentenced to death by a federal jury on May 15. Lu Lingzi, a former UCR Extension student, was one of the three people killed in the bombings.
Lingzi joined the UCR Extension Center for a few months in 2010 and took part in the University...
UCR has received the American Heart Association’s (AHA) highest honor in being recognized as a “Platinum Fit-Friendly Worksite.” Vice Chancellor of Business and Administrative Services Ron Coley accepted the award on behalf of the UCR Wellness Program, which is dedicated to encouraging a culture of healthy living.
Wellness Program Coordinator Julie Chobdee said the program, started in 2007, was recognized...
UCR officials have decided to continue selling Sabra brand hummus on campus after initially complying with a pro-Palestinian student organization’s request to recall the brand from university convenience stores due to the company’s ties to Israel.
After being sold on campus for only a few months, the brand was taken off UCR shelves at the beginning of spring quarter when...
Discussion topics expected for the upcoming UC Regents meeting from May 20 to 22 will revolve around issues such as increasing food security for students and the new fiscal framework of UC funding released last week.
Thursday, May 21, will hold a bulk of committee meetings, with the committee of educational policy expected to discuss ways to institutionalize student food...
Four people — two suspects and two UC Santa Barbara (UCSB) students — have been hospitalized after a domestic disturbance and shooting incident was reported in the Isla Vista neighborhood near UCSB last Monday.
The suspects, Jose Guadalupe Gutierrez, 19, and James Joshua Taylor, 22, were implicated in connection with the incidents. According to reports, Taylor and Gutierrez unloaded a...
On Tuesday, May 5, UC President Janet Napolitano met with UCR Chancellor Kim Wilcox and community college representatives in San Bernardino and Riverside County to discuss how to improve the UC transfer process for students coming from one of the 112 community colleges in California.
Napolitano assembled a transfer action team in December 2013, months after she took office. Since...