In a marathon ASUCR meeting primarily discussing potential elections violations and characterized by sharp and personal disagreements, ASUCR removed Acting Chief Justice Melina Reyes and Justice Daniel Ojo from office. As a result, the judicial branch no longer meets quorum.
Questions on the removal of Reyes centered on accusations that she had been elected into her position unfairly and that...
Members of ASUCR unanimously approved the passage of the Food Pantry Planning and Implementation Committee’s bylaws, bringing UCR one step closer to implementing a program that will help feed countless hungry students.
The bylaws state that the committee has the authority to make all decisions involving the creation and implementation of the pantry. The committee must also acquire food donations...
The UCR library has recently been chosen to receive a $22,730 grant from the John Randolph Haynes and Dora Haynes Foundation to survey archival materials pertaining to the cultural history of the Inland Empire and to make them publicly available.
A proposal was compiled by University Archivist Bergis Jules and selected by the Haynes Foundation, which awards grants and scholarships...
Welcoming the week of student government elections, the ASUCR Elections Committee released the preliminary finances of each political party running, revealing that candidates from Voice contributed the most. The Elections Code does not require a cap on campaign spending by and donations to any single party, despite being a topic of contention during the last ASUCR debate.
Elections Director Stephanie...
Seasonal and healthy produce has now become available and easier to attain through UCR Farmshare. Sponsored by the UCR Wellness Program, Dining Services and the UCR Global Food Initiative Committee, the program takes fruits, vegetables and herbs from local farms and brings them to students, faculty and the Riverside community. In partnership with the Old Grove Farm Share led...
Intense cheers arose throughout the audience of 40 packed with supporters from the political parties Voice and PAC: Pride, Action, Change at the ASUCR presidential debates. Presidential candidates President Pro Tempore Devin Plazo from PAC and Personnel Director Ashley Harano from Voice discussed existing issues in student government, a spending cap on elections campaigns and their positions on a...
UCR English professor Adriana Craciun has been awarded the Fulbright Scholar Award for the 2015-2016 school year. The award will consist of a one-year professorship at the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, to support Craciun’s research on the Arctic Enlightenment.
The professor has been studying arctic exploration literature for 10 years, and is intending to connect the history of the Enlightenment...
Robert Hine, a former UCR history professor, passed away on March 27 at the age of 90. The professor gained fame from his research on California’s utopian communities and his memoir “Second Sight,” which detailed his struggles with blindness.
Hine retired from UCR in 1990 after teaching for 36 years in the history department. During his time on campus, Hine...
UC Riverside student Anton Shirokov, 29, has been taken into custody after admitting to posting a threat of violence on the popular social media app Yik Yak last night between the hours of 9 p.m. and 10 p.m.
According to a widely shared post, the threat read “UCR shooting spree coming! Mark my words, you cattle,” but Assistant Vice Chancellor...
Spring Splash headliner Wiz Khalifa has cancelled his scheduled performance on May 2. According to the Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) — the group who organizes the concert — the artist plans to perform on Saturday Night Live (SNL) in New York City that day. ASPB announced on Monday that electronic music duo Flosstradamus will replace the artist as...