Highlander Newsroom (4/20/16)
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the ASUCR elections results being delayed, the possible release of 9/11 documents that may reveal Saudi Arabia connections to the attack, major earthquakes in Ecuador...
Four UC chancellors granted higher salaries
On Thursday, Sept. 18, the UC Board of Regents approved salary hikes for several UC chancellors in an effort to make their salaries more competitive with chancellors at other institutions. Aimed primarily at the UC’s...
Riverside Police Department conducts ecstasy bust near UCR
On Feb. 24, the Riverside Police Department arrested a man in conjunction with an intercepted package containing over 1,000 ecstasy pills.
The package, originating from the Netherlands, was addressed to an apartment on the 3000...
ASUCR: Meeting passes resolution for statement against intolerance
The ASUCR Senate convened on Wednesday to discuss a range of topics that included the passage of a resolution to the controversial UC Statement of Principles Against Intolerance that was recently up for discussion...
Armenian students protest for the recognition of Armenian Genocide
On Thursday, Feb. 15 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Bell Tower, the Armenian Student Association (ASA) protested Turkey and the United States’ refusal to recognize the Armenian Genocide. ASA students covered...
R’Closet provides professional attire for students
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m. students gathered around the Bear’s Den for the official opening of UC Riverside’s R’Closet. In a collaboration between the Career Center and the Associated Students of UC...
Napolitano concludes hectic first week in office
Students, such as Student Regent Cinthia Flores — who disapproved of Napolitano's appointment — were strongly concerned with Napolitano's time as governor, citing the record number of deportations of undocumented immigrants during her term....
UC strikes deal with university nurses and librarians
After months of negotiations, two contract settlements were finally reached last week between the UC and its employees. The first: a five-year contract with 350 university librarians that includes a new salary structure and...
UC Berkeley active shooter and campus safety statistics
UC Berkeley underwent a multi-hour campus lockdown on Thursday April 21. During the lockdown, police searched for a suspect that they claimed made serious and credible threats of violence toward the Berkeley community.
The university...
$350,000 spent to build largest UC solar farm
An opening ceremony was held last Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of UCR’s solar farm, the largest of its kind in the UC system. Located near the UCR community garden behind Lot 30,...