ASUCR discusses possibility of rejoining USSA
In last week’s ASUCR senate meeting, senators passed two bylaw changes, which aim to increase student participation in the community and outline the functions of the outreach committee. Members of ASUCR also discussed the...
Court order postpones release of UC Davis task force report
The Alameda Superior Court has permitted a restraining order which will temporarily suspend the release of the UC Davis task force report regarding the Nov. 18 pepper-spray incident. The request came from the attorneys...
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New Chancellor Appointed to CA Community Colleges
Brice W. Harris was recently named chancellor of the California Community College system, the nation’s largest community college system. With over 112 different campuses, Harris will be taking...
Meet the Ballot: health care panel
Health care reform and the Affordable Care Act (ACA) were the primary topics of part two of the Meet the Ballot Political Speakers Series on Tuesday, Oct. 23. Panelists included Dr. Bradley Gilbert, CEO...
Georgia professor speaks about undocumented students at UCR
Last Thursday evening, Laura Emiko Soltis, a professor of human rights at Freedom University in Georgia, gave her keynote address to a full room at UC Riverside’s Center for Ideas and Society. Soltis kicked...
UCR organizations join together to promote the UCR Counts! Initiative
The UCR Counts! Census 2020 Complete Count Committee is a team of campus leaders who are joining together to ensure that UCR and its communities are accurately accounted for during this year’s census.
The committee...
Negotiations delay UC tuition hikes by two years
Ongoing negotiations between UC President Janet Napolitano and Gov. Jerry Brown have resulted in an agreement that will cap UC resident tuition for the next two years and increase state allocations by 4 percent,...
AFSCME holds student labor town hall to discuss mission and need for student support
On Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m., the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) 3299 held a student labor town hall in HUB 221. According to its website, AFSCME is the...
Interview with Chancellor White
The morning following the announcement that he will be leaving the University of California, Riverside to head the California State University system, Chancellor Timothy White sat down with Highlander Editor-in-Chief Chris LoCascio and News...
State law allows more non-physicians to perform abortions
On Oct. 9, Gov. Jerry Brown expanded access to abortion for California women by signing AB 154, a bill that allows certified nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives to perform surgical abortion during the...