As a result of a cyber attack that shut down the ASUCR website, members of ASUCR have decided to switch to an older server under the domain name, ASUCRexchange.ucr.edu, which still holds remnants of its old merchandise store that closed in 2012.
As of press time, the new website lacks information about ASUCR’s elected student representatives, office personnel and upcoming...
Child Development Center (CDC) Building A is expected to reopen its doors on Jan. 26 after being closed for more than three months due to mold infestation. Student parents have expressed concerns over the handling of the mold discovery, which required university officials to temporarily shut down a family community center last month to make space for a kindergarten...
A study led by a former UCR entomologist suggests that, contrary to popular belief, spider bites do not lead to bacterial infections in humans. Headed by spider expert and retired UCR staff research associate Richard S. Vetter, the study could contradict thousands of spider bite diagnoses doled out by the medical community in cases where skin infections are assumed...
Unveiling a draft of his 2015-16 proposed state budget, Gov. Jerry Brown allocated a 4 percent, or $120 million, increase for the University of California if no tuition increases are enacted. However, the amount falls short of what the UC Board of Regents has requested to prevent systemwide tuition increases of up to 5 percent next year.
UC President Janet...
It was only two years ago when Peter “Rocky” Ajoku performed during UCR’s Homecoming Week and now the former Highlander is performing on the nationwide singing competition “American Idol.” Billboards, including one featuring Ajoku, readied viewers for the beginning of the show’s 14th season, which premiered last Wednesday at 8 p.m. on Fox.
Ajoku told the Press Enterprise that he...
Gov. Jerry Brown appointed legislative affairs secretary Gareth Elliott to the UC Board of Regents on Jan. 2. The Democrat and West Sacramento resident is the final addition to the 26-member governing body, with two other spots filled by Brown in late 2014.
Elliott, 44, holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Humboldt State University and worked...
This week on the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about what we did over winter break and what our plans are for the new year. We also discuss two newly enacted California laws, the "yes means yes" sexual assault prevention law and a new law enabling undocumented Californians to obtain driver licenses.
Be sure to catch the Highlander Newsroom on the...
State law SB 967, meant to address issues of sexual assault and violence, has gone into effect at the beginning of 2015. Commonly called "Yes means yes," the bill was signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown in September 2014 and requires new policies on consent across all public and private universities.
The most prominent feature of the legislation is...
A landmark state law went into effect on Jan. 2, 2014, permitting millions of undocumented immigrants in California to apply for their driver licenses after being banned for more than two decades.
In 2013, Gov. Jerry Brown signed Assembly Bill 60 (AB 60) into law as a way of increasing road safety by providing more individuals with licenses. According to...
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded UCR a $500,000 grant to create an undergraduate research and mentoring program entitled the Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship (MMUF), which will focus on preparing promising undergraduates for academic careers and graduate school.
The program will begin in the summer of 2015, and will only have five spots open for current sophomores who meet...