UC President Napolitano proposes freeze in undergraduate tuition
UC President Janet Napolitano announced her intent to freeze tuition for the 2014-15 academic year, as part of a long-term strategy she presented during her first UC Board of Regents meeting, from Nov. 12-14....
Opposition group attempts to repeal state transgender act
Opponents of AB 1266 are gearing up to repeal the state law regarding transgender students, — planned for implementation in Jan. 2014 — which will allow K-12 students to participate in athletic programs and...
Sociologist collaborates with Indio police to reduce crime
A new computer model created by UCR Sociologist Robert Nash Parker and Indio Police Chief Richard P. Twiss will allow law enforcement agencies to better predict where a crime is likely to occur by...
Napolitano meets UCR: Students voice support, protest
UC President Janet Napolitano continued her month-long tour of each of the 10 UC campuses this past Monday, Nov. 4 with a trip to UC Riverside. It proved to be an eventful visit full...
UCR clears the air about smoke-free policy
Beginning Jan. 2, 2014, UCR will implement the campus-wide policy of maintaining a nicotine-free environment, which will apply to all students, faculty members, staff, contractors and visitors.
The new policy bans the use of cigarettes,...
City officials temporarily prohibit housing expansion
The Riverside City Council has unanimously approved a moratorium on Nov. 5, that will prevent homeowners from adding more rooms in single-family housing for 45 days. During a public meeting, council members argued that...
Re-emergence of Riverside streetcar may become a reality
Standing at 80-feet tall, a bright red streetcar made a pit stop between Main and Orange Street on Thursday, Nov. 7. Back in early October, the Riverside City Council acquired a $237,000 state grant...
Agenda preview of the 2013 November UC Board of Regents meeting
The UC Board of Regents meeting is convening from Nov.12-14 at the UC San Francisco Mission Bay. Here are a few highlights to look forward to this week:
UC Student Association President Kareem Aref plans...
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ASUCR President seeks to develop UCR mobile app
ASUCR President Sai Patadia has proposed a project to condense information about campus resources and activities through a free UCR mobile application.
With a beta version scheduled for...
Legislation typos delay passage of senate resolutions
The passage of two resolutions brought forth by the Legislative Review Committee (LRC) highlighted last Monday’s ASUCR senate meeting. After some complications with the editing of the resolutions, 14 senators present at the meeting...