TAPS partners with Waze Carpool to assist students and staff
UCR Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) has recently partnered with Waze Carpool to help students and staff at UCR find someone to carpool with on their drive to campus.
In an interview with The Highlander,...
Lot 13 partially closes as construction on PS1 begins
On Tuesday, Jan. 28, Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS) sent out a mass email notifying students that construction on the new parking structure, PS1, is expected to start at the end of January and...
UC-AFT holds rally in support of better working conditions for lecturers
Lecturers, graduate students and undergraduate students gathered underneath the “Change Things” and “Things Change” sculpture outside the Arts Building on Friday, March 3 at 12 p.m. to show solidarity before the University...
ASUCR votes to push back voting week to April 27 through May 1
The second ASUCR meeting of spring quarter took place on April 8 via Zoom.
During Committee Reports, ASUCR Elections Director Dyanna Castaneda proposed changes to the ASUCR 2020 Elections....
ASUCR holds special election to fill Transfer and Non-Traditional Director vacancy
The ASUCR senate elected a new transfer and non-traditional director on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after Ramses Cuadros, previous director, resigned in the summer after only holding office for a few months. Five candidates: Blythe...
Elizabeth Watkins appointed as new UCR provost and executive vice chancellor
UCR Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox has appointed Elizabeth Watkins as provost and executive vice chancellor, effective May 1, 2021. The appointment is pending approval from University of California (UC) President Michael Drake.
Watkins currently serves...
ASUCR’s Student Voice Committee completes case study to look into student’s academic experiences and...
In an effort to look into student’s academic experiences, what changes they hope to see at the academic level and inclusivity and equity in the classroom, ASUCR’s Student Voice Committee conducted a case study...
ASUCR advocates for fair trade and diverse food options for students
On Wednesday, May 12, ASUCR held their weekly senate meeting. President Pro Tempore Orlando Cabalo presented SR-S21-009 UC Riverside Fair Trade & Labor Resolution. Members of the Fair Trade Club at UCR authored the...
Gov. Newsom Selects UCR Student for the Student Aid Commission
Last March, UCR undergraduate alumni and current graduate student, Angel Rodriguez, was appointed by Gov. Gavin Newsom onto the California Student Aid Commission. CSAC is the state-run financial aid agency that caters programs such...
The return to in-person classes sees a mixed reaction from students
The transition back to in-person instruction this winter quarter has seen a return to a campus unlike any other in the past months. But the reaction to this return has been quite mixed as...