Last Wednesday, UCR students came together on campus for a “Carry That Weight” event to raise awareness of sexual assault and violence on college campuses. Organized by ASUCR Senator Summer Shafer, the event was one of many others that have occurred in colleges all across the nation in solidarity with Emma Sulkowicz, a student from Columbia University who was...
Fourteen families will be forced to find alternative child care after a mold infestation was discovered in the baseboards of the UCR Child Development Center (CDC) Building A. The building’s closure has also displaced 28 student assistants, who will be forced to find alternative forms of employment until the building is reopened again.
According to the director of UCR’s Office...
This week on the Highlander Newsroom, we discuss some of the propositions on the 2014 ballot, talk about who we're rooting for in the World Series and celebrate Halloween by picking the creepiest places on campus.
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UCR’s third annual food truck festival, featuring a variety of culinary options for hungry UCR students, will be bigger and longer than ever before. With food trucks ranging from Me So Hungry Truck to Rolling Sushi Van to a truck simply titled Baconmania, as many as 30 food trucks are expected to be at the festival. This is an...
Last Wednesday, members of ASUCR approved $4,000 in Green Campus Action Plan (GCAP) committee funds to maintain a generator in UCR’s community garden for the purposes of creating electricity for campus events — one of the earliest fall initiatives to tap into funding approved by last year’s GCAP referendum. Other key topics included Senator Colette King’s update about potential...
Formed in mid-September by Vice President of Internal Affairs Fernando Echeverria, a transfer and nontraditional student task force seeks to provide greater representation for student parents, veterans, disabled students, transfer students, commuters, students with a break in their education and other underrepresented groups on campus. Nontraditional students are generally defined by UCR Admissions as those who are homeschooled or...
Last Thursday, two candidates running for the 41st congressional district, encompassing Riverside, Jurupa Valley, Moreno Valley and Perris, faced off in a public forum — less than two weeks before the Nov. 4 election day. Democratic incumbent Mark Takano and Republican challenger Steve Adams debated issues of campaign funding and healthcare, but vowed to work across party lines if...
Highlanders and members of the Riverside community observed a national day of action against mass incarceration and police brutality during an ASUCR-led event on Oct. 22. The overall movement picked up momentum after Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old African American from Ferguson, Mo., was shot by a police officer back in August 2014.
The advent of the national day of...
UCR’s Food Week, serving as an extension of Oct. 24 Food Day, included a series of campus events, ranging from smoothie tasting to healthy cooking classes, drawing massive student turnout from Oct. 20-24. Organized by UCR Dining Services, the events advocated healthy eating habits, waste sustainability and environmental responsibility.
“It’s to encourage folks to eat real — which means trying...
This week on the Highlander Newsroom, we prepare for the midterm wave, discuss the benefits of small businesses for Riverside, review the TEDxRiverside conference and debate the merits of pumpkin spice.
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