Parking Lot 10 was abuzz with administrators, staff and faculty alike as a small celebration occurred for the project launch of a new multidisciplinary research building at UC Riverside.
Modeled after the new Health Sciences Biomedical Research Facility at UC San Diego, the research building will cost approximately $120 million and seeks to provide a collaborative working space for new...
Move over Culinary Chameleon and Bear Tracks, there’s a new food truck in town. Starting this fall, UCR is rolling out the Moo Moo Udderly Twisted truck, which will feature ice cream and other dessert options. The truck made its debut during freshmen welcome week and Block Party, but aims to hold its official launch on Nov. 1.
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This week on the Highlander Newsroom, we open our first show of the year by discussing what we did over summer, gush over Block Party and debate the pros and cons of the Student Recreation Center South.
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(A Round of Introductions)
Brooke Converse: As you know, today President Napolitano is celebrating her first year with us. So we’re talking about looking ahead and the things that we’ve accomplished in the last year.
UC Berkeley: You promised a tuition freeze for this year and it’s come through and now another hike...
Following record high temperatures during the first week of September, the remnants of Tropical Storm Norbert brought rain to many parts of the drought-stricken areas of Southern California. UC Riverside, a campus known for its hot climate, exhibited as much as one-and-a-half inch of rain within two hours on Monday, Sept. 7, which led to the flooding of four...
On Sept. 27, Gov. Jerry Brown vetoed a part of a proposed budget that would have granted $50 million each to the University of California (UC) and California State University (CSU) systems. The budget part was proposed by Democratic Assemblywoman Nancy Skinner as funding to be used for deferred maintenance, which has delayed upkeep on building infrastructure. According to...
On Sept. 30, UC President Janet Napolitano met with student newspaper representatives from each of the UCs to commemorate her first year in office and to discuss goals for the upcoming year. She discussed a broad variety of topics ranging from possible tuition increases, the UC’s continuing investment in fossil fuels and efforts to support undocumented students.
On the topic...
A small protest occurred at the grand opening of the newly built UCR Student Recreation Center (SRC) South last Friday over hikes in gym membership fees, which will increase from $59 per quarter to $208 per quarter for all UCR students, effective fall 2014. Led by United Auto Workers (UAW) 2865, a union chapter consisting of UCR readers, tutors...
In an effort to reach out to undocumented students at UCR, the campus is establishing a position for a full-time coordinator to help provide counseling, financial aid advising and overall support to undocumented students.
“This position will help us ensure that our undocumented students have the same opportunities and demonstrate that UCR is align(ed) with its mission of serving the...
On Thursday, Sept. 18, the UC Board of Regents approved salary hikes for several UC chancellors in an effort to make their salaries more competitive with chancellors at other institutions. Aimed primarily at the UC’s three lowest-paid chancellors, these raises are part of the regents’ plan to raise the salaries of all UC chancellors, staff and faculty over the next...