Students organize upcoming Immigration Summit on March 16
A student-led group has organized the National Leadership Summit for Immigration, a conference to be held on March 16 that will include a panel of congressmen, assemblymen and prominent scholars from across the United...
Professor emeritus hosts talk on multiculturalism
On the evening of Wednesday, March 6, UCR Professor of History Emeritus Dr. Carlos Cortés gave a talk titled “Multicultural America in a Globalizing World.” Taking place at the Mission Inn, the event was...
Town hall outlines UCR’s harsh financial struggles
Executive Vice Chancellor and Provost Dallas Rabenstein hosted a town hall meeting on Feb. 25 to discuss the current status of UC Riverside’s budget. Despite some disheartening information provided about the current financial status...
Senators clash over proposed constitutional amendment
The night of Feb. 27 was filled with confusion and angst within the Senate Chambers, as ASUCR senators voted to table a resolution that would support permanently proportioning the number of elected senators to...
The Lab: research news from UCR and the UC system
Breakthrough in Hummingbird Research
It was always thought that the hummingbird’s flight generated a single trail of vortices that helped it fly. A vortex, or mass of whirling air, is created during the hummingbird’s downstroke....
UC health care protests on the rise
Organized by the Union Auto Workers’ Association 2865, the UC student workers’ union, systemwide demonstrations have called for the removal of lifetime caps from the UC Student Health Insurance Plan (SHIP). At the same...
SJP walk out during Israeli soldiers’ speech
Members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) staged a silent walkout during a question and answer session that featured two reserve Israeli soldiers on Feb. 27. A fierce debate ensued between the soldiers...
News in brief
Visible brush fire from campus
A brush fire started on Feb. 28 in the Santa Ana River bottom severely burned several victims and forced evacuations in the Riverside community.
The fire, which was reported around 4:30...
White House allows more research access to the public
Announced on Feb. 22, the White House will enact an open access policy which requires all taxpayer-funded research to be made freely available for public access after one year of publication. The financial implication...
Breaking News: Two men arrested in connection to campus robberies
On the night of Sunday, March 3, a total of three robberies and attempted robberies were reported on the UCR campus.
The robberies took place near the area of parking lot 19. A pallet gun...