Partition of India: 1947
The division of British India into two independent nations was marked by the ending of British colonial rule under the 1947 Indian Independence Act. The act was set to go into effect on Aug. 15, 1947 and separated the Muslim, Hindu and Sikh populations residing in the area between the sovereign states of India and Pakistan....
On May 28, 2025, a new cybersecurity mandate will fully go into effect for all University of California (UC) campuses, with several key requirements for campus instructors. This was outlined initially in a letter from President Michael V. Drake, sent to the 10 UC Chancellors on Feb. 26, 2024. It details expectations for each campus’ individual plans, which included...
The landmark lawsuit Roe v. Wade guaranteed the constitutional right to abortion, reduced infant mortality significantly, and reaffirmed rights to control medical treatment, rights to procreate and rights to contraception.
After it was overturned in 2022, there has been a slew of abortion rights removals across the nation restricting access to abortions for women across the nation. This has had...
In recent years, California has experienced an outflow of residents to other states. Due to expensive housing costs, high taxes and higher prices in the state, many Californians have moved to places such as Texas, Florida and Arizona, citing more affordable living conditions. Media outlets around the country have been calling this trend the California “mass exodus.”
Such language became...
The Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) called their sixth Senate meeting of spring quarter to order at 7:22 p.m. on Wednesday, May 7, 2025.
The meeting began with Vice President of Finance (VPF) Cooper Kumar detailing three grants for clubs. The Senate passed each line item.
The Legislative Review Committee (LRC) items were discussed following the Finance...
As part of his “The American Comeback Tour,” on Friday, conservative media commentator Charlie Kirk visited the University of California, Riverside (UCR).
Hundreds of curious students, community members, supporters and protesters gathered outside the Bell Tower for the chance to debate Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Kirk.
TPUSA is a conservative “student movement” with chapters across over 3,500 university campuses. According...
On Friday, May 2, 2025, the Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) announced the results of the 2025-2026 academic year campus elections. Of the 22,205 students attending UCR, 3,911 students turned out to vote in this election, resulting in a 17.6 percent voter turnout.
Since the 20 percent voter turnout minimum was not met during this election,...
The Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) met for the fifth time this quarter at 7 p.m. this past Wednesday to deliver Senate Reports.
According to Executive Vice President Naia Pizarro, because the Legislative Review Committee (LRC) did not meet quorum requirements at their previous meeting, there was no new legislation for the Senate to review.
Bourns College...
When she was 13 years old, Nicole Bolsajian, a current fourth-year, went on a trip with her family to Armenia and visited the Armenian Genocide Memorial, Tsitsernakaberd. It was there that she went from exhibit to exhibit and learned about the ways that her people were mass-murdered. She had asked her mother if an Armenian Genocide would occur again,...
Harvard University has filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration following a $2.2 billion freeze in federal research funding imposed by President Trump. The Trump administration alleged that Harvard jeopardized federal funding by failing to comply with federal law. White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said the administration expects “all colleges and universities who are receiving taxpayer funds to...