Women’s Champion: Serena Williams
She’s had spotty history in Melbourne since her 2010 championship — in 2012, she was upset by unseeded Ekaterina Makarova followed by a stunning semifinal loss to Sloane Stephens. The only obstacle in the American’s way is herself. Barring another bizarre ankle injury, Williams should hoist her 18th Grand Slam championship, tying Martina Navratilova and Chris...
Mobilenet connectivity issues reportedly resolved
During fall quarter, members of the UCR community reported that the campus wireless network Mobilenet was working intermittently. Following the complaints, a campus-wide email was released on Nov. 26, stating that the issue was rooted in the Mobilenet authentication service and that the campus had been working with the vendor, Cisco, to resolve the issue.
According...
University of California Student Regent Cinthia Flores, a UC Irvine graduate law student, and Student Regent-Designate Sadia Saifuddin, a UC Berkeley undergraduate student, met with the Highlanders on Friday, Jan. 10, 2014 in HUB 355. In an information session, the two gave pointers on the application processes to aspiring student regent candidates and discussed pressing issues in the UC...
Kicking off the first ASUCR meeting of the winter quarter, senators Fernando Echeverria and Nafi Karim delivered an extensive presentation on the financial position and future of UCR’s Transportation and Parking Services (TAPS). Senators currently support the creation of overflow parking lots as the most “cost-effective intermediate solution,” which will reduce transportation expenses by converting dirt spaces into unlit...
Nearly half a decade ago, geologists believed that they had discovered petite gems inside zircon crystals from Western Australia’s Jack Hills, which were considered to be the world’s oldest diamonds. The minerals were considered to be 4.3 billion years old, suggesting that the primordial earth cooled at a much earlier rate, in order to create a thick, continental crust...
Riverside homeowners will have to wait until Nov. 4, 2014 if they are interested in adding extra rooms to existing single-family residences, according to city council members, who unanimously voted to extend a temporary housing moratorium for an additional 10 months and 15 days.
Riverside’s Community Development Deputy Director Emilio Ramirez reported that the temporary prohibition of building permits seeks...
UC Riverside will receive a one-time allocation of $512,000 from the University Office of the President (UCOP) to support undocumented students, according to campus officials.
Back in Oct. 2013, UC President Janet Napolitano began a systemwide visit to each of the 10 UC campuses amid controversy over past immigration policies enacted under her watch as former U.S. Secretary of Homeland...
The American Studies Association (ASA), an organization devoted to the studies of American culture and history, recently announced the endorsement of a resolution to boycott Israeli academic institutions. The resolution, whose passage was announced on Dec. 16, 2013, has spawned some criticism by a handful of universities across the nation — including the University of California — who have...
According to deals struck between the UC and various unions, wages for university workers are slated to increase.
The University of California announced that it had reached deals with multiple labor groups in December, ending months and even years of negotiations between all parties.
In a press release, the UC announced it had struck a contract deal with the American Federation...
On Dec. 27, the University of California Police Department (UCPD) arrested Keiana Marie Porter, 23, of Moreno Valley on “suspicion of robbery, burglary, unauthorized use of a credit card and forgery,” and booked her into the Robert Presley Detention Center. She is accused of stealing a “college-aged” woman’s backpack during an altercation near the UCR Barn on Nov. 13.
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