UC Riverside founder dies at the age of 104
UCR announced last month that Judge John Gabbert, one of the founders of the university, passed away in his Riverside home on Dec. 9, 2013.
Gabbert was an instrumental figure in turning the UC Citrus Experiment Station into the UC campus that stands today. A founder of the Citizen’s University Committee (CUC),...
Tune in as the Highlander senior staff discusses the UC-wide strikes by union AFSCME 3299, Thanksgiving and a celebrity-filled event at UCR.
Senators ushered through legislation to condemn university investments in the top 200 fossil fuel production companies, but offered few details about how to divest from fossil fuel use at a campus level. Other notable resolutions included the senate’s decision to rejoin the United States Student Association (USSA) — a national student-run organization that fights to increase accessibility for higher...
Suspects arrested for possession of firearm on campus
Last Tuesday, parts of UCR Family Housing were lit up by searchlights from an overhead police helicopter, as the University of California Police Department (UCPD) searched the area well into the night for suspects who fled the scene following a short police chase.
Earlier that night, officers were following a vehicle that ran...
The Grand Challenges Exploration Initiative (GCI), sponsored by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, recently awarded a UCR computer science graduate student a $100,000 grant to continue her research on insect-classifying sensors.
Yanping Chen, who is working toward a Ph.D. under UCR Professor of Computer Science and Engineering Dr. Eamonn Keogh, won a grant to fine-tune and test the devices...
Members of Sustainable UC Riverside and other local organizations protested against the possible construction of new carbon-emitting power plants on Sunday, Nov. 24 at Southern California Edison’s (SCE) Mountain View Power Plant in Redlands. Other participating organizations included: San Bernardino Valley College, organizers from the Sierra Club’s My Generation campaign, Center for Community Action and Environmental Justice (CCAEJ), and...
Thousands of UC service workers and patient care employees held a statewide strike on Nov. 20, protesting UC administrators for “unfair cuts” and creating “a campaign of illegal intimidation” against its workers. Called the Unfair Labor Practice Strike, the statewide event was held in nine UC campuses and in each of the UC hospitals.
Vote to strike
Employees of the UC’s...
In last week’s ASUCR senate meeting, senators passed two bylaw changes, which aim to increase student participation in the community and outline the functions of the outreach committee. Members of ASUCR also discussed the possibility of rejoining the United States Student Association (USSA) — a national student-run organization that fights to increase accessibility for higher education — to take...
After months of negotiations, two contract settlements were finally reached last week between the UC and its employees. The first: a five-year contract with 350 university librarians that includes a new salary structure and health benefits. The second: a tentative four-year deal with the 11,700 university nurses who are represented by the California Nurses Association (CNA).
The agreement with the...
Congress called to reform student loan system
Just four months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced that the federal student loan debt topped $1 trillion, Consumers Union, the policy division of Consumer Reports, called on Congress last week to create “urgently-needed” reforms to the current student loan system.
The group submitted its agenda in a policy brief, outlining some of...