On Oct. 16, former UC Davis police lieutenant, John Pike, received a worker’s compensation of $38,000 from the University of California, after citing depression and anxiety from a 2011 Davis demonstration. Pike gained notoriety through a viral video, which depicted him pepper-spraying sitting student protesters, while dressed in tactile and armored gear.
“This case has been resolved in accordance with...
Senators debate whether to give the Judicial Branch the power of impeachment and face allegations of misconduct and discrimination by an unappointed Judicial Branch candidate.
Members of ASUCR unanimously approved a revised Elections Code bylaw on Oct. 22 in an attempt to mitigate a potential conflict of interest between the Judicial and Legislative Branches. The Judicial Branch is also seeking...
UCR economics professor receives $70,000 grant
UCR associate professor Steven Helfand has been awarded $70,000 from the United Nations’ International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD). The money will be used to research the efficacy of PROGAVIAO, a UN-funded program designed to alleviate rural poverty in Latin America, with a focus on Brazil.
“IFAD’s mission is to help the poorest of the...
On Oct. 22, the Riverside City Council passed an ordinance mandating the spaying and neutering of pit bulls and pit bull mixes who are over the age of four months. The new law is a move to address increasing overpopulation and pit bull attacks, but will not apply to therapy and police dogs, registered breeders’ dogs, and dogs lacking...
The big concrete letter C on top of the Box Spring Mountains has long been a hallmark of UC Riverside. The constructed letter, built from 1954 to 1957, was kept intact by the continuing efforts of students. Maintaining the C, however, is no easy task. Due to weather erosion and vandalizing visitors, the C is predicted to collapse within...
On Oct. 14, ASUCR senators voted to delay the approval of the Judicial Branch by a simple majority of 8-4-2 due to limited knowledge about each justice. The senators considered going into closed session to discuss the selection of judicial branch members, but were restrained by an ASUCR bylaw requiring 24-hours’ notice to hold a closed session.
Senator reports also...
On the morning of Oct. 12, 2013, a drunk driver was arrested after slamming his white four-door Lexus into the side of a UC Police Department patrol car. According to the UCPD, an on-duty police officer was inside the squad car when the drunk driver collided with him. The accident occurred near the 1400 block of University Avenue around...
UCR students, faculty and staff were part of an estimated 9.6 million Californians who participated in the sixth annual Great California ShakeOut earthquake drill on the morning of Oct. 17. Organized by the Earthquake Country Alliance, the drill was designed to teach millions around the state and the world how to properly protect themselves in the event of a...
Young people are more prone to bad financial decisions than older people, according to a recent study conducted by Assistant Professor Ye Li and his colleagues at UC Riverside’s School of Business Administration (SoBA).
Conducted over the course of about a year, the study involved asking 336 people — ranging from ages 18-82 — about their financial decisions.
“What the research...
On Oct. 9, Gov. Jerry Brown expanded access to abortion for California women by signing AB 154, a bill that allows certified nurse practitioners, physician assistants and midwives to perform surgical abortion during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Following the footsteps of Oregon, Montana, Vermont and New Hampshire, California will be the fifth state to allow nurse practitioners to provide...