ASUCR tables resolution critical of Israeli flag defacement
Last Wednesday’s ASUCR senate meeting resulted in the controversial tabling of a resolution to denounce the defacement of an Israeli flag that occurred on campus last March. Conflict arose due to senators’ varying opinions...
Brown’s revised budget allocates UC less funding than expected
Gov. Brown's revised budget, which seeks to address the state's $16 billion deficit, will temporarily withhold $38 million from the state's initial $90 million commitment to the UC while boosting K-12 funding by 16...
UC regents review prospect of 6% tuition increase
The implications of Governor Brown’s revised May budget were the main focus of the UC Board of Regents meeting last week in Sacramento. The regents discussed the prospect of a six percent tuition increase—which...
UC president honors UC Haiti Initiative with leadership award
The UC Haiti Initiative (UCHI), a program started in response to the 7.0 magnitude earthquake that devastated the Caribbean country in 2010, was awarded the 2012 UC President’s Award for Outstanding Student Leadership during...
FOREPLAY: Senior Thesis Exhibition
On Saturday, May 19, Sweeney Art Gallery opened its doors to a flood of students, faculty and members of the general public. All had come to witness the artwork of UCR’s finest senior artists...
UCR considers 8,000 seat arena to replace Bannockburn Village
UC Riverside’s plans for a multi-purpose event center are currently in their conceptual phase, as the university’s search for qualified consultants has ended. The 8,000 seat “C-Center,” however, has already drawn concerns due to...
Professor Goldberry Long wins campus teaching award
Professor Goldberry Long, an assistant professor of creative writing, was awarded the 2012 UC Riverside Innovative Teaching Award at a campus luncheon on May 7. The Innovative Teaching Award is presented each year to...
UC-wide report calls for improvement of police-admin. communication
On May 4, University of California officials released a draft report addressing the need for more effective lines of communication between police and administrators in response to campus protests. The new report recommends that...
Students collaborate to bring Student of Color Conference to UCR
A group of UC Riverside students have started organizing with the intent of winning the bid to host the UC Student Association (UCSA) Student of Color Conference. The conference, which is the UCSA’s longest-running...
Mosquitoes bit by birth control? Entomologist and team investigate the prospects
Alexander Raikhel, a distinguished professor of entomology at UC Riverside, and his research team, have recently been awarded a five-year $2.8 million grant by The National Institutes of Health to investigate at a molecular...