In response to the Boston Marathon Bombings that occurred April 15, the U.S. government has decided to increase security for international students with U.S. visas. The move follows the Boston attacks where Azamat Tazhayakov, a 19-year-old student from Russia and a suspect in the attack, was found to have been residing in the U.S. on an expired student visa....
Senators-elect choose new officers
After the end of a three-hour-long session on May 6, senators-elect performed one of their first official duties by filling the final three positions in next year’s ASUCR. Senator Aaron Johnson was elected as the new president pro tempore, senate Parliamentarian Christopher Sanchez was chosen as the incoming elections director and member of the Office of...
After months of planning and preparation for the event, the first annual Food Truck Festival will take place Wednesday May 15. Proposed by Ambassador of Student United Way (SUW) Elliot Thompson in late October 2012, the project has since become a collaborative effort that includes ASUCR Senators Brian Leung and Chris Salvador, third-year transfer student Jorge Serafino and Dining...
UC Riverside is pursuing the acquisition of an 11-acre land in the city of Palm Desert as a residency location for medical students.
The Oversight Board of the Palm Desert Successor Agency and California Department of Finance had unanimously voted for the land transfer last month. Palm Desert City Council has scheduled the final vote of the land transfer for...
The Council of the Chancellors has supported the recommendations made by the UC Student Insurance Program (SHIP) Advisory Council in making the decisions regarding whether each campus will opt out or stay in the systemwide health care plan.
UC Riverside is one of five campuses—including UC Berkeley, UC Davis, UC Irvine and UC Santa Barbara—to partially opt out of the...
David Stewart, the former dean of UC Riverside’s School of Business Administration recently filed a lawsuit against the university, accusing UCR and of “misallocating and misusing the professional degree fees” of students. According to Stewart, the ordeal began after he found out that former UCR Chancellor Timothy P. White mismanaged, redirected and spent the students’ fees on other university programs...
Attempted sexual assault near West Linden Street
A woman reported an attempted rape in the laundry room at her apartment on Tripoli Street to the Riverside Police Department (RPD). Located near the Grace Methodist Church on West Linden Street, the incident occurred at 11:45 p.m. on April 30.
The assailant held the victim against the wall and attempted to assault her....
Barely meeting quorum with a total attendance of eight senators—the other half of the senate was partially excused to attend to other club obligations—ASUCR held its fifth meeting of the quarter on May 1. Speakers included Students for Justice in Palestine President Amal Ali, who denounced a UCI fraternity for recording a video with a member wearing blackface, while...
UC Riverside: Voter expectations tied to disappointment
UCR Assistant Professor of Psychology Kate Sweeney and Assistant Professor of Psychology at Iowa State University Zlatan Krizan have collaborated on a study that explores the dimensions of voter expectations, confidence and disappointment. Entitled, "Causes and Consequences of Expectation Trajectories: ‘High’ on Optimism in a Public Ballot Initiative,” the study was published last...
As the last installment to the UCR Task Force on Campus Safety meetings, an open house was held on May 23 at noon in HUB 302 to discuss the release of 40 safety recommendations, which will be presented to campus management for further action.
In attendance were several of the group's members, including Interim Vice Chancellor Charles Rowley, UCR Chief...