The University of California has released application statistics for the 2012-2013 school year, revealing that its campuses have received a soaring amount of undergraduate applications for the upcoming school year, especially from out-of-state students.
Figures released by the UC Office of the President show that the University of California has received a total of 126,300 freshman applications, up 19 percent...
Professor Emirita of Development Studies Betsy Hartmann from Hampshire College in Amherst New Jersey, gave a lecture entitled “Population Politics at the Crossroads of Gender, Environment, Migration and Security,” on Jan. 27 in Genomics 1102A to a crowd of approximately 50 people. This talk was presented by the Gender and Sexuality Studies Department and the Sustainability Studies program, in...
Senators approved two internal allocations: $17,868.50 for HUB renovation, which seeks to create a separate and much larger lobby area for the ASUCR front desk and waiting area; and $22,950 in Green Campus Action Plan (GCAP) funding for the expansion of two solar benches, which is being pulled from the senate reserve funds.
Vice President of Finance Janice Tang explained that...
On Tuesday, Jan. 17, Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA) visited UCR to discuss the incoming Trump administration and how he believes the political landscape is going to change in 2017. During the event, titled, “Has the Game Changed? American Politics in 2017,” Takano held a one-hour Q-and-A session in HUB 355, in which he opened up the floor to address...
Emotions were high as a coalition of pro-choice supporters appeared with fake blood-stained wire hangers to show dangerous methods of abortion — a subject of contention between two separate pro-choice groups during last Thursday’s pro-life event. “(The wire hangers) can be very triggering to someone who’s had an abortion. Some students are feeling that men shouldn’t be holding the...
After two years of online classes, UCR has finally welcomed students and faculty back to campus for in-person learning. While for the majority of students this is their first year on campus, those who previously attended in person are also still adjusting. One difference from the last time in-person instruction occurred is the inclusion of COVID-19 and the precautions...
Cristina Rosetti, a doctoral student specializing in religious studies who graduated from UCR in June 2019 has recently been interviewed by news organizations, including CNN, ABC and CBS News in regards to the massacre of nine American fundamentalist Mormons in Sonora, Mexico approximately two weeks ago by a Mexican drug cartel. Rosetti has been studying fundamentalist Mormonism for several...
ASUCR’s Student Voice Committee conducted their second case study following the success of their first one conducted in March. The committee's overall goal is to amplify student voices at UCR and to ensure that they see their concerns are listened to and heard by faculty, staff and administrators.
Mark Hanin, director and vice chair of the Student Voice Committee, explained...
In an effort to prevent future tuition increases in the UC system, UC Berkeley Professor Brian Barsky and former presidential candidate Ralph Nader have worked towards creating a tuition-limiting initiative to put on the November state ballot. “The key idea is to use the tool of direct democracy — the initiatives that we can put on the California ballot....
Due to the circumstances regarding COVID-19, the UCR class of 2020 has had their official in-person commencement ceremony postponed, with the exception of the School of Medicine. In the interim, UCR is hosting an online celebration for graduates and their families on Sunday, June 14 at 2 p.m.
As per the commencement website, graduating seniors are able to create a...