By: Madison Rheins, Editor-in-Chief and Fatema Shalabi, Managing Editor
Congress Members Mark Takano and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez gathered with United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Workers members in Downtown Riverside’s Back to the Grind coffee shop at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 11 to discuss the union’s victory and how this step will strengthen the Green New Deal.
During press interviews, an affiliate...
Although UCR welcomed students back for the fall 2021 quarter, not all campus resources or centers were ready to open following the pandemic. Restaurants around the university and at the HUB, as well as residential dining halls, were met with the challenge of being understaffed. This challenge resulted in the closing of Lothian’s dining hall and delayed the opening...
The University of California has announced in fall 2021 that UC Online’s cross-campus enrollment resource for online learning has been relaunched. The UC online platform allows undergraduate students the opportunity to receive instruction from any UC campus, especially those that may not be offered by the campus they attend. Academic credit is counted toward graduation, and these courses come...
The Associated Students of UCR’s eighth meeting was called to order on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021 in the ASUCR Senate Chamber. All senators were present, excluding Senator Paredes. Motions to approve the current meeting’s agenda were called for by Executive Vice President Mufida Assaf and saw the movement of ex officio reports to earlier in the meeting and the...
Student researchers are preparing for a possible strike after the UC seeks to exclude fellows and trainees from their new union, Student Researchers United, also referred to as SRU-UAW. Approximately 12,000 workers submitted authorization cards to the California Public Employment Relations Board in May, and this majority was confirmed, as well as the union’s right to be recognized. The...
In the winter quarter of 2020, the UCR Dining Services made an unprecedented effort to implement halal food in the Highlander Union Building by incorporating it into the Chronic Tacos menu. Though limited and only including halal chicken, it was met with celebration and appreciation by the Muslim population at UCR and was available for all students to purchase...
During the Associated Students of UCR’s seventh meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2021, CHASS Senator Victoria Nguyen announced that she, along with First Time College Student Director Lily Romero and CNAS Senator Rachel Paredes, is working on a petition for hybrid classes in the winter quarter. Director Romero followed up with the announcement that students will be demonstrating their...
UC lecturers are on the verge of a strike as many find themselves without contracts and proceeding precariously through the 2021 school year. The negotiation processes for the successor contract began on April 3, 2019. However, a new contract was not finalized after the previous contract expired in January 2020. The University Council-American Federation of Teachers, or UC-AFT, held...
The Associated Students of UCR’s seventh meeting was called to order on Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2021 in the ASUCR Senate Chamber. All senators were present, excluding senators Chavez, Alba, Vu, Usmani, La and Flores-Aparcio. In addition to the senators, the Executive Cabinet was present as well, excluding Vice President of Internal Affairs Arshneel Kaur, Vice President Elysha Castillo, Transfer/Non-Traditional...
UCR is among one of 10 colleges and universities to be awarded the 2021 Seal of Excelencia by nonprofit group Excelencia in Education. Excelencia in Education is a Latina-led organization that was created in 2004. The Seal of Excelencia award was launched in 2019. The award recognizes the university for its success in assisting Latino and Hispanic students excel...