The Associated Students of UCR’s fourth meeting was called to order on Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2021 in the ASUCR Senate Chamber. All senators were present, excluding senators Vu, Aparcio and Kiroloss. The meeting agenda was modified initially to add Finance Hearing Minutes No. 7 to Committee Reports and the Green Campus Action Plan’s Green Grant Allocation to New Business....
With the start of a new fall quarter, this 2021-22 school year has already proven to be difficult for Highlander students and staff. The transition from remote learning to mostly in-person classes, issues of campus business being understaffed and the looming threat of COVID-19 have made coming back to campus challenging after a stressful two years fueled by the...
The UC Office of the President has announced a second 2021 Nobel-Prize laureate from the UC system. David Card, a labor economist at UC Berkeley, was awarded the Nobel Prize in economic sciences for his studies that challenged the conventional ideas of low-wage jobs and how they relate to immigration, education and job availability. This follows another UC laureate...
The Associated Students of UCR’s second meeting was called to order on Wednesday, Oct. 13, 2021 at 6:31 p.m. in the ASUCR Senate Chamber. All Senators were present, excluding senators Vasquez, Alva, Garcia and Martinez. Motions were then passed to modify the senate meeting minutes to add Green Campus Action Plan, the Finance Committee and the previous week’s meeting...
Non-profit organization, OverFlow Farms, held their first Citywide Annual “Serve Day” on Oct. 9, 2021, in collaboration with fellow non-profit, LoveRiverside. With sponsors including Aetna, New York Life, the Inland Empire Health Plan and more, the serve day saw a variety of service projects available for volunteers including a vegetable harvest and mural painting project. An assortment of cooked...
As of Oct. 4, the beloved campus restaurant and bar, The Barn, has reopened after being closed since late 2021. Currently, only the patio is open to the public on Monday through Friday from 4 to 8 p.m., but students are eager to return and experience its charm.
The Barn, a UCR landmark established in 1917, was previously closed for...
On Wednesday, Oct.13 at 11 a.m., a rally was held on campus in response to UC President Drake imposing a budget cut on UCR by 8.2%. The rally gathered at the Bell Tower and marched throughout campus with about 50 attendees calling for the UC system to stop “redlining” UCR.
ASUCR-External announced in an Instagram post that they were “demanding...
Just in time for Halloween, Transportation Services is partnering with LifeStream Blood Bank to bring back their Donations for Citations Program on Oct. 28 and 29 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Donors will receive full credit toward a parking violation up to $75 for every pint donated. This program not only offers UCR students, faculty and staff an alternative...
It has been about three weeks since Lothian’s residential restaurant closed due to staffing shortages. UCR Housing, Dining and Hospitality Services made the announcement on Sept. 24 in an email to students that the hall would be closing on Sept. 27 until further notice. The closure of Lothian has left students living on campus with two other dining options:...
This summer, the University of California and UC President Michael Drake stated that in-person instruction classes would be able to resume if all UCs reached a vaccination goal of 90% for students coming to campus. As of Sept. 28, 95% of students have been fully vaccinated along with 85.1% of staff. Combined, students and staff have reached 93.4%. While...