On Wednesday, May 6, ASUCR held their sixth meeting of the quarter. At the meeting, Samir
Al-Alami, a fourth-year political science major, expressed his concerns with the elections website during Public Forum.
Al-Alami expressed that he felt a better job could have been done on the ASUCR elections website. He explained that not all students use social media and the Elections...
As the battle against COVID-19 wages on, healthcare workers from all parts of the country continue to express fear over unintentionally spreading the potentially fatal virus to those around them. It is not uncommon for these individuals to self isolate by sleeping in their garages, or even vehicles. In early April, UCR received a call from the Riverside County...
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the campus closure, this year's ASUCR elections moved to a completely remote election week. Students received a personalized ballot link in their R’Mail. Polling hours were open from 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m from Monday, April 27 to Friday, May 1.
In an email interview with The Highlander, Elections Director Dyanna Castaneda stated that...
At the ASUCR meeting held on Wednesday, April 29, members of ASUCR debated SB-S20: Addition of Section 11 to Chapter 8 Stipends and Regulations.
During Committee Reports, President Pro Tempore and CHASS Senator Miguel Ramirez presented the bill. He explained that this bill would require that non-elected ASUCR student hires must sign a form if they were to be fired...
As COVID-19 continues to plague the nation, the need for personal protective equipment (PPE) has increased exponentially. Hospitals around the country have been expressing fear over supply shortages. In response to this, many organizations have banded together to help ease the unexpected burden, including students from UCR.
On March 19, 2020, Nikita Kadakia, a third-year student in the School of...
In a campuswide email sent on Tuesday, April 21, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced UCR’s decision to postpone commencement for the class of 2020 until health officials say it is safe to do so. Due to campus closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic and a statewide restriction of large gatherings, in-person commencement ceremonies originally scheduled for June...
During the April 22 ASUCR meeting, ASUCR President Julian Gonzalez discussed a meeting he had along with all other Associated Students (AS) UC presidents and the UC President Janet Napilatano.
Gonzalez elaborated on what was discussed during the meeting during Ex-Officio Reports. He stated that they had a conversation about many concerns students have...
“Zoombombing,” also known as the unwanted disruption of Zoom online classes, has been occurring at schools across the country. At UCR, classes have been interrupted by people who hack into these spaces from outside of campus and other students who have received virtual classroom links.These individuals then spread racist, sexist, homophobic or other discriminatory language and interrupt...
In winter quarter of 2018, UCR rolled out a new requirement for students to promise to pay their tuition along with other campus charges. Since then, students have been required annually to sign the Financial Responsibility Agreement (FRA) that appears in a pop-up window when they log into their R’Web. The purpose of the agreement is for...