The Associated Students of the University of California Riverside (ASUCR) had their second Senate meeting of the quarter on April 9, 2025.
The meeting began with a community member, Rich Davis, explaining a construction situation that is occurring on the intersection of Canyon Crest and Blaine Streets. Davis explained that they are currently working to oppose the development of a...
On March 12, 2025, in the last Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) meeting of winter quarter, multiple representatives from the Ethnic & Gender Centers’ Diversity Council spoke out against the ruling taken by the Judicial Council regarding the trial of the Vice President of Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (VP of DEI) Ahman Greene, and the...
Bashar al-Assad, son of the former president of Syria, Hazef al-Assad, assumed office in 2000 and took over the Ba’ath Party. Reported by the Syrian Network for Human Rights, since his time in office, Assad’s regime has been marked by torture, extrajudicial killings, criminal sexual assault, enforced disappearances, totalitarian surveillance and arbitrary arrests. In 2011, the Syrian regime escalated...
In a scene familiar to many schools in the University of California (UC) system, students at UC Riverside (UCR) received an email on April 7, 2025 from Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox which announced that “the federal government terminated the eligibility of six student visas for members of the UC Riverside community.” Across the state of California’s UC system, California...
For those who are living in the dorms, you’re now probably familiar with its fair share of pros and cons. Sharing your living space with other people can be difficult and a big responsibility, but fortunately, it’s still possible to maintain a decent relationship with them even if a few clashes have already taken place. To prevent any more...
The first Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) meeting of spring quarter was held Wednesday April 7, 2025 at 7:03 p.m. To begin the meeting, California Public Interest Research Group (Cal PIRG) Chair Makai Harris gave an update to the Senate regarding different initiatives that the organization is progressing towards.
Harris described wanting to work towards issues...
The American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees Local 3299 (AFSCME 3299) hit the strike lines in solidarity with the University Professional and Technical Employees-Communication Workers of America of America 9119 (UPTE-CWA 9119), continuing a series of protests against the University of California (UC) system’s alleged unfair labor practices.
The one-day strike lasted from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m....
In a video posted to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Instagram account in February, Riverside Sheriff Chad Bianco said there has been an “alarming increase in the concern over law enforcement and immigration.” He went on to state that he believes this is due to misinformation coming from politicians, immigration activists and media headlines.
Immigrant populations across the country have become...
Following through on their plan to dismantle diversity programs at universities, the Trump administration is investigating 45 graduate programs across the country involved in the Ph.D. Project.
Amongst the universities under investigation are Ivy League institutions like Yale University and Cornell University, and California public universities like the California State University, San Bernardino and the University of California, Berkeley.
The United...
With the upcoming Los Angeles Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2028 (LA28), LA is beginning construction of a new Olympic Village. The Village will consist of temporary housing for all 15,000 Olympic athletes and 8,000 Paralympic athletes for the summer. Current planning models depict the Villages as having around 3,000 housing units that vary from apartments and dorms to...