With COVID-19 cases on the rise and the Thanksgiving holiday just around the corner, health experts and government officials are urging citizens to maintain social distancing practices, fearing potential outbreaks due to large, widespread gatherings. There are no concrete restrictions upon students and faculty who wish to spend the long weekend at home with their families; UCR is striving...
UCR students are now part of the California program aimed to stop the spread of COVID-19.
The California Department of Public Health, Department of Technology and the University of California (UC) are using privacy-preserving coronavirus contact tracing to quickly notify users when they have come in close contact with someone that has tested positive for the virus, even if they...
COVID-19 cases are continuing to rise, with Riverside County’s coronavirus-related hospitalizations doubling since the beginning of November. In response, just two months past its official opening, the UCR diagnostic laboratory has expanded, adding more space and staff members in order to meet the increasing demands of COVID-19.
The new additions include two graduate students who are now working part-time and...
On Wednesday, Nov. 18, ASUCR held their eighth meeting of the quarter where the senate passed four pieces of legislation surrounding the fate of UCR’s School of Public Policy (SPP), the allocation of certain budgets and amendments to the ASUCR constitution.
SR-F20-005 Standing in Solidarity with the School of Public Policy was aimed to push back against the Budget Advisory...
On Tuesday, Nov. 10, newly appointed University of California (UC) President Michael B. Drake met with student press from across the UC system to answer their questions and discuss issues ranging from the UC’s budgetary constraints due to the COVID-19 pandemic, campus reopenings and the UC’s relationship with the UC Police Department (UCPD).
Drake was appointed the 21st president of...
The UCR Alumni Association has recently launched the UCR Career Network, a new online platform powered by PeopleGrove. The site is designed for students and alumni with the ultimate goal of helping Highlanders build up their network. The program encourages students to cultivate a successful mentor relationship and forge connections with university alumni in relevant career fields.
In an interview...
On Friday, Nov. 13 ASUCR held their second State of the Association (SOTA) meeting of the year, where ex-officios are able to share their reports for the past month.
Vice President of External Affairs, Vincent Rasso, shared that this month, his office met with UC President Michael Drake and received commitments from the UC Office of the President (UCOP) to...
The 2020 presidential race between President Donald Trump and Joe Biden was the first time many UCR students were eligible to vote in a presidential election. UCR organizations and departments, such as the Civic Engagement Coalition, Student Life, the School of Public Policy (SPP) and CALPIRG, centered their programming on Election Day around educating the UCR community on how...
Due to the onslaught of COVID-19 and the subsequent losses in revenue and funding, UCR’s Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) released recommendations over the summer of the best methods to keep the school’s budget balanced. There were a couple major areas of potential cuts, but the possible elimination of UCR Athletics has proved to be a point of contention for...
The Undocumented Student Programs (USP) held a special Zoom event with Mark Takano, congressman of the 41st Congressional District in western Riverside County, on Wednesday, Nov. 4. The aim of the event was to have students connect with the congressional representative and to have an open conversation about how to participate in civic engagement and push for change regarding...