Two armed robberies strike near UCR
Two crimes occurred within two days near UCR last week. UCPD has yet to determine whether the crimes are connected to one another and are currently investigating both incidents.
Located near the intersection of Canyon...
BCOE team wins $15,000 grant
A team of students from UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering recently won a $15,000 grant for a reusable storm drain filter that is more cost-efficient and less harmful to the environment than other models....
UCR professor creates self-healing polymer
Chao Wang, associate professor of chemistry, has recently synthesized a new type of artificial polymer using coordination complexes that can self-heal at a wide range of temperatures, as well as after repeated compromises in...
News in Brief
UCR alumnus Tony Kim, 59, was among three U.S. citizens who returned on Wednesday, May 9 after being being imprisoned in North Korea during April 2017.
Kim was detained at Pyongyang airport on April...
Student Voice Committee seeks more active role in improving student experience
As the UCR student body increases in number, the Student Voice Committee (SVC) sees feedback as vital in assuring the quality of campus services and create new ones that convenience the students further. The...
Free lab coats and no more week 10 finals? ASUCR debates spring agenda
ASUCR held their first senate meeting of spring quarter on Wednesday, April 4, beginning at 6:38 p.m.
The Associated Students Program Board (ASPB) led the meeting’s order of business, as board leadership Amanda Sanchez,...
UCR engineering team wins top prize with biogas technology
One of the teams within UC Riverside’s Engineers Without Borders (EWB), a chapter under the Inland Empire professional chapter, took home first prize for the team category at the 11th annual Metropolitan Spring Green...
ASUCR hosts town hall on 2018 referenda
Potential voters in the 2018 ASUCR elections were given an opportunity to learn more about the various referenda on the ballot in a town hall held Thursday, April 12. The event was hosted by...
Is it halal? Dining addresses dietary concerns surrounding on-campus restaurants
In recent weeks, UCR’s Muslim community has demanded more halal options on campus, an issue that was first raised during an ASUCR meeting on Oct. 4.
To learn more, the Highlander sat down with...
Illuminati Confirmed: Secret society holds rituals at Bell Tower to shape time
The Ordo Temporis (OT), a branch of the Illuminati — a secret society formed in 18th century Europe and purported to rule the world from “behind the scenes” — was recently discovered to have...