On Wednesday, Oct. 21 ASUCR held their first state of the association meeting of the quarter. In state of the association meetings, the executive cabinet (ECAB) shares their updates with the senate and gives their official monthly report on the work they have been doing throughout the month.
The senate passed three senate resolutions surrounding California ballot Propositions 22 and...
Each year, the U.S. News and World Report publishes a list of college rankings within the United States. For the year 2021, UCR has, once again, placed first as a top performer in the category of social mobility.
This is only the second year in which the U.S. News and World Report has included a completely separate social mobility ranking...
Voting season is now in full swing, and those registered to vote in California should have received, or will soon be receiving, their mail-in ballots. The official election day and deadline to vote in the U.S. is on Nov. 3 and fast approaching. This election, California voters have the opportunity to vote on 13 propositions, the presidency, the state...
In a statement released on Oct. 16, David Henry, executive director of UCR Housing, Dining & Hospitality Services announced that a member of The Barn staff has tested positive for COVID-19. Henry stated that the staff member will be required to refrain returning to campus for at least fourteen days and anyone who came in close contact with them...
The ASUCR senate elected a new transfer and non-traditional director on Wednesday, Oct. 14, after Ramses Cuadros, previous director, resigned in the summer after only holding office for a few months. Five candidates: Blythe Reyes, Adan Perez, Elizabeth Samson, Alexia Carillo Villalobos and Kaitylyn Hall were given three minutes to present a speech, and the senate was allowed three...
COVID-19 has forced UCR to face many new challenges since mid-March, and this year’s freshmen Move-In Day was no different. From Saturday, Sept. 26 to Monday, Sept. 28, new students arrived in strategic waves in order to safely situate themselves in their respective, single-occupancy dormitory rooms.
However, even prior to moving in, incoming students were expected to adhere to a...
On Wednesday, Oct. 7, ASUCR held their first meeting of the quarter. The new Senate voted to clarify items in the ASUCR Constitution and to add a constitutional amendment to the 2021 ASUCR Election ballot.
CA-F20-002, which proposed to reform the amendment process of the ASUCR Constitution, caused the most debate throughout the meeting. The bill aimed to reform the...
In a campus-wide email sent on Friday, Oct. 2, Interim Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Thomas M. Smith, outlined the possibility of a virtual winter quarter.
On Sept. 22, Riverside County moved into the red tier of California’s Blueprint for a Safer Economy, a four-tier, color-coded system that tightens or loosens coronavirus restrictions based on the amount of daily new...
The UCR Civic Engagement Coalition is an alliance of students, organizations, faculty and departments working together to elevate student voices. They recently formed and are a non-partisan group focused on providing every student with the opportunities and resources they need to contribute to their communities.
In an interview with The Highlander, members of the coalition discussed their goals as a...
On Thursday, Oct. 1, UCR students and faculty participated in the UC Cops Off Campus Coalition’s statewide day of action to remove police from all UC campuses by Sept. 1, 2021.
In partnership with non-profit organization Critical Resistance and the help of Scholars for Social Justice, the American Studies Association (ASA), the Riverside Faculty Association (RFA) and the UCR chapter...