On Friday, Feb. 21 at approximately 11:30 a.m., students rallied around the UCR Bell Tower to stand in solidarity with the UC Santa Cruz (UCSC) wildcat strike and in support of “COLA,” or cost of living adjustment.
Teaching assistant (TA) salaries, determined by UC-wide UAW 2865 contract negotiations, provide TAs with equal pay in...
On Friday, Feb. 21, ASUCR’s External Affairs office hosted California Congressman and UCR alumni Mark Takano at Bannockburn J-102 for a discussion surrounding public service, college affordability and basic needs advocacy. ASUCR Federal Relations Director Samir Al-Alami, Vice President of External Affairs Luis Huerta, Governmental Relations Director of External Affairs Vincent Rasso and Lobby Corps member Mark...
At approximately 6:45 p.m on Thursday, Feb. 20, the Highlander Union Building (HUB) opened its doors to kick off the Global Perspectives TedxTalk presented by the ASUCR International Student Committee (ASUCR ISC) and TedxUCR.
The event was sponsored by CHASS Senators Nelson Huerta and Tiffany Menendez and the Vice President of Internal Affairs Jocelyn...
This month, UCR’s Information Technology Solutions (ITS) is set to begin sending out a series of emails to UCR faculty, staff and students that will closely mimic a phishing attack. ITS hopes that the campus community will identify the false emails, forward them to [email protected] and if they accidentally engage with the phishing simulations they will be...
On Wednesday, Feb.12, ASUCR held their sixth meeting of the quarter.
Executive Vice President (EVP) Abigail Cortes was not in attendance, which meant that President Pro Tempore Miguel Ramirez filled in for the EVP. ASUCR meetings are set to begin at 6:45 p.m. but only eight senators, including Ramirez, were in attendance. Senators began...
The construction of UCR’s first art sculpture has officially been completed. The sculpture, titled “a circular sculpture about usefulness amongst other things,” was designed by San Diego-based artist Roy McMakin.
The McMakin piece, which is composed of tall yellow poles that display the words “Things Change” and “Change Things,” is meant to highlight the...
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, the Equity and Opportunities Referendum (EOR) was approved to be voted on by the University of California Office of the President (UCOP).
The referendum will allocate a $10 student fee to provide support and assistance for UCR’s Underground Scholars Initiative, R’Kids, the Student Veteran’s Organization and the Office of Foster...
On Wednesday, Feb. 5, ASUCR approved the Performing Arts Support and Access (PASA) Fee Referendum to be voted on by the University of California Office of the President (UCOP). In an interview with The Highlander, ASUCR President Pro Tempore Miguel Ramirez stated that the referendum was the last resort to provide more funds to UCR’s Departments of...
On Monday, Feb. 10, Samuel Roberts, a fourth-year public policy major and student ambassador for the School of Public Policy, held a town hall in HUB 255 to discuss his proposal to add a voter registration icon to the R’Web student portal and the R’Space faculty portal. “I’m here today to lead a discussion about a proposed...
On Monday, Feb. 18, ASUCR hosted an R’Vote Matters event in HUB 355 from 1 to 3 p.m. The purpose of the event was to increase voter engagement and awareness on campus as well as teach students about important upcoming dates.
At the entrance, ASUCR representatives set up flyers on a table for students...