Marketed as the “happiest day of your life,” weddings have also earned the reputation as
some of the most costly events in someone’s life. According to the Wedding Report, pricing for these ceremonies averages anywhere between $28,779 to $35,175, depending on the location, number of guests and contracted vendors.
Similar studies by The Knot revealed that the 2023 average cost of...
The Economic and Educational Contributions to Emerging Adults' Cardiometabolic Health (3E) Study was created to understand the “social determinants of cardio metabolic health in college students.” Initiated in 2023 by Dr. Allison Cohen — Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) and Associate Professor of Psychology at Fordham University — this study...
Hundreds of protestors came together in solidarity to advocate for immigrant rights on the University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) campus on Feb. 3, 2025. Plans for organization regarding the protest circulated on various social media platforms such as Reddit and Snapchat days before the event, and ended up garnering enough attention for various students to show up in support.
The...
After pushes from the University of California, Riverside's (UCR) South Asian community, the Associated Students of UCR (ASUCR) officially acknowledged the need for a South Asian Student Center (SASC) on campus. This year, steps have been taken to begin the process of creating this affinity space to represent the South Asian population on UCR’s campus, providing them with specialized...
At the sixth Associated Students of the University of California Riverside (ASUCR) Senate meeting, Executive Director (ED) Asha Nettle gave her winter quarter report and two senate legislations were passed.
ED Nettle began her report detailing new student leader initiatives. During this upcoming summer, she plans to unveil student development outcomes to the next generation of ASUCR student staff.
For the...
President Donald Trump and his administration have made historic moves, signing an executive order attempting to revoke birthright citizenship. The executive order will prohibit children from claiming citizenship if one parent is “unlawfully present in the United States.” This includes parents whose presence in the United States (U.S.) was “lawful but temporary” through documentation such as a work visa.
Birthright...
During the Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR)’s fourth meeting of the quarter, the Executive Board (ECAB) announced their State of the Association (SOTA) reports.
Vice President of Finance (VPF) Cooper Kumar began the reports by explaining that he and the Finance Committee were pleased with the increase in grants and funding for clubs. He stated that...
From massive protests against racial segregation and discrimination in the 1960s to the fight against police brutality, African Americans have advocated for equality for decades. In the Post-Reconstruction era, the Supreme Court ruling Plessy v. Ferguson in 1896 implemented the “separate but equal” doctrine, allowing for racial segregation in the United States (U.S.).
This system of segregation had persisted for...
In the third hostage exchange of the six-month Israel-Hamas ceasefire, on Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, Palestinian group Hamas released three Israeli captives in exchange for the release of 183 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.
This ceasefire halted over 470 days of genocide in Gaza, where Isreal has killed more than 46,000 Palestines — over half of whom were women and...
For the more than 170 million monthly American TikTok users, on the evening of Saturday, Jan. 17, Titkok was unavailable in the United States (U.S.) for 14 hours. This ban comes after the Supreme Court decision on Jan. 17, 2025 in Tiktok v. Garland, citing national security concerns as motivations for banning Tiktok’s operations in the U.S.
Complying with the...