The Early Childhood Services center at UCR recently received a four year $1.4 million dollar grant from the U.S. Department of Education, with the goal of meeting the special needs of low-income students who require adequate child care, according to Davina Bailey, the Director of Early Child Services at UCR.
In an interview with the Highlander, Bailey stated that...
Back in October, the UC Police Department (UCPD) emailed the UCR campus about the then-new Bird electric scooters. That email requested that students not use the vehicles on campus because they went against current policies and were deemed unsafe; it was later discovered by the Highlander that UCR has since been working to update those policies, as well as...
The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) at UCR tabled last Wednesday, Nov. 21, as part of the CALPIRG’s statewide “Save the Bees” campaign, which they started carrying out last May. The campaign is meant to raise student awareness of pesticides, namely of the nicotine derivatives they contain known as neonicotinoids, colloquially called “neonics” by CALPIRG. These neonics are...
ASUCR held its eighth meeting of the quarter at 6:34 p.m. last Wednesday, Nov. 14.
Justin Domecillo, a fourth-year English major, spoke during public forum about the issues that UCR students and other groups have found with the planned establishment of a Riverside University School District (RUSD) STEM high school on UCR grounds. The first issue he touched upon was...
On Nov. 13, Turning Point USA (TPUSA) in collaboration with the Young Americans for Liberty (YAL) and the College Republicans at UCR gathered by the Bell Tower in protest of free speech zones, which are allocated locations where free speech activities are allowed. According to UCR Policy 700-70, people who wish to exercise their rights of free speech and...
This fall, UCR’s Native American Student Programs (NASP) received the largest donation in its 38-year history in the form of $1.28 million from the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians. The grant was awarded in recognition of efforts by the NASP to increase youth retention at the collegiate level and promote awareness of Native American customs and cultures.
NASP...
California voted on midterm elections last Tuesday, Nov. 6, and the California Public Interest Group (CALPIRG) at UC Riverside worked to remind students to vote. At 5 a.m. at the Bell Tower the student interest group set up a booth decorated with signs reminding students to vote at UCR’s polling place over at Glen Mor in Room J135.
At the...
Recently, concerns raised by students regarding disruptions to service animals on campus were addressed in a campus wide email sent by Joe Virata. According to UCR’s Policies and Procedures, an animal trained to provide a service in support of a mentally, physically or an emotionally disabled individual, may enter UCR-owned, operated or leased buildings as dictated by the needs...
On Oct. 28, the Before Columbus Foundation (BCF), a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting contemporary American multicultural literature, hosted their annual American Book Awards (ABA) ceremony at the San Francisco Jazz Center. UCR creative writing lecturer and author Rachelle Cruz was awarded an American Book Award for her debut poetry collection “God’s Will for Monsters.”
The American Book Awards provide...
The sixth ASUCR meeting of the quarter was held Nov. 8 at 6:34 p.m. Several issues were addressed, including UCR students’ involvement with midterm elections, closure of Lot 19 next quarter, establishment and promotion of research fairs and how UCPD and the administration addressed the shooting rumor at the Aberdeen-Inverness (AI) residence halls last Tuesday.
The meeting began with public...