Sanders’ and Clinton’s visits fortify Riverside’s significance in the California primaries
Last Tuesday, Democratic Party presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton held rallies in the Riverside area, the former in downtown Riverside, and the latter on UCR’s campus itself. These visits are a huge...
New UC financial aid policy means that student athletes will not be played
Last week, a UC panel approved a new policy that would guarantee financial aid to student athletes at Division I schools in the event of a career-ending injury. Previously, only UCLA and UC Berkeley...
Wilcox’s Physical Master Plan lurks away from students’ educational needs
Since 2014, Chancellor Kim Wilcox’s Physical Master Plan has been in the works. Previous consultation workshops have been held at the HUB to gather student and faculty opinions for a study guided by the...
Wilcox puts UCR down by making deans step down
Recently, Dean Reza Abbaschian of UCR’s Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE), who had served in the position for 11 years, is stepping down from his position due to “differences” with Chancellor Kim Wilcox. Abbaschian...
UC Davis administration’s “misstep” leaves them falling flat on their faces
According to a copy of a contract released under the California Public Records Act, UC Davis administration admitted to paying public relations firm Nevins & Associates $175,000 “to create and execute an online branding...
New California laws are a women’s rights victory
Two recent California laws are playing a major role in expanding women's rights. The first, which significantly eases access to birth control pills, was passed in 2013 and finally activated last Friday after years...
Better access for transfers is better for the UC system
The University of California and the California Community Colleges (CCC) system have approved a collaborative effort to increase UC enrollment of community college students over the next three years through expanding campus outreach and...
Make the UC great again; Trump for UC President
First and foremost, the president of the University of California’s duty is to shape the vision — the mission statement — for the university system by working with the UC Board of Regents and...
The Oscars are just the tip of Hollywood’s racist iceberg
The Oscars have come and gone, and with them, an array of questions and controversy regarding race, representation and Chris Rock humor. This awards show is an ideal opportunity for the public to raise...
Fine with slowing faculty hiring process, but not with increasing out-of-state enrollment
During a town hall meeting on Feb. 9, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced a change in direction to UCR’s Strategic Action Plan, or UCR 2020, which seeks to further and guide the future growth...