As students headed or trudged back (depending on your enthusiasm over winter break ending) to the UCR campus for classes, one of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge’s abandoned federal buildings in Harney County, Oregon was occupied by self-proclaimed “patriots” — the Citizens for Constitutional Freedom. Led by Nevada residents Ammon and Ryan Bundy, the small, all white group’s occupation...
UCR’s annual Heat concert was cancelled by the HUB Board, citing El Nino weather as the reason. After a school wide survey, which overwhelmingly showed that students wanted to keep and reschedule the concert, the HUB Board decided to consider moving the event to spring quarter.
Given the popularity and amount of anticipation surrounding this event, the HUB made a...
What’s the situation between ASUCR and UCR campus administration?
Before an opinion is offered on the situation, we believe it is ultimately beneficial for the readers’ understanding and for the editorial’s quality that a detailed summary is given.
On Oct. 19, 2015, four members of the ASUCR Executive Cabinet, President Ashley Harano, Vice President of Internal Affairs Michael Ervin, Vice President...
On the evening of November 13, a series of attacks in Paris by members of ISIS resulted in the deaths of 129 people. In addition, 352 people were sent to hospitals because of injuries sustained during the attacks.
For those fortunate enough to be outside of Paris at the time, fears still ran high. From concerns for loved ones in...
As California’s drought enters its fourth year, further environmental issues should be more publicized. Whether it's the 12 million trees that have quickly died or the families relying on water bottles for daily necessities, the drought has exacerbated issues up and down the Golden State. However, in sunny Southern California, we don’t seem to be as personally affected by...
Despite controversies with the first R’Gear program, a reformed continuation has been in the works. Noticing a “lack of campus pride” as a first year, 2014-2015 ASUCR President Nafi Karim implemented R’Gear, hoping each sweater will “empower each incoming class.” Via the R’Gear program, students can receive a free sweater paid for by student fees in order to have...
As a national movement, #MillionStudentMarch has declared a call to action against the economical issues that students face during and after their college careers, demanding “tuition-free public college, cancellation of all student debt and a fifteen dollar minimum wage for all campus workers.” At face value, these demands sound amazing as many students are taking larger and large debts...
On October 17, a Los Angeles Time’s article pointed out a questionable trend in the UC system that has been growing more and more evident. Over the past decade, the number of administrators and managers has risen “38 perecent...but the ranks of tenured and tenure-track faculty have been relatively flat” at a slow rise of 8 percent. In addition...
On October 10 and 11, a national protest called the “Global Rally for Humanity” was to be held in at least 20 cities across the U.S. for the “humanity is attacked daily by radical Islam.” Massively planned on Facebook’s public event pages, the rally sought to carry out its intent via protesting in front of Islamic places...
In comparison to other on-campus jobs, a unique benefit that student workers of UCR Dining Services receive is a meal perk, which allows student workers to receive a meal at any campus restaurant. Prior to the school year, student workers were entitled to a free meal worth $10, yet a recent change to the meal perk program has reduced...