On September 17, the UC Regents rejected the proposed “Statement of Principles Against Intolerance” in favor of rewriting the language of the document to better suit the requests made by public speakers at their monthly meeting. The proposal’s purpose is to combat any acts of intolerance across all University of California campuses, especially in light of the many displays...
On September 22, the Riverside City Council voted to put $1.5 million into its turf removal rebate program, a popular system that ran out of its $5 million in funding last May. Its popularity with locals relies heavily on its rather simple idea: allowing city workers to remove any water-sucking turf from residential and commercial lawns, convert them into...
On September 8, Chancellor Kim Wilcox, Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) Superintendent David Hansen and Riverside City College (RCC) President Wolde-Ab Issac signed an agreement to form a partnership to broaden the educational horizons of students at the Riverside STEM Academy (RSA).
Though this partnership will benefit only one school in the RUSD, it is a step in the right...
This past May, UCR administration was faced with deciding whether or not to remove Sabra brand hummus from its convenience store shelves due to a letter written by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) to Dining Services. Concerned with Sabra’s promotion of the Israeli state and Zionists, SJP urged the department to stop selling the hummus brand as a...
Last April, California State University, Long Beach announced it will initiate a research project aimed to discover how CSU “campuses identify and serve students experiencing food and housing instability.” Since the 2008 recession hit the nation, tuition in the CSUs and UCs have been rising, causing students to be in precarious monetary situations as they pursue an education. Many...
With President Barack Obama’s Body-Worn Camera (BWC) Pilot Partnership Program planning to purchase 50,000 body cameras at a national level, local law enforcement agencies are currently taking the initiative to utilize this technology. In a 60-day trial period, the Riverside Police Department (RPD) is testing out how body cameras can put “people on their best behavior” and, as...
Do any current UCR students remember the beer gardens at the concert series, or the alcohol that was sold out of the Barn only a few years ago? No?
That is likely because of the “dry campus” policy that took effect fairly recently in UCR’s lifespan, banning the sale and consumption of alcohol on campus grounds. Now students can only...
This year’s ASUCR elections have finally drawn to a close. Finally.
Most national elections are not about issues. Instead, they’re about personalities or scandals as candidates bring out the big guns to nuke their opponents into oblivion. This year, ASUCR candidates proved they are the same as their national counterparts, with all the mudslinging and personal attacks that entails.
The campaign...
The earthquakes that hit Nepal should be no mystery to anybody at this point. At April 25 11:56 a.m. local time, Nepal was hit by a 7.8 magnitude earthquake that is currently calculated to have claimed at least 7,000 lives, with the death toll still being calculated as rescue efforts continue.
This earthquake should matter to the students of UCR...
UCR is giving students the opportunity to do something that we all attend college for: To make a difference for the future.
While it may not seem as such, the ASUCR elections have the potential to change the makeup of our school, representing the student body as it moves forward into the 2015-2016 school year, guiding us toward what we...