It has become clear that Donald Trump is going to be a dominating figure as the upcoming primaries loom ahead. Trump’s boisterous personality, in tandem with his outlandish policy proposals, has skyrocketed him to the top of the polls among Republican voters. Few Highlanders at UC Riverside can imagine why a man like Trump is winning in the polls....
In this day and age, dating apps such as Tinder, Grindr, OkCupid and many others are available at your fingertips. A single swipe to the right later and you can be meeting face-to-face with someone whose bio mentioned they love long walks on the beach and to “Netflix and chill.” Yet while there is very little information to go...
A $517,000 grant was recently given to UCR and several other collaborating universities to fund a database that is to be used for recording social media as a sort of historical record. This system, named “Documenting the Now: Support Scholarly Use and Preservation of Social Media Content” or DocNow for short, will create a chronology of major events, described...
The Academy Awards are some of the most prestigious acknowledgments in the Hollywood film industry. Movies that are nominated are chosen not simply for their popularity, but for their artistry and excellence. The buzz around an actor, director and cinematographer from simply being recognized can propel even a newcomer’s career to great success. Each year, these awards are supposed...
Correction on 1/25/2016: No final decision on the status of Heat being a two day even or one day event in Spring Quarter has been settled by either parties -- ASUCR and ASBP.
This year Heat will not take place during winter quarter due to the heavy rainfall expected from El Nino. A survey was conducted by HUB Governing Board...
After the final due date of Nov. 30, the number of undergraduate applicants was counted and revealed promising results for UCR: For the first time in our school’s history, UCR received over 50,000 applications; to be specific, out of the 52,467 total applicants, 41,559 were freshmen applicants and 10,908 were transfer applicants. In contrast to 2014, UCR saw a...
College students love free stuff. Fact.
College students practically live in sweaters and sweatpants. Also fact.
In relation to these two truths, the R’Gear initiative seems like a stroke of genius. It caters to college students’ two big weaknesses while simultaneously promoting a positive agenda of encouraging school pride.
Last week, ASUCR distributed sweaters emblazoned with our school’s initials and...
Throughout the history of film and television, we’ve seen actors of amazing caliber on screen as some of the most iconic characters of all time. However, I am concerned that minorities are neglected due to lack of diversity and importance of roles; but “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has managed to make a great step forward in this regard.
As...