We attend university to learn, to expand our knowledge of how the world runs and to some extent, however bitter it is on the tongue, we learn how the world runs us. Being a media and cultural studies major myself, I've taken a good handful of classes that attempt to put into perspective the major corporations that run our...
It is Day 10. SIDE has taken back Chung Hall. Vox Populi has advanced with more chalk tags as we struggle for Rivera Library. Butcher paper and painter's tape supplies are low.
The parties campaigning for ASUCR have started to look more like high school ASB rather than serious political parties trying to represent UCR. And after watching the party...
This week, UCR students will choose their future.
Elections to select those who will make up the 2014-2015 ASUCR senate are now underway. Over 60 candidates are running for eight positions. Three parties have jockeyed for votes, met with students and proclaimed platforms. It all comes down to five days of voting, where 18,000 undergraduate students have the power to...
The practice of fracking has become extremely convoluted in public comprehension, whether regarding its processes, its economic implications or its potential environmental impacts. Fracking is just pretty much confusing. But as quickly becomes apparent, it’s a complicated matter that needs more exploring. Ultimately, fracking is a short-sighted proposition by gas and oil companies seeking profit, while pushing the sentiment...
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times — at least, for the University of California, it is.
For the 10th consecutive year, the UC has received more applications than ever before, and is also admitting students at a rapid pace, giving more students than ever access to a higher education. State funding has also increased,...
As states like Washington and Colorado legalize cannabis for recreational purposes and many other states begin to realize the medical potential of cannabis, it is apparent that the future looks bright for bud. Yet the road to nationwide decriminalization is not without its bumps. With the exception of the two states mentioned, the country is still sluggish in its...
The second day of the quarter, April 1, 2014, marked the first official day of the newly appointed UC Chief Investment Officer (CIO) Jagdeep Singh Bachher. As UC CIO, his job entails the responsibilities of investing the UC’s $80 billion in assets, including the UC’s pension, endowment, short-term and total return investment pool.
The compensation of being CIO for the...
Last year, bus ridership among students went up, going from 9.1 million in 2012 to 9.3 million in 2013. Many are quick to assume that UC Riverside can ill-afford free transportation for its students, but there are actually a lot of good reasons why we should keep it.
For one, the school is paying the Riverside Transit Agency (RTA) an...
The average temperature at UC Santa Barbara in the month of April is exactly 69 degrees Fahrenheit — not too hot, and not too cold, but just right. The mild temperature matches the school’s placid demeanor, whose students party late at night but also relax to the lapping of the waves and enjoy the quiet calmness of coastal California....
As the school year nears its end, UCR administrators have noticed a considerable decline in student attendance and focus. Students are simply not as motivated to go to class once summer daydreams caress sleepy lecture halls.
However, UCR administrators are not taking this lying down. In an effort to combat this drop in attentive students, the administration has implemented regulations...