A handful of UCR students took time out of their hectic school schedules to attend a career workshop that featured the well-known sports media giant ESPN. Held on Tuesday, Oct. 8, the ESPN statistics and information department shared career options within the branch and internship opportunities. There were also general resume building and career search tips, which took place...
October 12, 2013
Titans 3 - Highlanders 0
It was an unusual feeling for UCR. The arena for the women’s volleyball match was decorated with not only players’ families, which is a common occurrence, but also a large amount of student fans. The crowd’s participation level ranged from supportive to heckling as the Student Recreation Center arena housed an excited, spirited...
October 11, 2013
Highlanders 1 - Hornets 0
The men’s soccer team (6-4-2, 1-2-0) experienced a rough patch in their 2013 conference campaign, dropping their last four games after starting the season on fire. On Friday night, they hosted Sacramento State (2-6-3, 0-3-0) as both squads searched for their first conference victory. It was the Highlanders who came out on top...
The women’s golf team opened their 2013 season with a solid, inspired win at their inaugural home event played at the Oak Quarry Golf Club, just a few miles away from UCR’s campus. The Highlanders played strongly throughout, earning the highest team scores during the second and final rounds. UCR’s Brittani Ferraro nabbed the individual title with a seven-under-par...
October 6, 2013
Highlanders 2 – Rainbow Wahine 0
Two second-half goals for the UC Riverside women’s soccer team pushed them toward their second straight win in Big West conference play this season when they took on the Hawaii Rainbow Wahine. The win marks a significant milestone for the team, as it is their first time starting 2-0 in conference play...
In perhaps the most somber scene of the 80s cult classic, “The Breakfast Club,” Andy, the school’s wrestler, sobs over his father’s unrelenting pressure for the boy to, “Win! Win! Win!” Oftentimes, we as a student body view our athletic department in the same way. Win at all costs despite the difficulties that lie amid running a fairly young...
September 29, 2013
Cardinals 2 – Highlanders 0
A disappointed crowd of 522 fans watched as the UC Riverside men’s soccer team suffered its second loss of the season, falling 2-0 to the University of the Incarnate Word at home.
The Cardinals found themselves with many scoring opportunities throughout the first half, outshooting UCR 8-5. In the 25th minute, Incarnate Word found...
On Friday Oct. 4, at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Riot Games hosted a world championship match for their PC game, League of Legends. LoL, as many gamers call it, just so happens to be the most popular game in the entire world with over 70 million registered users.
To those unfamiliar, competitive gaming, colloquially known as eSports, has...
October 4, 2013
Matadors 3 - Highlanders 0
The women’s volleyball team squared off against California State Northridge in the Highlanders’ season home opener. Despite the cheers of an energetic crowd, UC Riverside couldn’t muster a win as they fell to the Matadors in straight sets (25-12, 25-15, 25-19).
The Highlanders (1-13, 0-2) opened the match defensively as Cal State Northridge, who...
October 4, 2013
The UC Riverside cross-country team traveled north to the Haggin Oaks Golf Complex in Sacramento to take part in the Inter-Regional Jamboree, where 290 athletes across the West Coast were set to compete.
UCR’s women’s squad put on an impressive showing at the meet, coming in at a respectable eighth place out of 19 schools.
Highlander Raquel Hefflin put...