Brenda Martinez was one of UCR’s most prominent and outstanding athletes in its track and field history. Martinez graduated from UCR with a bachelor’s degree in sociology in 2010; though she is no longer a student at the university, the waves of her exceptional athleticism still ripple through the track program at UCR. She set impressive records for the...
The cannabis industry has been on a steady incline over that last few years. With the most recent election, it is becoming increasingly popular due to its new legalization in different states. It has already been legal in California for a few years, and the stigma around the use of cannabis has been changing here and all over the...
It was the top of the ninth, and Julio Urias was on the mound. Los Angeles was up 3-1 with 2 outs. One more out and the Dodgers would end a 32-year long drought and become World Series champions once again. Willy Adames stood firmly between Los Angeles and their victory. Strike 1. Strike 2. One more pitch and...
UCR’s men’s soccer team has received the United Soccer Coaches Team Academic Award. This award contributes to their winning streak, as they won the most recent Big West tournament and ranked in the top 25 nationally during the 2019 fall season. Head coach Tim Copello is incredibly proud of the constant state of improvement that his team has been...
The Big West Conference has recently released the men and women’s basketball schedules for the upcoming 2020-21 season. The organization is taking all necessary steps in order to ensure the safety of all students, coaches and staff involved. Big West has proposed an altered form of scheduling in order to minimize the risk for all those involved. Over the course...
On Wednesday, Oct. 21, the Big West Conference announced the 2020-21 conference schedules for men’s and women’s basketball teams. Athletics events, college or otherwise, were canceled amidst the coronavirus pandemic, and the future of future athletics events was undecided for the majority of the year. Although the continuation of campus closure did cancel fall sports, winter sport fans need...
It was Game Five between the Milwaukee Bucks and Orlando Magic. The winner moves onto round two of the Eastern Conference Finals and inches closer to potentially becoming NBA Finals champions. But as the scheduled time for tipoff came and went, the Bucks refused to leave their locker room.
Waves of change were created in the NBA this...
It has been 10 years since the Los Angeles Lakers have clinched the title of NBA Finals champions. This year, with the team in the hands of Lebron James and Anthony Davis, the two have led a new generation of Lakers to win the Western Conference Finals and fans have been given hope that another title will finally be...
Although several UCR intercollegiate teams are relatively new to competing at the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I level, several former Highlanders have gone on to become big names in the sports industry. This week, The Highlander is highlighting current Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher Joe Kelly, who attended UCR in 2007.
The UCR Baseball Complex is adorned with framed...
Grappling with steep budget cuts, UCR’s Budget Advisory Committee (BAC) has suggested the elimination of the athletics department and the School of Public Policy (SPP) in a summary of recommendations to UCR Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox. UCR is facing approximately a $70 to $108 million permanent budget shortfall over the next two to three years.
The recommendations from the BAC...