Tag: culture
Take it or leave it: Humanities majors are just as important...
Oftentimes, you may hear family, friends or the internet praising science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) majors and why you should choose that pathway...
Rebuttal: ‘80s music isn’t totally tubular
With the decade’s incessant use of neon, pastel suits too bright for the human eye, unattractive mullets, as well as the release of tacky,...
UCR students celebrate culture and identity this Hispanic Heritage Month
Question: How do you plan on celebrating Hispanic/Latino Heritage Month?
Camila Gomez, Political Science/Law & Society, Second year (she/her)
“I plan on celebrating by eating both...
Existence is resistance: Inside UCR’s Chicano Student Programs
Tucked into the heart of Costo Hall, Room 145 hums the kind of energy that can only come with belonging. Laughter spills out of...
The Latino Student Business Association shows what community and belonging means...
For many, college is the time where people figure out who they want to be and where they want to go. More often than...
R’Perspective: Office hours may quite literally change your life
My first day at the University of California, Riverside (UCR) in the fall of 2022 was a nightmare. The very first class I had...
‘When it comes to helping each other, Armenians will move mountains...
When she was 13 years old, Nicole Bolsajian, a current fourth-year, went on a trip with her family to Armenia and visited the Armenian...
R’Perspective: Embracing my Mexican American identity as a mixed-raced person
As Hispanic Heritage Month comes to an end, I’ve reflected on what this month of celebration of Latine history and culture means to me...
R’Perspective: The underappreciation and rediscovery of Hispanic Heritage Month
Hispanic Heritage Month, established in 1968 by President Lyndon B. Johnson, was created to honor the contributions and civil rights struggles of Hispanic American...
Native American garden opens on campus
After years of planning and preparation, with part of the construction process delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, the Native American garden opened on campus,...