Tag: elections
What Mexico Can Learn From Venezuela in Upcoming Elections
Times are changing and they are changing fast. Emerging leaders invoke nostalgic memories of what the world used to look like and draw attention...
Students urge administrators to support Costo Hall
Following the Highlander Empowerment Referendum’s (HESSR) failure to meet the minimum 20 percent voter turnout required to pass increased funding for Costo Hall programs,...
ASUCR has no reason to be proud of this year’s elections
Elections Director Taylor Brown announced the results of the 2018-2019 ASUCR elections last Monday, and while there was quite a bit of applause and...
“Apologies only get you so far”: Students protest HESSR loss
Written by Mark Bertumen, CW with contributions by Aidan Rutten, CW and Amani Mahmoud, CW
The Highlander Empowerment Student Services Referendum (HESSR) failed to pass...
Four years of failure: An appeal for change for the new...
It has been my pleasure, or more accurately, my displeasure, to watch the operations of our student government for the last four years as...
ASUCR elections debate centers on student involvement and food insecurity
By: Vivian Lee, SSW and Mark Bertumen, CW
This year’s annual ASUCR debates featured candidates for a variety of positions, speaking about their future plans...
Costo Hall referendum seeks to “empower” students
The Highlander Empowerment Student Services Referendum (HESSR), also known as the Highlander Empowerment Referendum, provides additional staff, services and resources through the Ethnic &...
Newspaper referendum seeks to fund future of independent media
The Highlander Newspaper has stood for 64 years as UC Riverside’s independent and student-run media outlet, serving as a source of information and engaging...
ASUCR Elections Guide 2018-2019: Endorsements
President:
The Highlander Editorial Board has elected not to endorse either candidate for president, as the Board could not come to a unanimous agreement on...
ASUCR Elections Guide 2018-2019: Senators
Roman “Alex” Gonzalez - CHASS Senator
I am a third-year economics and administrative studies major, and am running for CHASS senator. I come from the...