Tag: initiative
Voter registration committee proposes an added feature on R’Web that will...
The Voter Engagement Workgroup is organized by Student Life and consists of students from various organizations including ResLife, CalPIRG, ASUCR, ASPB, Mi Familia Vota,...
BigBelly bins placed on campus to improve recycling and sustainability
The Office of Sustainability in collaboration with ASUCR and UCR’s Facilities Services recently ordered BigBelly waste bins to place in multiple locations on UCR’s...
CALPIRG begins “Affordable Textbook” campaign
On Thursday, Nov. 29, The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) at UCR launched their Affordable Textbooks Campaign. The campaign calls for increased affordability...
ASUCR passes resolution to make Election Day a holiday
ASUCR is working on creating Student Democracy Day, a day aimed to institutionalize Midterm Election Day as an official school holiday of civic service,...
R’Closet provides professional attire for students
On Wednesday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m. students gathered around the Bear’s Den for the official opening of UC Riverside’s R’Closet. In a collaboration...
“Save the Bees” campaign seeks to end pesticide use in California
The California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG) will begin pledging for their statewide “Save the Bees” campaign next fall at UCR with the goal...
UCR places second systemwide for green energy
UCR has been actively working on using renewable energy on campus to reach energy independence.This summer, they took a step closer to that goal....
Letter to the Editor: ASUCR Leaders Endorse a Yes Vote for...
We are writing in response to last week's article "ASUCR Senate: CALPIRG Referendum Cause Debate." As ASUCR leaders and other student group leaders, there...
Can we stop writing laws so ineffectually they become useless?
Two years ago, Californians overwhelmingly voted Proposition 35, the Californians Against Sexual Exploitation (CASE) Act, into law, but the Ninth Circuit of Appeals on...
One Prop, Two Prop, Three Prop, Our Prop
California’s ballot propositions are a trademark of this state’s aggressively forward-thinking attitude and the most recognizable of the 22 states that allow both initiatives...