Tag: sports
Spend less on college sports
College athletics are a huge deal. Millions of people watch and billions of dollars are spent on student-athletes dunking a ball or tackling an...
UCR introduces commuter street racing as official intramural sport
As part of the university’s ongoing efforts to enhance campus life for its many commuter students, competitive street racing has been added to the...
Taylor Johns’ quest for the perfect game
Though the men’s basketball season had ended just recently, sophomore Taylor Johns has been tirelessly looking for a way to improve his game. He...
Highlanders around the Big West
D’Antoni headed down the 91 freeway?
On Monday, it was announced that UC Riverside reached out to Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D’Antoni to gauge...
Women’s basketball finishes third in Great Alaska Shootout
Nov. 26, 2013
Seawolves 83 – Highlanders 75
The UCR women’s basketball team took a Thanksgiving-week trip to the chilly north for the Great Alaska Shootout...
Racially insensitive mascots reinforce negative stereotypes
Coachella Valley High School made national headlines this past month after the high school was asked by the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) to change...
Halftime: an NFL midseason review
With the conclusion of Week 10, we are officially past the halfway point of a 2013 NFL season that has been filled with its...
Coach Jim Wooldridge named interim athletic director
Chancellor Jane Conoley announced Wednesday afternoon that longtime men’s basketball coach Jim Wooldridge will be taking over for Brian Wickstrom as UCR’s interim athletic...
Nguyen-er’s Circle: The National Football Circus
Caught in the midst of America’s greatest pastime is the fact that 33 players in the National Football League have been arrested this year....
Editorial: UCR should rethink C-Center move
When UCR announced its intention to build a sports complex called the C-Center, it was a step in the right direction. Not only would...