Amy Zahn
Protester stepping on flag stirs emotion, controversy among students
Emotions are running high around campus after a student protested police killings of minority youth last Thursday by stepping on an American flag. One...
Student who posted Yik Yak threat released on bail, charged with felony
Anton Shirokov, the UCR student who posted a threat of violence against the campus on Sunday night on the social media app Yik Yak,...
Student protester assaulted at police brutality demonstration
About five students protested the killing of unarmed minority youth by police in front of the HUB at 10:30 a.m. this Thursday, while one...
ASUCR approves food pantry bylaws
Members of ASUCR unanimously approved the passage of the Food Pantry Planning and Implementation Committee’s bylaws, bringing UCR one step closer to implementing a...
Yik Yak shooting threat hoax leaves students shaken up
UC Riverside student Anton Shirokov, 29, has been taken into custody after admitting to posting a threat of violence on the popular social media...
Police brutality protest sees lower-than-expected turnout
Between 15 and 20 students showed up at the Bell Tower to protest police killings and mass incarceration of minority youths on April 14...
ASUCR approves ethnic and gender referendum, welcomes new senators
ASUCR voted unanimously last Wednesday to put the Highlander Empowerment Referendum on the 2015 ballot, which, if passed by the student body, will increase...
Victims held at knifepoint near Extension Center, University Towers
On Sunday, April 5, two male suspects approached a male as he was walking through the University Extension Center. A second robbery that occurred...
New budget plan strives for transparency
Administrators discussed key aspects of UCR’s new budget plan at the chancellor’s first town hall meeting of the new quarter on Monday. The new...
Inland Education Collaborative awarded $5 million
An Inland Empire collaborative has been selected to receive a $5 million Governor’s Award for Innovation in Higher Education, the maximum amount possible. The...