UCR Late Night showcases student success
UC Riverside is home to many things, including citrus, scientific research and tartan. However, upon coming to the campus for the first time in the fall, I immediately noticed an extreme lack of resources...
UCR Arts: A deep dive into the museum’s intricate exhibitions
Before UCR Arts emerged in downtown Riverside in 2010, it was initially composed of three separate museums: The Jack and Marilyn Sweeney Art Gallery (1963), the California Museum of Photography (1973) and the Barbara...
Latino/a Play Project’s unique mission
Earlier this week, I sat down with Melanie Queponds, the creative director of the Latino/a Play Project and a fifth-year theater and English double major here at UCR, to discuss the group's mission, history...
Battling rain, SOULstice headliner shines through while undercards keep dry (or so we heard)
Unfortunately, our writers were unable to attend Winter SOULstice this year, due to being among the many waiting outside of the SRC North gymnasium for close to two hours in torrential downpours before doors...
Fils du Sheol: Anouar Benmalek on memory, violence and fiction
Anouar Benmalek is not a very famous name in the United States. For most people on this side of the Atlantic Ocean, the name does not really resonate — and yet, Benmalek is known...
How a posthumous album circulated the legacy of Mac Miller
The artistry of Pittsburgh-based Malcolm James McCormick was on public display throughout his 11 years actively making music. His songwriting was ripe with self-awareness. He could be unabashedly honest about his worldview, personal life...
The 14th annual Orange Blossom Ball cha-chas real smooth at the SRC
On Saturday, April 15, the Student Recreation Center was host to Dancesport at UCR’s annual Orange Blossom Ball, an amateur ballroom and Latin dance competition that exhibits talent from schools such as Arizona State...
Riverside Philharmonic shines into 2016-2017 Season
For most students, the term “classical music” conjures up images of fancy men and women with monocles, as if classical music is fundamentally foreign to us. However, for those looking to experience an actual...
UCR is Dancing — straight into your heart
To many, modern dance seems like an oddity.
Many first-time viewers are confused when they see performers clad in unison colors and meshed together in a slow-moving huddle across the stage, no strict adherence to...
“Antigone”: From pictures to the stage
In Sophocles’ “Antigone,” the titular character breaks the law when she decides to give her brother — who was killed in battle — a proper burial. Creon, the ruler of Thebes, sentences her to...