New Academic Year, New You

And we're back. Back to coffee-powered cram sessions, naps in your 8 o’clock lecture, mortifying call-outs by your professor for said naps, narcoleptic body jolts and the contemplation of a night out with your dorm...

The Freshman Fifteen: UCR’s Most Terrifying

1. The Scotty bench-statue at night It stares at you in the darkness. Always.   2. The gas-emitting greenhouses Who knows what they’re really cooking up there. Probably the stuff of nightmares.   3. The trail snaking through Family Housing Complete...

Wilcox’s Way: Teach me how to be chancellor

In my first time inside the chancellor’s office, I sat directly across from Kim Wilcox, whose feet lay propped up on another chair. We sat at the conference room table in his office, a...

Ramy Youssef: Digging deeper into the experiences of his titular show

From being an American stand-up comedian to directing his own comedy series on Hulu called “Ramy,” Ramy Youssef has made a global impact through his stand-ups and comedy-drama series. On Friday, May 21, ASPB...
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Taking a SHARPer look at UCR’s relief project

  This past Monday, the Student Homelessness Aid Relief Project, also known as SHARP, partnered with 909DT to host their first in-person meeting of the quarter.  SHARP, established in 2003, has been actively helping the community...

Making the most: Finding enriching opportunities within your career field

At the start of every new year, I remember thinking that I should look into career opportunities for myself, only to brush it off and think that's an issue for my future self. As...

The Digital World with Ryan Simon: Learn to Code: A New Year’s Resolution

One of your New Year’s resolutions should be to learn how to program—new start-up company Codeacademy certainly wants you to. In what could be one of the most simple yet clever marketing campaigns in...

Best Sex Ever

Students huddled into HUB 302 on Feb. 19 for what was not your average academic event. There was a particular question on everyone's minds that they hoped the program would answer: how can I...

2019 SoundClash: bands liven up a Thursday night with music

The aroma of tacos from Ojo de Agua and the sound of drums filled the air of a Thursday night as five bands competed for a spot on the 2019 Spring Nooners line up...

Seven “DON’Ts” for a stress-free freshman year

As the four grueling, yet vital years of high school have come to a close, many freshly faced 18 or near-18 year olds are now stocking up on weekly planners and year-long calendars as...