Highlander Newsroom (3/30/16)
This week in our April Fools edition of the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the UC endorsing Donald Trump, the meth lab discovered in Pierce Hall and the discovery of the "F boy" gene...
Senator Ricardo Lara speaks at UCR to discuss diversity and leadership
On Friday, March 4, 2016, California state Senator Ricardo Lara came to UC Riverside to lead “A Conversation with CA Senator Ricardo Lara: Diversity & Leadership in Public Service” in HUB 355.
Chancellor Kim A....
Students join together to denounce hate crime at UC Davis
On Monday, Feb. 29, UCR’s Black Student Union (BSU) coordinated a “die-in” at the HUB Plaza in solidarity with the student of color who was recently physically attacked at UC Davis. This demonstration publically...
UCR Counseling Center director displays issues with UCSA grade
On Feb. 18 the UC Student Association (UCSA) released a ranking of the different mental health service institutions across the UC. UCR was given a C-minus ranking, with UCSA pointing toward the counseling center’s...
Students voice concerns over resolutions regarding laptopping
Several students spoke at the public forum section of the ASUCR senate meeting to express their concerns with recent actions taken by ASUCR in regards to making the controversial campaigning technique laptopping legal as...
ASUCR: HUB referendum to be on ballot, judicial council orders stay of vacancy
On Wednesday, March 2, 2016, the ASUCR senate met to discuss amending the Highlander Union Building (HUB) Expansion Referendum and the removal of the interim Vice President of External Affairs.
Vice President of Finance Shafi...
Blogger Rafida Ahmed discusses issues of religious fundamentalism
On Feb. 29, Rafida Ahmed, a Bangladeshi-American writer and blogger, gave a lecture entitled “Machetes, Fundamentalism and Rationalism: What does history tell us?” to a packed crowd of over 100 people in INTS 1113....
Shooting in White Park
On Monday morning Feb. 29, a man was injured in a shooting that occurred at White Park in downtown Riverside. Twenty-six-year-old Cory Chenno James of Riverside and 25-year-old Leshawn Karisha Johnson of Colton were...
Highlander Newsroom (3/2/16)
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the Oscars, the recent ecstasy bust and crime as well as finals and spring break.
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UC launches presidential fellowship program
On Feb. 18, University of California President Janet Napolitano announced the creation of the Presidential Public Service Fellowship program with the intent to spark UC undergraduate interest in pursuing public service careers. This program...