Elected [OUR]Voice candidates retroactively disqualified, pending appeals
A recent vote by the ASUCR senate will give them the jurisdiction to review appeal cases that were previously heard during a justices’ meeting on May 8, which was deemed “unconstitutional.” As a result,...
Highlander Newsroom 05/13/15: Special Graduating Senior Edition
It's a special senior-only edition of the Highlander Newsroom! We reminisce over our time at The Highlander and at UCR as we hand the torch over to a new staff for next year. Stay...
[OUR]Voice sweeps ASUCR elections amid controversy
After a bruising month of elections filled with controversial campaigning and accusations of partisan bias, Voice will take office later this year in a crushing victory, seizing control of all executive and director positions...
“The Brown Recluse Spider” book bites misconceptions
Former UCR researcher Richard Vetter has published a book entitled “The Brown Recluse Spider” to correct misinformation associated with the arachnid. The book was released to the general public in March by Cornell Press.
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UCR researchers receive grant to develop wastewater techniques
Researchers from UCR and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem were awarded a $300,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to develop a two-year study aimed at maximizing the use of treated municipal wastewater...
ASUCR: Election conflicts embroil senate
Last Wednesday’s more than six-hour-long ASUCR senate meeting was rife with controversy as spectators overflowing from the room expressed both support for and opposition to recent actions taken by ASUCR, including the initial disqualification...
UCR community considers scenarios for expanding campus
A second physical planning workshop was held on April 27 to discuss four scenarios, with each serving as a tool for understanding potential areas of campus expansion. Gathering in HUB 302, workshop participants were...
Riverside police test out body cameras
A total of 20 patrol, metro and traffic police officers have volunteered to test the use of body cameras as part of a 60-day trial, according to the Riverside Police Department (RPD). Starting May...
UCR professor named a Pulitzer finalist
UC Riverside creative writing professor Laila Lalami was recently named a finalist for the 2015 Pulitzer Prize in fiction — an award given to American authors for literary achievements — for her book entitled...
Congressman encourages education reform in UCR lecture
U.S. Congressman Mark Takano spoke to UCR students and faculty last Wednesday about the struggles minority communities face and what can be done to help. The talk was part of the School of Public...