ASUCR kicks off Feminism Awareness Week
Four ASUCR senators have launched a series of events from May 4 to 8, which are aimed at creating awareness and dispelling myths about feminism. Participants will be able to watch a late-night movie,...
Student who posted Yik Yak threat released on bail, charged with felony
Anton Shirokov, 29, a UCR student who posted a threat of violence against the campus on the popular social media app Yik Yak last Sunday between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m., has been released...
Swipes for the Homeless launched at UCR
A program dedicated to relieving hunger for the homeless delivered approximately 4,322 pounds of food, equivalent to the weight of an average mid-size car, last Thursday to Feeding America, a network of food banks...
UCR joins hands with Nepal
Over 150 members of the UCR community attended a candlelight vigil last Thursday to show support for the people of Nepal after a 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck the Asian country and other surrounding areas,...
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 protester, a political science graduate student who helped organize the...
Speaker argues Native American mascots damaging to youth
Associate Director for the Center for American Progress Erik Stegman spoke at UCR last Friday about the negative impact Native American mascots have on American Indian and Alaska Native Youth, as well as policy...
Elections controversies flare up in ASUCR
Tensions have spiked in ASUCR after two senate meetings, during which the removal of a laptopping bylaw and an attempt to overturn an executive order to reinstate two justices, displayed a divide between members...
ASUCR overturns executive order to reinstate justices; to vote on censure
In an early morning senate meeting, eight ASUCR senators, enough to supply a quorum, gathered to unanimously overturn an executive order by ASUCR President Nafi Karim to reinstate two removed justices. Additionally, Vice President...
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, is awaiting his next court date of June 22, having...
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 protester, a political science graduate student who did not wish...