ASUCR passes bill to implement proper methods to report discrimination on campus
On Wednesday, Jan. 13, ASUCR held their second meeting of the quarter and passed a resolution detailing the implementation of new protocol meant to make the process of reporting discrimination on campus easier for...
Governor and UC regents clash over budget
The UC Board of Regents reconvened for their bi-monthly meeting Jan. 15 to 17 at UCSF Mission Bay. Continuing discussions included the positive trajectory of state funding, degree of systemwide faculty diversity, expansion of...
Developing: [YOUR]side requested signatures on noncompete agreement forms from party members
An email received by the Highlander at around 11:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 11, reveals that, during the 2014-15 academic year, leadership within the ASUCR political party side requested signatures on a noncompete agreement...
UCR’s SJP protests Hillel guest speaker Michael Alroy
A speaker event hosted by Hillel on Thursday, April 4, 2024, faced uproar on campus, with the University of California Riverside (UCR) Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) protesting the presence of Michael Alroy,...
UCR professor discusses fast food’s impact on American culture
UCR history professor Catherine Gudis spoke to the BBC Persian television station to discuss the impact of McDonald's on American culture. As a 20th century U.S. cultural scholar who specializes in consumer culture, Gudis...
Highlander Newsroom (11/25/15)
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about Thanksgiving, BSU-led Black Lives Matter protests in solidarity with the University of Missouri at UCR and the state of the Syrian refugees after the terrorist...
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UCLA to begin innovative face transplantation program
The upcoming UCLA Face Transplantation Program will be the first of its kind in the western part of the United States. In partnership with Operation Mend, the reconstructive...
Travel ban creates concern for UCR’s greater Middle Eastern community
On Friday, Jan. 27, President Trump signed an executive order titled, “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” which, for up to 90 days, bans non-U.S. citizens from Yemen, Somalia,...
Gov. Brown orders restrictions on state water use
As California enters its fourth year of severe drought, Gov. Jerry Brown is taking aggressive action to save water by requiring the state to reduce its water usage by 25 percent. Announced on April...
UCR enrolls and graduates more Pell Grant recipients than any other major university
A recent study of federal data has revealed that UC Riverside students receive more Pell Grant aid than their counterparts at any other major public institution. This report, titled The Pell Divide: How Four-Year...