UCR Black Alumni Chapter Endowed Scholarship finalized
In 2023, the University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) Black Alumni Chapter (BAC) met a fundraising goal and established a scholarship fund for current students. In two years, they were able to raise enough money...
New CHASS Senator elected by Senate
Roshan Kannan, a fourth-year psychology major, was elected to the Associated Students of University of California Riverside (ASUCR) Senate last Thursday in a Special Election during the ninth ASUCR Senate meeting of the school...
The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasies
The Eaton Collection of Science Fiction & Fantasies is one of the world’s largest collections of science fiction and fantasy genre materials. It has a collection of over 100,000 print books, over 300,000 periodicals,...
Professor Spotlight: Kim Yi Dionne
Professor Kim Yi Dionne is an associate professor here at the University of California Riverside (UCR). Graduating from University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a Bachelors, Masters and doctoral degree in political science,...
Israel tried for violating the Genocide Convention
On Dec. 29, 2023, The Republic of South Africa filed proceedings against Israel before the International Court of Justice (ICJ), regarding Israel's alleged violations of the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of...
New MONOPOLY game referencing Riverside
On Jan. 10, 2024, Top Trumps USA, the American division of Winning Moves International, announced the debut of MONOPOLY: Riverside edition. The game will include local businesses and landmarks across the city. An interview...
Teach for America: an education nonprofit
Teach for America (TFA) is a nonprofit organization which recruits fellows and potential teachers to be trained and have them work in communities in need of better education. According to their website, TFA’s mission...
UCR Professor is awarded the 2023 National Medal of Science
Barry Barish was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1936. However, he grew up in the LA area and excelled in the public education system. He earned his undergraduate degree and Ph.D in physics at...
ASUCR senate meeting number seven
The seventh Associated Students of UCR (ASUCR) Senate meeting took place on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. All senators were present, excluding Senators Alex Lu and Kevin Nguyen, who were excused. The meeting began with...
Israel-Hamas humanitarian pause ends
Following a seven-day humanitarian pause, which began on Nov.24 between Israel and Hamas, bombing re-ensued in the Gaza Strip and parts of Israel. According to an Al Jazeera article, the truce was initially supposed...