Public Service Career Fair faces silent protest
For the first time in three years, the University of California, Riverside’s School of Public Policy hosted a Public Service Career Fair. The event occurred on Oct. 25 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m....
Food insecurity across the UC’s: How other campuses are fighting the problem
In Issue 16, the Highlander interviewed Grecia Marquez-Nieblas, coordinator of UC Riverside’s food pantry, R’Pantry, which has been working to combat food insecurity on campus for almost two years, to discuss hunger at UCR....
Shooting threat posted on Snapchat, UCPD arrests suspect
In a campus wide email, UCPD announced that at about 12:28 a.m. on May 10, they were notified of a shooting threat sent via Snapchat. The Snapchat appeared on a black screen and read,...
CALPIRG hosts first event of winter quarter
California Public Interest Research Group (CALPIRG), the student organization that works with professional staff to tackle environmental and political issues, faced difficulties at their kickoff on Thursday, Jan. 23. The event had been scheduled...
UCR developing plan to distribute excess food from residential halls
A plan to transfer excess food from residential halls to a student community kitchen is in development at UCR. According to Wellness Coordinator Audrey Michelle Lim, untouched food from residential halls will be repackaged...
UC will not raise tuition for California residents this fall
The University of California (UC) announced that they will not raise tuition for California students this fall. However, UC President Janet Napolitano stated that she expects tuition increases for out-of-state and international students.
The...
ASUCR passes next year’s budget; fails to appoint new justice
In the final ASUCR meeting of the year, the senate did not appoint prospective judicial justice candidate Sung Kim and voted on proposed changes to ASUCR’s 2016-2017 budget.
At the beginning of the meeting, during...
News in Brief
UC Board of Regents Appoint UC Provost
The former dean of UCLA’s Graduate School of Education and Information Studies Aimee Dorr will be serving as the next University of California provost and executive vice president...
ASUCR senate: highlighted projects of fall 2012
During their first meeting for winter quarter of 2013, ASUCR senators recapped accomplishments made in the fall quarter of last year and delivered updates on their current projects. Highlighted events included revisions of ASUCR...
Highlander Newsroom (6/1/16)
This week in the Highlander Newsroom, we chat about the Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton rallies and our reflections on this academic year.
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