Celebrating the achievements and accolades of various Bourns College of Engineering (BCOE) clubs, organizations and faculty, the BCOE End of Year Gala was held underneath the evening sky on May 25, 2024 at Winston Chung Hall. The BCOE community, dressed in semi-formal attire, gathered at the second floor patio. The patio itself was set up lavishly and featured long...
In the 24th meeting of the year, the Associated Students of the University of California,
Riverside (ASUCR) passed two Green Campus Action Plan (GCAP) grants to support the local R’Garden and expand upon sustainability measures through Basic Needs. Following this meeting, an emergency meeting was held by the upcoming Senate to hold Special Elections for the positions of Elections Director,...
Pro-Palestinian protestors from across the University of California (UC) system came together to advocate and demand for the UC Board of Regents to hear their calls for divestment and disclosure. A few days prior to UC Merced hosting their first Regents meeting on their campus from May 14 to May 16, UC Merced’s chapter of Students for Justice in...
In a discussion over special elections for a vacant College of Humanities Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) Senator seat, the Associated Students of the University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) Senate voted “no confidence” on the election. The vote will effectively leave the vacant position unfilled for the duration of the school year.
The discussion over vacancies comes in the wake...
The University of California, Riverside’s (UCR) Basic Needs R’Pantry program received a donation of $2,500 from Stater Bros. Markets on May 15, 2024. Located on Iowa Avenue, the supermarket held their grand reopening showcasing their remodeled supermarket and donated a grand total of $12,500 to five local nonprofit organizations.
Remi Rodriguez, the R’Pantry Coordinator, recalled the events leading up to...
76 years after the first Nakba, on May 15, 2024 ,in a display of collective resistance, alumni, workers, and students from across the University of California (UC) system gathered at the UC Merced pro-Palestine encampment to “call attention the Regents and demand they disclose and divest” from Israel and weapons manufacturing. During the three-day UC Regents meeting, from...
In response to the actions undertaken by various University of California (UC) administration in regards to the student protests at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), and UC San Diego (UCSD), the United Auto Workers (UAW) 4811 filed an Unfair Labor Practice Charge against the Regents of the University of California. As of recently, the UC Office of...
Last week, the campus community was left with questions and concerns as campus authorities announced a student had been placed on interim suspension, and was later arrested, for possessing an assault rifle on campus. While statements released by the university reveal minimal information, court documents paint a clearer picture, revealing the arrested student, Christopher Jung-Yoon Kim, worked as a...
In a meeting held over Zoom last Wednesday, the Associated Students of University of California, Riverside (ASUCR) called for campus administrators to take stronger action to “keep student safety at the forefront,” and hold classes online as student concerns over safety followed the announcement by campus authorities that a student had been found in possession of an assault rifle...
The new Student Health Center (SHC) located just off of West Linden Street has brought with it many new facilities and services for students to use. From ultrasound appointments, to blood tests, to regular immunization; the Health Center seems to be, as Michael King, senior administrative director of the SHC described it as, “a one-stop shop” for student’s health...