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A Ramadan meal

Ramadan in the time of COVID-19

The pandemic has forced smaller gatherings, but students have still found an opportunity for reflection and family time.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 8, 2021 | Students
Annette Vazquez

COVID-19 expressions in video, art, poetry

A history assignment gave UCR students an opportunity to capture their lives during the pandemic.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | April 28, 2021 | Students
Children painting the Free Little Pantry on Thursday, March 11, 2021, at the Oban Family Housing. (UCR/Stan Lim)

‘Little Free Pantry’ now available to student parents at Oban Family Housing

Students with families living at UC Riverside's Oban Family Housing now have access to a small pantry at any time of the day. Small hand sanitizers, canned veggies, coffee, and other nonperishable food items sit inside the Little Free Pantry, a roughly 2-foot-by-1.5-foot wooden miniature shed-shaped case inspired by the...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | March 17, 2021 | Students
Black students in a residence hall in the mid-late 1990s. (UCR/Courtesy of Bert Wright)

Unfolding Black history at UCR

UCR has more than 4,400 degreed Black alumni, and is nationally recognized for having one of the smallest achievement gaps in the country.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 24, 2021 | University
Prop for “She Kills Monsters: Virtual Realms,” a play by Qui Nguyen. (UCR)

‘She Kills Monsters’ will feature ‘old school theatre magic’

COVID-19 has forced the theater team to be more resourceful while producing a virtual show from home.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 17, 2021 | Arts / Culture
Citrus Gifts Collection 2021- Valentines

Valentine’s Day ideas for one — or two

The advantage of celebrating Valentine’s Day in the time of COVID? You don’t need to worry about crowds to enjoy literature, music, theatre, and more.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 10, 2021 | University
Campus Collective

Mentoring by text message

UCR’s Campus Collective has more than 2,000 mentees in four months.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | February 2, 2021 | University, Students
Jamal J. Myrick, director of African Student Programs. (UCR/Stan Lim)

A career forged by life experiences

Jamal J. Myrick, African Student Programs director, discusses his educational journey, parenting, and more.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | January 13, 2021 | University
Marjorie Serrano, 18, left, and Miezue Primo, 18, show off their pain night creations as they interact with their resident advisor, Thomas Valenzuela, through Zoom at Pentland Hills Residence Hall on October 12, 2020. (UCR/Stan Lim)

First-year students: Making ‘the best out of this situation’

Resident advisors are creating ways to remain virtually connected while building a sense of community with first-year students in campus housing.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 18, 2020 | Students
ennifer Guerra, 26, picked up a holiday care package from Guardian Scholars on Monday, December 14, 2020 at UC Riverside. (UCR/Stan Lim)

A different type of holiday party for Guardian Scholars

The program works to make the holidays special for foster youth, despite the pandemic’s challenges.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 16, 2020 | Students
Philip "Phil" Chiu, delivers books to a retired staff member in the loading dock on Friday, October 30, 2020 at the UC Riverside Tomás Rivera Library. During the pandemic UCR Library is offering a contact-free curbside delivery for their students, faculty, and staff.  (UCR/Stan Lim)

How UCR Library’s contact-free curbside delivery works

Students, faculty, and staff can still access books and materials.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | December 9, 2020 | University

UC Riverside joins campuses to pilot a smartphone app that aims to limit spread of COVID-19

A program to test a smartphone-based COVID-19 exposure notification system will expand to an additional five University of California campus locations, including UC Riverside, as a result of success from an initial deployment earlier this fall at two UC campuses. The program is a joint effort between the UCs and...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | November 5, 2020 | University
Doctoral student William Madrigal Jr., member of the Cahuilla Band of Indians, has been teaching three of the four classes since their inception in winter 2018. (UCR/Stan Lim)

UCR offers the first Cahuilla language course in UC system

Students in the four-class series also study Cahuilla society and culture.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | September 18, 2020 | Students
Chicano Student Programs, mid-late 1980s (UCR Archives)

How UCR became a national leader in enrolling Chicanx/Latinx students

The population’s growth over the last half century has been driven by students

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | September 16, 2020 | University
Jacqueline Hernandez Rico, 33, sets up for her family to watch the virtual Raza Grad ceremony on June 13, 2020 in Perris. (UCR/Stan Lim)

A look at graduation celebrations — at home

Photos show how two students commemorated their undergraduate journeys.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | July 8, 2020 | Students
Sandra Ayllón (Courtesy of Sandra Ayllón)

First person: Sandra Ayllón on life as a DACA student

The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA in a 5-to-4 decision on Thursday, June 18.

By UCR News | June 23, 2020 | Students

Professor creates artist residency for veterans and COVID-19 frontline workers 

When the coronavirus pandemic hit, Charles Evered, a professor of playwriting at the University of California, Riverside, began to think about how he could help. He fell back on what he knows: supporting artists. His nonprofit organization, the Evered House, honors his late father, Charles J. Evered, a World War...

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 23, 2020 | Arts / Culture
Supporters hold up a "defend DACA" poster at a rally

Three DACA students react to Supreme Court ruling

The Supreme Court ruled against the Trump administration’s attempt to end DACA in a 5-to-4 decision on Thursday, June 18.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 19, 2020 | Students
List of student resources (UCR/Stan Lim)

Here are the many ways UCR is helping students right now

A list of available resources during this time of uncertainty.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | June 10, 2020 | Students
Fourth year student Julia Perez, 21, loads up a truck full of yellow and purple cauliflower after harvesting at UC Riverside's R'Garden on Thursday, April 30, 2020. Despite COVID-19, harvesting is still important in order to keep a supply of fruits and vegetables for the campus' food pantry, R'Pantry, which gives the food for free to students who remain living on campus. (UCR/Stan Lim)

From UCR’s garden to students’ tables

UCR’s community garden delivers fresh fruit and vegetables to students who remain on campus.

By Sandra Baltazar Martínez | May 11, 2020 | University
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