
Decoding race, monstrosity, and desire in ‘Candyman’
“Reflection Eternal,” on view at the Culver Center of the Arts Aug. 31-Jan. 19, unpacks the iconic horror film figure

Students' summer impact
Summer break does not translate into idle hours for these three UC Riverside students. For Bela Mendoza, a three-month summer internship with Riverside’s Operation SafeHouse, a youth emergency shelter, has given her an inside look at how to make a bigger — and more positive — impact in the lives...

Earning her chances
Roseanne Carmen Rosenthal’s latest achievements have come by chance — or at least that’s what she thinks. But luck alone doesn’t account for the seven courses she took during spring quarter in order to complete her bachelor’s degree — and the 3.36 GPA she earned doing it — while also...

‘In the Country of Women’ celebrates the ‘love of thousands’
Straight’s new memoir, published Aug. 6, extols the strength and resiliency of six generations of women

Grads and jobs: It pays to stay local
A UCR report finds more than 80% of graduates start their careers in California.
UC Riverside enrolls second-highest rate of first-generation freshmen in UC system
A systemwide initiative was launched in 2016 to increase support for these students.

Finding grace through waste in ‘Intolerable Beauty’
The new exhibition from artist and environmental activist Chris Jordan runs July 6-Jan. 5 at the Culver Center of the Arts

From juvenile detention to college graduation
A felony conviction gave Ramón Leija the determination to turn his life around.

A ‘pivotal time in their lives’
Nearly 6,000 students are eligible to graduate this year, with ceremonies running from May 31- June 17.