Associated Student Program Board News Today

  On Wednesday, April 13, the Associated Student Program Board hosted their annual Block Party event for the first time since the fall of 2019. In past years, Block Party was a night concert series that was typically held during the first week of the fall quarter. This year, ASPB marketed the event as a […]

Best known for his role as Marvel Cinematic Universe’s Bucky Barnes and the Winter Soldier, Sebastian Stan was the featured guest at the Associated Student Program Board’s lecture “Saturday Stay in With Sebastian Stan,” on Saturday, May 29. Stan has also gained wide recognition for his role as Carter Baizen from “Gossip Girl” and Prince […]

Highlander Grad Students – Courtesy of UCR News The official end of the 2020-2021 school year is drawing nearer, meaning a new cohort of graduates will soon be parting from UCR. Though this school year came with many new and unprecedented challenges and hardships, many soon-to-be graduates look upon their last handful of years at UCR with definite fondness. The Highlander spoke to some graduating seniors about their experiences at UCR and what plans they have for the future. Brian Lee, fo...

Highlander Leo Yue /The Highlander The Associated Student Program Board (ASPB) hosted 2021’s Winter Soulstice on Saturday, Feb. 20 at 7 p.m., featuring Jorja Smith as the headliner and Pink Sweats as the supporting act. The event came just in time to close off one of the last major events ASPB was hosting for Black History Month; both of the performers for the soulful night are rising Black artists that let their voice and lyricism shine in their stripped down tunes. Pink Sweats, who boas...

Highlander Ryan Poon /The Highlander 26-year-old singer and songwriter Raveena graced the screens of dozens of UCR students on Wednesday, Feb. 3 for Associated Student Program Board’s (ASPB) “Mindfulness and Meditation with Raveena.” In this 1 1/2-hour-long event, the R&B and indie soul artist guided the attendees through a 30-minute meditation and affirmation session, which she followed with a performance of some of her most popular songs and a Q&A. ASPB opened the event by announcin...