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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 Archive /The Highlander Chairperson Andy Ortega and Vice Chairperson Laura Anaya-Morga of the Associate Student Program Board co-hosted the ASPB’s 35th anniversary celebration. On Friday, March 5, the six divisions of ASPB had some of their directors demonstrate their respective fields of work to give students insight on how ASPB is run. The event highlighted and acknowledged the collective effort it takes for ASPB to organize events for the student body. Kickstarting the event...

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...