The Highlander
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
For the week of Tuesday, June 6, 2023
VOL. 71, ISSUE 29
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RADAR
Remembering the life and impact of the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll, Tina Turner THE RECENT DEATH OF THE LEGENDARY SINGER HAS
FANS LOOKING BACK ON HER INSPIRATIONAL AND EXTRAORDINARY LIFE AND CAREER.
KIMBERLY BEJEC Assistant Radar Editor
After the news broke that the soul and rock powerhouse, Tina Turner, passed away peacefully on May 24, 2023, fans quickly remembered her life and career. Turner was known widely for her eccentric stage presence, powerful vocals and for changing the rock ‘n’ roll game. From growing into fame with her thenhusband Ike Turner to blossoming in her solo career, her story is one that will be remembered. Born as Anna Mae Bullock in Tennessee, the singer has come so far, especially from living with poor living standards. She later relocated to St. Louis in her teen years and began singing in her church’s choir. During her time in St. Louis, she frequently visited Club Manhattan where she met Ike Turner and his band, the Kings of Rhythm. It was then that she began singing alongside the band while still attending high school. She later married Ike and renamed their ensemble the Ike and Tina Turner Revue.
Popularity quickly rose for the group, especially with Tina at the forefront of the group as her versatile voice and energetic dancing were spellbinding. The group produced plenty of famous tracks such as “A Fool in Love,” “Proud Mary” and “River Deep - Mountain High.” Additionally, the group was known for their unstoppable power and fun live performances influenced by the genres of jazz, rock and soul. Despite the success of the group, there were tumultuous times behind the scenes. Ike was a very demanding and complex perfectionist, wanting many things out of Tina that pushed her past her breaking point. Tina would later reveal in an interview with People magazine that Ike was mentally and physically abusive toward her, pushing her to attempt suicide several times. The couple was married for 16 years until Tina decided she had enough, and left him with barely enough money to survive on her own. Through ► SEE TURNER PAGE 14
NEWS
UCR EcoCAR Club wins two awards at EcoCAR EV Challenge Y1 Competition in Orlando, Florida ABHIJIT REGE Contributing Writer
PROFESSOR HEEJUNG JUNG AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER TRANG BUI PROVIDE EXCLUSIVE INSIGHT.
The EcoCAR at UCR team attended the EcoCAR EV Challenge Y1 Competition in Orlando, Florida that took place from May 21st to May 26th, 2023. The team was able to bring home two prestigious awards: the Spirit of the Challenge Award, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), and the Spirit of Communications Award. The Spirit of Communications Award recognizes an individual that has made an outstanding effort in the area of Communications and exemplifies leadership and sportsmanship within their actions. The Spirit of the Challenge Award, named in honor of Ron Stence, a long-time competition sponsor and organizer, is given to the team that exhibits the following characteristics: exceptional perseverance in the face of adversity, maintaining a positive attitude throughout the competition despite significant challenges and obstacles, and pursuing exceptionally high technical standards for their team that best represent the Spirit of the EcoCAR competition. The Comms Manager, Trang Bui, was chosen to represent the Communications subteam in the Y1 EcoCAR Student Leadership Council, consisting of six representatives, one for each subteam. They are
the voice of the student body, gathering feedback and ideas from students and proposing initiatives to improve the competition and overall experience in EcoCAR. Both awards were nominated to us by other teams. It means we have made a very good impression and built strong relationships as a completely new team to this 30+ year competition series. It shows our drive, dedication and willingness to learn in the Challenge and sets us up as a promising contender for the years to come. Professor Heejung and Trang provided insight through their respective interviews. These accolades are a testament to the hard work, determination, and sportsmanship demonstrated by their team throughout the past year. Their success in this competition would not have been possible without the dedication and contributions of each individual. ► SEE ECOCAR PAGE 5
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OPINIONS
FLORIDA GOVERNOR RON DESANTIS ANNOUNCES HIS RUN FOR PRESIDENT.
Ron DeSantis’ embarrassing beginning to his presidential campaign SENNA OMAR Managing Editor
The law also makes unnecessary changes to voter registration policies, Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, further restricting the voting rights of announced his campaign for president Floridian communities of color. The this past Wednesday in an audio chitlegislation calls for the reduction of chat via Twitter. Standing by his time as third-party voter registration side was Republican mega-donor organizations have to file voter David Sack and the world’s worst billionaire, Elon Musk. Launching registration applications and a his campaign with embarrassing 2-day reduction to the vote-by-mail technical difficulties, reflective of request period. Republicans claim Twitter’s failing infrastructure since that this is simple election reform to the termination of half their staff, maintain the “Florida gold standard.” DeSantis declared war on “wokeness.” However, the passage of SB 7050 is In order to run for president, Florida proof of a long-standing Republican law historically required that one cannot goal to undermine the fairness of currently hold any political offices. American elections and skew results However, after signing SB 7050 into to favor Republican candidates. law, Ron Desantis has given himself the DeSantis is spearheading the green light to run for president while battle against wokeness in his home still holding his position as Florida state of Florida, instituting extreme governor. Republican supporters of the limitations on public school education, “resign to run” measure emphasized an abortion ban and some of America’s that the law only clarifies what is cruelest anti-trans policies. His already considered allowed, while Republican supporters seem to be Democrats argue that DeSantis is ideologically aligned, with 55% giving himself a soft place to land when he loses the presidential election. ► SEE DESANTIS PAGE 7
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