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TUESDAY, MAY 29, 2012

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UCR hosts early voting polls, voter registration for campus community E r i c G a m b oa SENIOR STAFF WRITER

Approximately 65 voters from the UC Riverside community participated in last week’s early voting for the June primary election. The prospect of having future early voting opportunities was jeopardized following a low turnout, but was revived on May 23 when 43 additional students, faculty and staff voted at the Student Services Building. Event organizer Laurie Hill noted that new voter registration efforts were also a success with a total of 27 registrations completed—not including the ASUCR-led registration efforts that were held at the Bell Tower. “I believe we will be able to provide early voting for the November national election,” stated Hill in an interview with the Highlander. Although the on-campus booths were tailored toward attracting the campus population, the polls were also open to anyone registered to vote in Riverside

County. Early voters were able to submit their choices for U.S. Congress, the California Senate and Assembly, Riverside Mayor, Riverside County Supervisor and county judges. The retirement of Ron Loveridge, who has served as Riverside’s mayor since 1994, has prompted a seven-person race for the position. The level of competitiveness in the elections is also evident in congressional districts; last year’s redistricting of the 41st congressional district has turned part of Riverside—namely, the 57,000 residents living east of Highway 91—into a battleground district, reports the Press-Enterprise. The voter registration and early voting initiatives held by Student Special Services are part of a larger movement on campus that has emphasized the importance of student political involvement. This trend has been notably present among ASUCR senators whose efforts resulted in voter VOTING CONT’D ON PAGE 6

New UCR institute to focus on immigrants and religion

g o r d o n h u a n g /HIGHLANDER The INTN building, which is the institute’s new home.

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UC Riverside’s Institute for the Study of Immigrant Religions will make its debut on June 1. The center will serve as an archive for a plethora of religious information ranging from oral histories provided by immigrants to scholarly research. The new institute is housed within the UCR Center for Ideas and Society (located in the INTN building) and is being funded by an unspecified grant from the Office of the Chancellor. “We want to understand the struggles and successes of different immigrant communities as they INSTITUTE CONTINUED ON PAGE 6

g o r d o n h u a n g /HIGHLANDER Posters guided members of the UCR community to the Tartan and Tweed Room for early voting in the June 5 primary election.

Senator proposes 10% cap on nonresident UC enrollment S a n dy V a n STAFF WRITER

California Senator Michael Rubio is proposing a constitutional amendment (SCA 22) that would entail a UC systemwide 10 percent cap on nonresident undergraduate enrollment. “Recruiting out-of-state students for the purpose of balancing the UC budget contributes to the perceived privatization of the system and undermines public support for restoring funding,” stated Rubio in the SCA 22 document. Although UC policy currently places the same enrollment cap at 10 percent, the policy is being violated at several UC campuses and is not legally binding. “All UC campuses are attempting to increase nonresident undergraduate enrollment. The supplemental tuition those students pay helps fund classes and services for California resident students,” stated Vice President of Budget Patrick Lenz, in a conference discussion with the advocacy group UC for California. Out-of-state and international stu-

Graphic by Irin Son Senator Rubio’s proposal would limit out-of-state enrollment at the University of California to 10%.

dents pay an annual rate of $34,729 versus California residents who pays an estimated $11,851 in tuition and fees. The California state budget cuts have doubled the UC tuition within the last 10 years, leaving UC administrators scrambling for alternative sources of revenue. SCA 22 falls in line with the UC policy of retaining a 10 percent cap on non-resident enrollment, yet many UC campuses have started to stray from this policy over the years. The SCA 22 introduction points out

that non-resident enrollment rates at the UC have doubled from 2009 to 2012. This has resulted in surges to out-of-state enrollment especially in more competitive universities that have a larger pool of applicants. UCR currently has a 7 percent non-resident acceptance rate, yet the rate is much higer at other campuses such as UC Los Angeles (14 percent) and Berkeley (18 percent) for fall of 2011. Opponents of this proposal have criticized the aspect ENROLLMENT CONT’D ON PAGE 2

THIS WEEK’S EVENTS TUES 5/29

Japanese Drumming - UCR Taiko Ensemble 12:10 p.m. - 1:00 p.m. Arts Building Amphitheatre Steps

THUR 5/31

Video Festival 2012: UC Student Videos 7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. California Museum of Photography

The Last Laugh feat. The Wayans Brothers 8:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m. Student Rec Center

FRI 6/1

Viva Peru! - UCR Andean Ensemble: Mayupatapi 8:00 p.m. - 9:30 p.m. Arts 166

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