The Highlander
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
For the week of Tuesday, April 26, 2022
VOL. 70, ISSUE 24
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AN ART SCENE ORGANIZED BY ASPB’S CONTEMPORARY CULTURE DEPARTMENT GIVES ARTISTIC STUDENTS THE CHANCE TO SHOW THEIR BEST WORK.
FEATURES
ASPB hosts Arts Walk 2022 in-person after two years
HANNA RUTQVIST Contributing Writer
Outside of S.T.E.M., business, prelaw and other humanities, we see very little of UCR’s academic art scene. This was ASPB’s idea when they hosted Arts Walk 2022 at the Belltower on April 21, finally back in-person after two years. The event not only featured 20 of UCR artist’s impressive work, but held live performances from the school’s musical artists and gave visiting students the chance to produce their own work with vinyl painting and magazine collaging. Not to mention the Instagrammable vegan soft-serve ice cream many came for. ASPB Contemporary Culture Directors Litzy Cruz and Charlie Tran had to bring this program back to life from the Instagram posts of students’ art that had taken the place of Arts Walk for the last few years. A second-year art history major and third-year media and cultural studies major were tasked with building an annual event with limited idea about its precedents in person. t “Since this is the first one back in-person
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since two years ago, it was a bit difficult trying to come up with the logistics,” said Cruz, “but I think it came together pretty well.” Being able to look into the past and see what was done, Cruz still remained aspirational on what the event could offer. “Usually, we try to do things bigger and better than the year before,” she said. With this mindset, the challenge was less about how it can be like the Arts Walks from before and more about
how it can be different. “We figured out what artists we wanted to have and different activities,” Cruz shared. Out of over 50 submissions from UCR students, 20 were selected to be displayed at the event — probably to allocate budget towards providing each artist with respectable space and a tent to display their work in the best of outside conditions. The art ranged from hand-created art to photography and even music.
“It showcases both kinds of art,” said Jazimne Belcher, a third-year psychology major and ASPB volunteer, after performances from the bands El Segundo and Studies of the Starcross, as well as Kpop dance team Tartan Seoul. They are among other performers, as the program lasted the whole two hours of the event. Sanyu Nakimera, a fourth-year ► SEE ARTS WALK PAGE 11
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NEWS
The Associated Students of UCR’s 22nd meeting saw multiple Executive Cabinet reports ABHIJIT REGE News Editor
The Associated Students of UCR’s 22nd meeting was called to order on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 in the ASUCR Senate Chamber. All senators were present, except CNAS Senator Rachel Paredes. Executive Vice President Mufida Assaf was also absent, with President ProTempore Orlando Cabalo acting in her place. Motions were called to first remove senator reports from the agenda and a vote passed 14-0-0. Motions to approve the
agenda were called by PPT Cabalo, and a vote was motioned by CHASS senator Aalani Richardson and seconded by SOE Senator Dorothy Doronila, passing 14-0-0. Following this, an approval of previous meeting minutes was called by CHASS Senator Christian Martinez, and the vote passed 14-0-0. A motion was also called to add finance meeting minutes on agenda by senator Martinez seconded by senator Doronila, passing 14-0-0. A roll call of the executive cabinet then took place with the presence of ASUCR
President Will Wang, Vice President of External Affair Elysha Castillo, Vice President of Finance Jeffrey Tran, Vice President of Sustainability and Elections Director Sarmiento confirmed. Ex-Officio reports then took place beginning with Ethnic and Gender Program Liaison Jeanine Nassar. She expressed how glad she was to return to in-person learning and discussed a tabling event with the Ethnic and Gender wanted to plan for week 2 or 3. She is working with EVP Assaf ► SEE ASUCR PAGE 5
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