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Multidisciplinary Research Building to finish construction this year AMANI MAHMOUD Senior Staff Writer

UCR’s new Multidisciplinary Research Building (MRB), just north of the existing Materials Science and Engineering Building (MSE), will finish construction at the end of this year. The building will accommodate 179,000 square feet of collaborative lab, wet lab and computation research space.

The purpose intended for the MRB, according to Jacqueline Norman, a campus architect involved in the building’s design, is to provide UCR a new center that enables problem-focused research and provides unique research teams, expanded research capability and better scientific outcomes. MRB is the first of its kind at UCR, offering researchers the possibility of cross-discipline research at the intersection of life and chemical sciences, as well as engineering and medicine.

The construction for this building was outlined by the UCR Path to Preeminence 2020 Strategic Plan which outlined a course towards greater academic and research excellence. MRB is one aspect of that implementation, as it will provide research space for 56 new research labs. MRB planning began in 2015. Researchers will begin to move in starting next January.

According to Norman, MRB was planned with flexibility in mind and intended to accommodate emerging research demands over the next several decades. MRB will exemplify UCR’s commitment to environmental sustainability by being the first USGBC Certified LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Platinum building on campus. Norman considers this to be a rather notable achievement, given the sizable energy usage of other research laboratory buildings at UCR. According to its’ website, LEED provides the framework to create efficient and healthy costsaving green buildings.

Norman mentioned that the building is one of the largest labs on campus. It is divided into two areas: a lab side and a collaborative side comprised of spaces such as conference rooms. A small cafe run by UCR Dining, Hospitality and Retail Services will also be constructed outside of the building.

The Highlander received a first look of the building on a personal tour provided by Norman.

During the tour Norman pointed out that UCR’s brick was used on the building, which comes from a local Riverside quarry called Pacific Clay. Norman stated that this brick gives MRB a very special connection to Riverside.

Shaded arcades and shade-inducing baguette fixtures were built in order to combat the sun.

Exposed concrete was used in a large part of the interior of MRB such as the flooring. The grand stairway in the center of the room leads to all floors and Norman found it to be the “most dramatic part of the entire building.”

MRB is different than most labs on campus because they will be open labs, meaning that multiple teams will conduct their labs in the same room but at different bench rows. Norman explained

that this will allow opportunities for engagement and interaction between each team. Glass walls with doors will separate these labs from the write-up space where researchers can record their findings while still having a connection to their lab space. The third floor of the building has a terrace that faces the Aberdeen-Inverness residence halls.

M u l t i p l e multidisciplinary research teams will be conducting research in MRB. These teams include: Data Science Center, Environmental Toxicology Group, Food, Bugs, Guts and Brains, Imaging, Interdisciplinary Center for Quantitative Modeling in Biology (ICQMB), Mind & Brain Health: Neuroinflammation, Neurotrauma and Neurodegeneration, Molecular, Circuit and Behavioral Mechanisms of Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Systems Biology of Infectious Disease.

The relocation of these teams into the MRB releases space in other UCR labs for new hires, according to Norman. Norman stated that this is part of Chancellor Kim Wilcox’s initiative to hire 300 new employees.

MRB is contracted by Hensel Phelps, one of the largest general contractors and construction managers in the United States, and was designed by SmithGroup, an American architectural, engineering and planning firm, in collaboration H with UCR Architects and Engineers. ■

“MRB IS THE FIRST MULTIDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH BUILDING AT UCR, OFFERING RESEARCHERS THE POSSIBILITY OF CROSS-DISCIPLINE RESEARCH AT THE INTERSECTION OF LIFE AND CHEMICAL SCIENCES, AS WELL AS ENGINEERING AND MEDICINE.”

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UCR convocation welcomes over 6,000 new students MARK BERTUMEN Senior Staff Writer

On Monday, Sept. 24, UC Riverside held its New Student Convocation for incoming first-year and transfer students at UCR. The event was organized by the Office of Event Management and Protocol, which reports that there are 4,630 enrolled freshmen and 1,600 enrolled transfers this year.

According to an email from Amy Kim, the office’s public events manager, around 3,500 students in total were present at the convocation.

Kim explained that the convocation is a “ceremonial induction into the UCR family designed to promote the shared values of the university – integrity, accountability, excellence and respect.”

She also noted that there were “about 86 UCR senior leadership and faculty present at the ceremony, including Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox and Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor Cindy Larive.”

The event began at 6 p.m. on the Pierce Lawn. Students took their seats with the sun setting to their far right behind the Bell Tower and the stage of seated faculty members ahead of them.

Larive took the podium to welcome the incoming students and to thank them for coming to the event. She continued her speech by honoring the land that UCR had been built upon, and then introduced the members of UCR’s college administration that were present on the stage behind her.

Larive ceded the microphone to Wilcox, who stressed the im-

portance of student’s role in discovering “future knowledge” and how their active involvement on campus would achieve that.

“Some of you might do it in the laboratory,” he illustrated, “or in a research project with a faculty member. But every one of you will shape that future knowledge,” he concluded. “You’ll be worried about the grade your professor will give you (in discussion), but I can assure you those discussions also help the faculty members think about the material.”

Stefany Perez, a first-year major in biochemistry, found the next part of Wilcox’s speech to be “quite memorable,” since “he stated that we (the freshmen and transfers), as new students, were seated within the Pierce Lawn and that in four years or so, we’d meet there (sic) again but as Seniors (sic) and successful Highlanders.”

Also speaking was Jeffrey Krynski, a 1981 alumni of UCR and president of the UCR Alumni Association. He began by saying college would be “an amazing time” of the students’ lives, “a time in which (they) would be tested on many levels.” Krynski later emphasized that everyone should search for experiences beyond just the classroom, that they should “pursue interests that don’t involve textbooks and required reading.”

Attention was then given to Dylan Rodriguez, a professor of Ethnic Studies and chair of the UCR Academic Senate. As chair he found it to be his “unwavering obligation to find, write, teach

and speak the truth” to all students and that in doing so “all of us … inherit a significant historical task: to seize on the fact that the University of California at Riverside is a public institution, a public university, founded to serve a public mission, and that this California public looks and lives more like the people sitting on this lawn than it does at virtually any other university campus in the state, the nation or the world.” Rodriguez took note that “to simply recognize that fact is not enough … when not accompanied with a deep, complex and sometimes risk-embracing commitment to transforming the institutionalized power, relations and institutional

culture” that students and faculty experience every day.

The final speech of the night was given by Semi Cole, president of the Associated Students of UCR. Cole stated that the new students had “begun a remarkable journey of becoming a part of a community of dreamers and visionaries.” He told the students that at UCR they would “taste the joys of success and learn great lessons from failure” and that “we are refined by the power of our potential.” At the conclusion of his speech Cole led the audience of new students in UCR’s statement of commitment.

Provost Larive concluded by thanking the students for coming

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and offering academic advice to them before the event reached its end. The on-stage faculty and the crowd of students proceeded to stand and proclaim UCR’s alma mater “Hail Fair UCR,” with music provided by the UCR Highlander Band.

Litzy Guzman, a gender and sexuality studies major, said that she enjoyed the speeches and that each one “resonated with (her) in one way or another.” She felt that all of the speakers conveyed “the sense of community that is built within UCR.” The convocation ended at 6:32 p.m., with the first-year students then led to the HUB for dinner and socializing.

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Nobel prize-winning chemist Richard Schrock joins UCR faculty AIDAN RUTTEN Senior Staff Writer

The production of fuel, detergents and pharmaceutical medications all owe their environmentally friendly production processes to the work of UCR incoming Professor of Chemistry and Nobel prizewinner Richard Schrock. A UCR alumnus himself, Shrock helped pioneer methods of olefin metathesis which allows for a cleaner, more efficient production of a multitude of chemical products.

Returning to his alma mater, Schrock brings with him an impressive legacy of scientific research. “Professor Schrock is an inspirational role model for UCR students and faculty,” wrote Cynthia Larive, professor of chemistry and provost and executive vice chancellor. “In addition to helping to spotlight the excellent research being carried out at UCR, Prof. Schrock brings to campus a wealth of experience and connections that will help our junior faculty advance in their careers.”

Having graduated from UCR, Schrock continued at Harvard, where he graduated with a doctorate in chemistry in 1971.

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material sciences conglomerate responsible for such inventions as teflon, he joined the faculty at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1975. He became the Frederick G. Keyes Professor of Chemistry in 1989, nine years after becoming a full professor.

Schrock, along with Yves Chauvin and Robert Grubbs, won the Nobel Prize for chemistry in 2005 for furthering scientific knowledge of the structures and functions of certain catalysts used in olefin metathesis. His research focuses on organic synthesis, an area of chemistry concerned with creating organic compounds, which are often complex and difficult to synthesize. This work has paved the way for the more environmentally efficient production of many common products.

Schrock is also a member of several important groups, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

He has also won many awards, including the ACS Award in Organometallic Chemistry in 1985 and the F. Albert Cotton Award in Synthetic Inorganic Chemistry in 2006. He was also elected as a Foreign Member of the Royal Society in 2008.

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UC Riverside to address the influx of electric scooters MARK BERTUMEN Senior Staff Writer

Bird, an electric scooter company based in Santa Monica, has triggered controversy by dumping scooters throughout the city of Riverside. Through its app, Bird allows users to rent their rechargeable scooters for an initial dollar and subsequently at fifteen to twenty cents per m i n u t e . H o w e v e r, t h e p r e s e n c e and usage of the scooters at UC Riverside has been considered a problem by the campus itself.

On Sept. 22, the UCR police department sent out a mass email to students at UCR, stating that the electric scooters stationed around the university cannot be driven on campus grounds.

Assistant Chief of Police John Freese stated in an email that this includes “all campus roadways and parking lots.” The relevant policies reason that such vehicles muddle foot traffic and can result in accidents.

The UCPD held a discussion on t h e s e m a t t e r s o n T h u r s d a y, S e p t .

2 7 . I n a n e m a i l i n t e r v i e w, F r e e s e reported that, “ We (UCPD) met and discussed this issue … with the campus Executive Management Policy Group (EMPG).” It was determined that since Bird and similar companies are creating new issues concerning scooters, current

policies must be “reviewed and updated,” Freese wrote.

He also added that “motorized skateboards did not exist” when the relevant policies were established and will be addressed alongside current policy updates.

The policy revisions will be managed by the Communications and Policy Coordination Group (CPCG), with Freese also indicating that “a subcommittee (will) be formed, (sic) to include VCSA ( Vi c e Chancellor of Student Affairs) designee(s) and students” that will review the amended policies by CPCG and provide suggestions as needed.

The Highlander will be updated with the development of these r e v i s i o n s a s t h e y o c c u r.

U C R ’s Director of Tr a n s p o r t a t i o n I r m a H e n d e r s o n was interviewed by email for more questions surrounding the scooters on campus. She responded that she “contacted (Bird) the same day they started dropping scooters on campus.”

Henderson supplied Bird with information on the officials and departments that Bird would need to work with before UCR would allow the scooters on school grounds. The exact day and whether or not Bird followed up with her messages were not released at the time of writing.

Henderson later pointed out that the city of Riverside “is also

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in the process of determining how they will address scooters,” further stating that neither it nor UCR has decided how to handle t h e s c o o t e r s y e t . W h i l e B i r d ’s site states that Riverside is a designated area for the scooters, H e n d e r s o n ’s c o m m e n t s s u g g e s t that Bird has not gained official permission to station scooters in e i t h e r U C R o r t h e c i t y.

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Bird has been under fire for unauthorized business.

In February of this year Bird was fined $300,000 by the city of Santa Monica, its city of origin, for unapproved operation of electric scooters.

B i r d ’s media department was contacted through email f o r c o m m e n t o n U C R ’s s a f e t y concerns. No response has been H returned at the time of writing. ■

Strike Two: bargaining at impasse between UC and patient care workers

AIDAN RUTTEN Senior Staff Writer

Last M a y, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 3622, the union which represents the service sector employees across all UC campuses, carried out a three-day strike to protest the UC and what certain research showed was growing wage inequality for women and m i n o r i t y workers. The inequality is l a rg e l y blamed on the outsourcing of jobs and uncompetitive wages, which, according to A F S C M E , has led to an increasing gender and racial wage gap.

T h e previous strike was carried out by the service sector employees, including custodians, security g u a r d s a n d s e r v i c e s t a ff , w h o w e r e joined in solidarity by workers from the patient care technical unit and the University Professional a n d Te c h n i c a l E m p l o y e e s ( U P T E ) , which represents nurses among o t h e r h o s p i t a l s t a ff . T h i s t i m e , the potential strike comes from patient care workers, who are using similar reasoning – stalled negotiations and growing wage inequality due to outsourcing –

for their strike vote.

An agreement for the patient care technical unit was supposed to be reached in December 2017, but after a year of continued b a rg a i n i n g n o a g r e e m e n t h a s b e e n r e a c h e d . A l a rg e c o n c e r n f o r t h e patient care unit is outsourcing, a practice by which certain jobs are contracted out through private companies who provide cheaper l a b o r. A c c o r d i n g t o A F S C M E spokesman John de los Angeles, “ M o s t employers have begun to outsource the low wage work to companies that then go out and find outside workers who will take the work for much lower pay with no benefits and often a higher risk of labor abuse like wage theft.”

I n a n e m a i l t o t h e H i g h l a n d e r, t h e U C O ff i c e o f t h e P r e s i d e n t ( U C O P ) wrote, “UC is disappointed that AFSCME leadership has indicated they will ask their members to vote on whether to strike instead of on o u r o ff e r. A F S C M E l e a d e r s h i p i s requesting a wage increase that is double what other unions have agreed to – and what was given to non-represented employees.”

According to de los Angeles, t h e U C i s s h i f t i n g t h e b a rg a i n -

“THE REAL ISSUE AT THE BARGAINING TABLE HERE COMES DOWN TO ONE WORD – OUTSOURCING.”

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ing narrative from one concerning outsourcing and the closure of secure job paths to one about w a g e s . “ T h e r e a l i s s u e a t t h e b a rgaining table here comes down to one word – outsourcing,” he said, adding “when we talk about inequality really the root of it is the u n i v e r s i t y ’s d e s i r e t o o u t s o u r c e jobs.”

A document provided to the Highlander by UCOP states the U C ’s f i n a l s e t t l e m e n t o ff e r s , including a three percent wage increase over the next four years as well as $750, one-time lumpsum payments for patient care workers, but does not mention the practice of outsourcing. A union vote on whether to strike will take place Oct. 9 and 10.

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Campus Cope Dorming 101

By: Martha Delgado, Senior Staff Writer Among the excitement of college life is dorming.

Living in a residence hall is a unique experience that people either love or hate. Yet, navigating the dorm life does not have to be difficult. Here are a couple of things to keep in mind to help you get through your life in the dorms.

Communicate You might possibly have up to 70 hallmates. That’s

70 people sharing bathrooms, laundry machines and lounge areas. With that amount of people it’s also possible that they might get on your nerves. Thus, it is important to communicate with your roommate/ hallmates about each other’s boundaries. Doing this at an early point in your time in the dorms may help you avoid conflict in the following months.

Showers

Use something to carry all your shower items and change of clothes. It will be quicker and much more practical to take all your stuff in one caddy than to walk back and forth from your room to the showers.

It’s also good to have your clothes nearby and ready to put on, in case a fire alarm or any emergency occurs while you’re showering.

You may also want to use a shower robe. If you get yourself locked out and realize this after showering, you will feel alot better walking to the Resident Services Office in a robe than just a towel.

Be careful about using microwaves and stoves Most of us have used the microwaves and stoves

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in our houses without any issue. However, dorm fire alarms and smoke detectors seem to be more sensitive and always ready to go off. Be careful around the appliances in the room. Don’t use the popcorn button.

Put water in your cup of noodles before putting them in the microwave. Don’t put silverware inside the microwave. If you are cooking, watch the stove. You

don’t want to be THAT first year who set off the fire alarm at an inconvenient time. If you set the alarm off, you could be fined for accidentally doing so.

Do laundry

Make sure you are washing your bed sheets and pillow covers at least once a month, preferably every other week. Doing laundry can take time out of your day but it is a chore that you will need to do sooner or later. Not doing laundry can create an unhygienic space that can potentially cause sickness. It could also leave you without clothes to wear.

Yet, laundry is not as difficult as it sounds.

Don’t mix white clothes with colored clothes and use a basket or bag to carry clothes to and from the laundry room. After a while, you will get the hang of it and be able to keep a hygienic space.

Get to know your roommate/ hallmates You will be living with these people for almost

a year. Thus, you will surely find it beneficial and helpful to know your hallmates. If you need help or have a question, they will be the nearest people around to help you.

Dorming is the first step to living by yourself, but that does not mean that it must be stressful. What do you want your dorming experience to be like? There is no perfect way to approach dorming, but you have an active role in determining what your experience will be like. Follow these tips and you’ll be able to make the most of it.

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Consumerism meets technology: M.T. Anderson discusses the dangers of innovation By: Martha Delgado, Senior Staff Writer When M.T. Anderson wrote “Feed” in 2001, he did not expect his predictions about smartphone culture to come true. Almost two decades later, Anderson’s book resembles reality more and more closely. Dealing with themes of consumerism and the integration of technology into our daily lives, “Feed” was the focus of the first of UCR’s new Open Book Series lectures, which introduces current authors and their work within a discussion of contemporary issues.

The event, which took place on Sept. 25, was coordinated by Residential Life, CHASS Living Learning Community and the University Writing Program (UWP), who partnered to bring the author to discuss his work.

Elizabeth Hagen, Resident Director of AberdeenInverness (AI) Residence Hall, explained how the partnership between the CHASS Living Learning Community in AI and University Writing Program came from a desire to facilitate a common reading experience for students and expand it to become an annual program.

When she was a student, Hagen loved the common reads her alma mater, Ohio University, would host.

Matthew Snyder, a lecturer for the UWP, introduced Anderson. Snyder grew up before the internet became popular and feels that current college life is missing the sense of connection with books. “People at my school would be reading books on the lawns of the university.

How do you recreate that sense of kinship with books?”

Snyder said. The answer was to start a book series where contemporary writers would be invited to speak on important topics.

Building on the themes in his work, Anderson addressed the the crowd at UNLH 1000. “This is going to be a moment when you should be thinking: what do you want your world to look like? Technology is going to play a role in that,” Anderson explained.

Anderson opened up the event by mentioning Intel’s

2010 prediction to have chips in people’s heads by 2020. While Intel had a basic everyday use of chips in mind, Anderson still found it interesting how a major

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U.S. corporation was thinking about the usage of chips in such a direct and invasive way. “It still shows that we are getting to this point where our thoughts can be read,” Anderson elaborated. “We will no longer have a capacity to keep secrets.”

Anderson also discussed the ways in which technology muffles our sense of reality. Our trust of navigation apps,

for example, makes it hard for app users to find their location on a map. “If you use your phone while driving but then lose signal, you will have no idea where you are at,” elaborated Anderson. “Whereas, if you would have used a map, you would have gotten a sense of that territory.”

In “Feed,” the characters have a chip implanted in their head that makes them hear and see advertisements, like pop-up ads. Anderson explained how this reflected the advertisements he saw as a teenager. “I thought (of all this technology stuff) as a kind of science fiction joke,” Anderson began. “As a teenager, I didn’t need a chip in my head. I already had the voice of advertising talking to me all the time saying to me: ‘This is what you need to be beautiful. This is what you need to be popular. This is what you need to be loved. You are not right if you do not want this.’” Anderson felt there was something sinister and creepy about those constant messages that soon begin to be replicated within our head. When Anderson turned 30 years old, the advertisements broadcasted to him changed from playing on his teenage angst to idealizing a wealthy, suburban family life, complete with a picket fence. “I would feel guilty for not wanting the things that I’m supposed to want.”

Anderson read the first chapter of “Feed” before taking audience questions. He concluded the talk by speculating about the future. “By the time you get old, there’s a possibility that once again there will be two species of humanoid on the Earth,” Anderson pondered.

“One will be enhanced in various ways that have powers that seem almost god-like and one will be like the rest of us who do not have that. What will that mean to have that kind of divide again?”

Anderson’s “Feed” is available in bookstores. “Feed” will be assigned and discussed in some English 4 and ■H English 1A courses at UCR this fall.

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HIGHLANDER EDITORIAL

New STEM High School promises wide benefits, overlooks associated challenges

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he UCR Academic Senate recently released a summary of a draft agreement reached between UCR, Riverside Unified School District and the City of Riverside that has committed to construct a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) magnet high school on the Northeastern part of UCR’s campus that will share a number of resources with the university, including faculty mentoring and, potentially, lab space. The planned high school is designed to bring wide benefits to both UCR and the surrounding Riverside community, according to the draft agreement. The construction of the high school, which is slated to begin in 2019, shows real promise as a mutually beneficial arrangement; however, the university has a responsibility to demonstrate a serious commitment to mitigating the accompanying challenges such a high school is sure to bring.

Funding for the design and construction of the high school, totaling approximately $55 million, comes entirely from Measure O, a $392 million bond approved by RUSD voters to build and improve schools in RUSD, which was approved in 2016. After beginning in December of 2019, construction is planned to finish in March of 2022, with the school projected to open that summer. The site of the school, chosen from a number of other options, will be located on Valencia Hill Road and Watkins Drive, in the current location of the intramural sports and recreational fields just to the north of the Glen Mor apartments.

UCR and RUSD staff have emphatically touted the project’s benefits, like the school’s potential to serve as an on-campus site for service learning projects for UCR undergraduate students. Another key benefit includes the value of enrolling 800-1200 high school students from Riverside in a highly resourced and welldesigned high school aimed at preparing them for focused, high-impact careers in STEM fields, which is excellent news for the community. The news should be welcomed on the merits of what is shown on the surface–pragmatic investments in education, especially at the earlier levels, pay off in large dividends to their communities. These dividends take the form of highly educated workers that increase productivity and economic activity.

While it’s obvious many graduates of the high school will go on to live in parts of the world not in Riverside, evidence shows that many are expected to remain in Riverside or move back after completing their education.

The benefits of their STEM-focused education would feed back into Riverside, meaning more workers available to fill highly-skilled

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well paying jobs that increase economic activity and the size of the city’s tax base.

Furthermore, the operation of a prestigious STEM high school with access to UC resources and facilities is sure to put Riverside on the map for parents looking to raise a family.

School quality has been consistently shown to be one of the most important factors in determining the price of real estate, and given the ballooning cost of living in the coastal regions of Southern California, good schools such as this might be just the extra motivation prospective parents need to settle down further inland. This potential rise in the attractiveness of Riverside’s housing market would bring serious benefits to the area, as residents would see the values of their homes rise and new movers would bring more wealth into the economy.

UCR faculty and staff would likely be able to enjoy benefits of their own within the high school. According to the draft agreement, UCR will “benefit from designated slots for children of UCR faculty and staff members” from the high school. UCR students and faculty will additionally have opportunities to conduct research and participate as student teachers or in other programs on the high school campus throughout the year.

The branch of UCR that stands to reap the widest benefits from the partnership is the UCR School of Education. Having an affiliated high school right on campus would undeniably enrich and deepen the quality of instruction available to education students; they could shadow certified teachers, teach classes of their own, allow for more direct study of educational practices and even serve as a laboratory for testing best practices in pedagogy. As noted in the draft agreement: “It is the optimal site for education students and student teachers and the proximity is key for facilitating interactions, including possible professional development program[s] for teachers.”

The new STEM high school undeniably fulfills the mission of UCR’s 2020 Strategic Plan, which calls for the university to “foster academically-focused partnerships that benefit the university and community.” The advantages posed by the partnership between RUSD, the City of Riverside and UCR are wide and clear; however, the construction of the high school and its integration into the UCR community does not come without challenges.

The first concern of parking would certainly be the most troubling, given the campus’s embarrassingly insufficient number of parking spaces; however, the draft agreement states that “There are no plans to allow RUSD to park on UC Riverside property, surface lots,

or parking structures,” meaning that the actual impact of parking concerns will be minimal provided nothing changes.

RUSD students could contribute to overcrowding of UCR dining options if they end up spending a significant amount of time actually on campus, but the amount of time the students will spend on UCR’s campus is currently unknown. The high school will have its own dining services just like any high school in the area, but its students will have full access to the UCR campus and facilities (including food services), just as any member of the public does by virtue of UCR being a public institution. In other words, while the RUSD students have no privileged status over any other citizen of Riverside in accessing UCR dining, their constant close proximity to the campus, in addition to the partnership between the two institutions, may entice them to regularly come to UCR for dining options.

The question of whether students at the high school will be allowed to leave the campus during lunch or other school hours, which certainly puts UCR dining at greater risk of overcrowding during these times, is currently not known, according to the draft agreement.

UCR dining facilities like the HUB are overcrowded already and face a severe shortage of suitable tables for students looking to eat, especially during lunch hours. The fact that UCR has not yet answered the question of whether or not students from the high school will be frequently coming to UCR’s campus for dining services is less than assuring. Ideally, the high school students would not be allowed to leave their campus during lunch hours, but more importantly, UCR should take further steps to assure the student community that its dining services will not be overcrowded.

Opportunities for the high school’s students to meet, do research with and be mentored by UCR faculty are undeniably fantastic opportunities, but are strange priorities given that many of these resources are sparsely distributed among many UCR students who frequently get no faculty facetime past their 150-160 minutes of lecture each week, which can hardly be characterized as interaction. The same principle applies to potential grant funding available to the high school’s students.

The single greatest risk the high school poses to the smooth running of UCR campus operations however, is the quintessentially Southern Californian problem of traffic. The draft agreement indicates “UC Riverside’s position is that RUSD vehicular traffic will not be allowed along Linden,” and that “all RUSD traffic must ingress and egress from Watkins.”

While this is reassuring, the University has

not as of yet released any other significant information regarding plans for UCR-specific traffic mitigation. Instead, the agreement states RUSD will solve any significant traffic impacts and mitigations with the City of Riverside.

Prohibiting RUSD vehicular traffic from Linden is a critical step that UCR has thankfully taken; however such a position is not only difficult to enforce, but still leaves a large number of other traffic concerns unresolved.

RUSD vehicular traffic will undoubtedly lead to congestion of all its nearby streets, which are shared by the University, especially when students begin and end their classes, presumably at 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. Effective traffic mitigation solutions will undoubtedly prove the most difficult challenge UCR will have to address, and given the university’s current track record on the related issues of parking spaces and general accomodation for the rapidly growing number of students in recent years, there is cause to doubt traffic concerns will be addressed to the extent which is necessary.

Another issue that the draft agreement appears to have overlooked is the close proximity of the high school to UCR’s Glen Mor student apartments and residence halls. The proximity increases the likelihood of the high school students being exposed to more adult elements of college culture, including alcohol, drugs and sexual activity. Although high schools are not free of those problems themselves, close proximity to UCR’s residences certainly risks exacerbating these problems.

A few new and legally much more serious impacts that this mixing of cultures and age groups could bring are the possibility of adults providing alcohol to minors, underage sexual activity and sexual assault.

The benefits the new high school will bring to UCR and the surrounding community are clearly too good to be left on the table. UCR, however, has a responsibility to its community to handle the negotiations in a serious, skeptical and cautious manner. The rapid growth of the university in recent years has undeniably been to the wide benefit of the entire community, but has not come without its own introduction of new challenges. The construction of this high school and its integration into UCR is no different, but hopefully this time UCR will look into the H project’s associated challenges more seriously. ■ Highlander editorials reflect the majority view of the Highlander Editorial Board. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Associated Students of UCR or the University of California system.

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OPINION POLL Compiled by Jimmy Lai, Staff Photographer

“Are you excited for Block Party?”

Marcelo Garcia TFDP Third-year “No.”

Aidan Rutten Political Science Fourth-year

Jonathan Fernandez Media and Culture Third-year

Catherine Yong Business Third-year

“No, I’m more of a stay at home type of person”

“I don’t know much about it.”

“I am not really excited for the lineup, but I am excited to see the peoples’ getup and fits.”

Mark Bertumen Chemistry Second-year “Nah.”

Claire Wun Biology Third-year “I don’t really care.”

Ethnic Studies courses should be a requirement for high school students

AMANI MAHMOUD Senior Staff Writer

A bill recently introduced by Assemblyman Jose Medina, (D-Riverside), a former ethnic studies teacher, seeks to make ethnic studies a high school graduation requirement in California.

The bill, AB 2772 passed

2023-2024 school year. The implementation of ethnic studies courses in California high schools would allow students to gain a better understanding of other cultures, inculcating them with the tolerance and respect

IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE, CONSIDERING THE EXTENT OF THE DIVERSITY IN CALIFORNIA’S SCHOOLS, TO MERELY TEACH TEXT AND WORKS THAT WERE LONG AGO SELECTED BY AND FOR THE EURO-AMERICAN CANON. SUCH NARRATIVES DO NOT REFLECT THE NARRATIVES OF CALIFORNIA STUDENTS TODAY. the Assembly floor on June 27 and is awaiting a vote in the State Senate. If passed, it would require all high school students to take one semester of ethnic studies in order to graduate, beginning in the

needed to foster cultural diversity in our society.

Shaping ethnic studies to be an essential component of the statewide high school curriculum only makes sense for California schools as

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California is the most diverse state in the country. Given the diversity of California, it is important for all high school students to be able to connect their own heritage to learning about the various racial and ethnic groups that span the state.

The National Education Association (NEA), the United States’ largest labor union that is committed to the cause of public education, has demonstrated evidence that academic ethnic studies curricula have positive academic and social outcomes for students. Studies conducted by the NEA documented high levels of student engagement when literature by authors within the students’ ethnic background was used. The study also documented growth in literacy skills, student achievement, students’ attitudes towards learning and sense of agency.

The study also found that “43 gifted black middle school students interviewed by the study’s authors (2000) all expressed a desire to learn more about black people in school.” Most students agreed that learning about people like themselves would make school more interesting, “and almost half agreed that they got tired of learning about white people all the time.”

Students need to find the content that they are learning about interesting in order for them to actually engage with the work. If they find the content uninteresting, it is often difficult for students to actually commit their time and efforts to the material at hand. The introduction of ethnic studies courses in high school would allow these students to engage more in their learning because they would be learning about their own history through personal narratives.

The Eurocentric perspective is not as valuable to students of color because they do not encompass their own history and experiences. Students of

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color simply cannot relate to the Eurocentric experience and focusing on narratives other than this narrow perspective is beneficial to students of color because they can finally engage in and relate to what they are being taught. This engagement will inevitably motivate students to invest in and care for their education. Seeing themselves represented in the content that they are learning will liberate students to seek a higher education, attempt to gain positions of power and make an impact on society.

It does not make sense, considering the extent of the diversity in California’s schools, to merely teach text and works that were long ago selected by and for the Euro-American canon. Such narratives do not reflect the narratives of California students today. I and many other people of color could never relate to the text that was being taught because it was a narrative completely

different from our own. How can people of color relate to Euro-American history when their own history is not represented? Without reading about themselves in history, students feel as if their own history and voices do not matter in the greater scheme of things.

America is too grounded in its teachings of history toward a Eurocentric perspective.

The implementation of ethnic studies courses in high school will allow all students to learn different narratives outside of the Euro-American narratives that are generally taught.

Diverse narratives will allow students to succeed in diverse universities and the diverse workforce in the increasingly diversifying country. In order for California’s education system to thrive, its students should have the knowledge of other cultural experiences and history of the different ethnic and cultural groups that form the social tapestry we live in today.

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MARCEL SENIOR STA If you’re anything like me and would rather stay in alone than ever think about going to a concert, then it’s probably accurate to say that Block Party never appealed to you in your years at UCR. UCR-funded concerts are notorious for being routinely mediocre for even the most enthusiastic party lover (with most UCR festivities only serving as students’ excuse to get as drunk and/or high as possible

last year).

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“this year’s Block Party solidified my faith in ASPB’s to gather a solid line-up and an enjoyable show” before showing up). Because of this kind of behavior, the little enthusiasm any Block Party goer has is usually quickly lowered by an overwhelming amount of drunk students, who end up regurgitating the contents of their stomachs on the sides of the crowd.

However, this year ’s Block Party (which also happened to be the 20th anniversary of the event) felt different. In all the time I spent maneuvering around the edge of the crowd throughout the event, I didn’t notice a single vomiting attendee (sure some were a bit tipsy or stoned, but not enough to negatively impact anyone’s good time). I can’t tell if this was due to some increased sobriety rate in UCR students or simply good luck, but anyone attending could immediately feel the change of atmosphere (compared to, say, Spring Splash

were in a similar situa meals and less-than-idea most part, making a dec venue before or after the alternative.

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songs, combined with a crowd that was left energetic after MadeinTYO, led to Kyle’s set feeling far more laid back than it should have been. Add on to this the disappointing lack of MadeinTYO during his segment of the pair ’s latest collaboration “SUPERDUPERKYLE,” and it felt like Kyle’s performance was underappreciated by the crowd (despite it being one of the best performances I’ve ever experienced at a UCR concert).

Proceeding shortly after Kyle and ending the night was Slander, who started off their performance by bringing the hype with a few fast-paced and catchy bangers. I wouldn’t say that they reached the level of excitement during MadeinTYO, but their aforementioned introduction came damn close. Unfortunately, the enjoyability of the set significantly declined at about the 10 minute mark. After a certain point many of the tracks felt less quality and more like unsynchronized noise being blasted from the speakers. I noticed a handful of times where the crowd, expecting a bass drop at just the right moment or a slightly more rhythmic song, was left waiting.

Overall, while I would never recommend the side attractions or condone ever purchasing overpriced food from one of the food trucks, I can say that this year ’s Block Party has solidified my faith in ASPB’s ability to gather a solid line-up and put on an enjoyable show.

With recognizable names like Post Malone, Lil Uzi Vert, Playboi Carti and now Kyle in recent lineups, there’s definitely more to look forward to in the future. If the university devotes some effort into making a few changes, like possibly selling alcohol at the event to cut down binge drinking and regulate underage drinking far better than the current situation; as well as getting rid of the wasteful side attractions and using those extra resources to continue securing quality performers, Block Party (along with Spring Splash, and even Bonfire) could become ■H something truly special.

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Men’s golf keeps positive outlook despite 14th place finish JONATHAN FERNANDEZ Senior Staff Writer

Riverside’s men’s golf team participated in the Mark Simpson Intercollegiate in Erie, Colorado, where they finished 14th out of 16 teams that competed. The tournament took place Sept. 24 and 25.

Despite how the result may look on paper, Head Coach Rick Todd felt different than most people would about his team’s finish. “For the first tournament of the year we did pretty good,” Todd said.

Instead of citing results as a reason why the tournament went well, Todd focused more on his team getting along on their first trip, which he sees as a crucial step in becoming a good team. “These kids are bonding together. They’re like brothers so that’s a good thing. Good trip.”

One positive takeaway from this tournament was the play of freshman Eddy Yi who finished with the second lowest score on the team. “He was great,” Todd said. “It was more than I expected. Usually kids, especially true freshmen right out of the box, are a little nervous (and) make some unforced errors, but this kid handles himself well and did a great job.”

The tournament was played in harsh conditions, especially in the second round when the wind picked up and the temperature dropped to about 40 degrees. Despite the tough conditions, the Highlanders were actually able to make up ground due to where they were on the golf course. “We could’ve been on the real hard holes,” Todd explained. “We actually weren’t in the second round so we made up some ground. “ The wind also provided senior Andrew Spillman to play what Todd called, “condition-wise, the best I’ve seen him shoot. He shot two under par which was phenomenal.”

Todd explained, “Not too many guys shot under par the second round because it got that difficult.”

Todd was quick to let go of this result because he felt his team gave 100 percent and it was also the team’s first tournament of the year compared to opposing teams who were competing in their third tournament.

The most important thing to the fourth-year head coach was making sure the newest members on his team felt comfortable. “First thing on the first trip is making sure everyone gets along with the new kids,” Todd said. “Make them feel like they’re part of our family now.” Todd sees the bond between teammates as a “sign of a good team” and he feels this trip has helped make them a better team.

The Highlanders’ next tournament will start Monday, Oct. 1 at Fresno State University.

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Big West conference preview JARYD BONGCARAS Senior Staff Writer

UCR women’s soccer has been on an absolute tear to start off the season, going 9-0-1 throughout the team’s first ten games, with nine of these wins being shutouts. Additionally, UCR has allowed only one goal total so far this season, and leads the nation with a .971 save percentage and a .900 shutout percentage.

Despite the team’s best start since the 2004 season, and despite being the only unbeaten team in the Big West, the question still looms if the Highlanders can keep up the same momentum heading into conference play. Here’s where they finished last season, as well as what to look out for heading into this season.

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2017-2018 Big West Conference seed: Third in the Big West.

2017-2018 record: 5-3-0 (15 points)

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Result: Loss in semi-finals of Big West Tournament NCAA appearances: 1 (2005) Head Coach: Nat Gonzalez (sixth-year head coach)

PLAYERS TO WATCH: AMANDA ROY

Coming off the All-Big West Second Team last season, the junior defender continues her task of organizing and leading the defense - this time at a higher rate. With Feist and Quinley Quezada leading the charge on the offensive end, it’s easy for defenders to be overlooked, especially when it comes to stats. The gritty work of defenders preventing the opposing team from penetrating the defense is nowhere near as lauded as offense is. Roy is a huge reason why the Highlanders have only given up one goal throughout their first ten games. If the third-year defender can keep it up, the Highlanders are in prime position to at least go further than last year’s squad.

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MADELINE FEIST Feist’s stellar start to the season is partly why the Highlanders have been on a streak as of late. The senior midfielder has come up big time and time again for her team when needed most by scoring and getting her teammates involved. At one point, Feist even led the Big West Conference in goals scored. Feist’s mentality heading into this season also embodies the entire team’s mentality of no longer wanting to be written off. It seems as if every player is treating each game like it’s their last, with any effort less than 100 percent seen as a personal offense. When asked postgame about her performance against Fresno State, Feist shared with gohighlanders. com how the team wanted revenge against the Bulldogs, saying “[they] beat us 1-0 last year, so we wanted to come out with more grit.” With Feist performing well in the clutch and the rest of the team buying into this vendetta-type season, there’s no question that UCR can reach even further goals this season.

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MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY AT JOE PIANE INVITATIONAL : TOP RUNNERS 32nd place: Jonathan Lee 25:27.11

Prediction:

47th place: Arman Irani 25:49.39

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B i g W e s t c o n f e r e n c e p r e v i e w AT JOE PIANE INVITATIONAL : JONATHAN FERNANDEZ Senior Staff Writer

The men’s soccer team (2-7-1) has not started the season the way they’d hoped. The team has an opportunity to turn their season around as they will have a clean slate going into conference season. Here’s how they fared in the past, some key players to watch and how we expect them to do this upcoming season.

TOP RUNNERS 48th place: Vanessa Gracian 18:40.38

64th place:

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2017-2018 Big West Conference seed: Third in the South Division.

2017-2018 record: 4-5-1 (13 points) COURTESY OF UCR ATHLETICS

Result: Loss in Semi-finals of Big West Tournament.

PLAYERS TO WATCH: EDWYN GUTIERREZ

The junior goalkeeper has been tasked with filling the hole left by former keeper and graduated senior Vincent Morales. Gutierrez has had a tough start to his campaign and has allowed a whopping 22 goals in nine matches. Riverside has struggled to defend in preconference play as a team, which obviously plays a huge part in the number of goals scored, but Gutierrez’s responsibility to direct his defenders and serve as the last line of defense will make him a difference maker on that end of the ball. His potential to change the tide for this struggling defense makes him a player worth watching.

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NCAA appearances: 0 Head Coach: Tim Cupello (sixth-year head coach)

DUSAN KECA Keca has led the way for his team offensively despite being a defender. The fourth-year defender has scored three goals and assisted on one goal as well. In order for the Highlanders to not only make the Big West Tournament, but also earn a win there, Keca will have to continue to score and look for ways to set up his teammates. Keca also has to do a better job at organizing the back-line to improve the team’s defense. His ability to impact the game on both the offensive and defensive end shows just how important of a player he is for the Highlanders.

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upcoming matches women’s soccer Sunday, Sept. 30 at Cal State Fullerton at 5 p.m.

Friday, Oct. 5 against Cal Poly at 7 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 7 against UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m.

men’s soccer Wednesday, Oct. 3 against UC Irvine at 7 p.m.

Saturday, Oct. 6 against Cal Poly at 7 p.m.

Wednesday, Oct. 10 against UC Santa Barbara at 7 p.m.