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The Highlander
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE
For the week of Tuesday, November 11, 2025
VOL. 74, ISSUE 06
RADAR “60 Miles East” debuts at the Riverside Art Museum
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HIGHLANDERS COME UP SHORT AGAINST CROSS TOWN RIVALS IN 56-53 LOSS SPORTS
ELENA VERSAGE / THE HIGHLANDER
The exhibit spotlights the grit, fury and camaraderie of the 90’s Riverside music scene.
UC Riverside women’s basketball falls to California Baptist University in season opener.
ELENA VERSAGE Staff Writer
Monday, Nov. 3 was opening night for college basketball. Hundreds of schools across the nation played their first game of the season and the University of California, Riverside (UCR) women’s basketball was no exception. The Highlanders traveled to face their crosstown rivals, California Baptist University ► SEE WOMEN’S BASKETBALL ON PAGE 27
COURTESY OF ZACH CORDNER VIA 60 MILES EAST
NEWS
IAN PALMA Radar Editor
If someone were to ask which place has the coolest punk scene, the city of Riverside would most likely be the last location anybody would think of. People would be quick to point to other places like New York, with bands like the Ramones and Agnostic Front, or London with the Sex Pistols and The Clash. It’s hard to believe that Riverside, a quaint little city best known for its Spanish missionary architecture, donkeys and chaparral could be the locus for something as bold and brash as the punk scene. Riverside Art Museum’s newest exhibition, “60 Miles East: Riverside’s Underground Punk Rock, Hardcore & Ska Scene from the Late 1980s to Early 2000s,” sheds light on the history of the scene while proving that Riverside can rock as fast and harder than any other city in California. ► SEE 60 MILES EAST ON PAGE 25
Local government and organizations strain to compensate for SNAP’s defunding With the government shutdown, SNAP fund uncertainty, local food banks and city governments respond to public concern. KASSANDRA AGUIRRE Contributing Writer
With the government shutdown now going into its second month, more of the nation’s programs are being threatened. One of them is the rescindment of the funds for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits. Impacting Americans nationally, including those in the Inland Empire, local governments, food banks and pantries are trying to continue supporting citizens amidst uncertainty and a shrinking safety net.
SNAP benefits, known as CalFresh in California, refer...
COURTESY OF ANDERSON FOOD BANK VIA FLICKR ► SEE SNAP DEFUNDING ON PAGE 6
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