2015 Highlander Welcome Week a resounding success This marked the UCR Library's first, but certainly not last, participation in the Tartan Soul Kickoff event put on by the UCR Office of Student Life. More than 540 students mingled with a multitude of campus departments that set up activity booths around the UCR bell tower. Students...

Mascot's history dates back to UCR's inaugural year Scotty, the UCR mascot, celebrated his 61st birthday this year, but did you know that his history dates all the way back to the first year that UCR was open for classes? In November 1954, an election ballot listed six potential campus symbols whittled-down from 67 student...