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September 6, 2012
Exercise Your Right to Vote

Voting is one of the most important rights a citizen has, so why not exercise this right? 

Voting is one of the most important rights a citizen has, so why not exercise this right?

When one chooses to vote, they do so because they want to be heard. Voting is an important thing to countless individuals, because feeling significant is of major importance to voters who participate in the electoral process.

April 19, 2012
Trevor Project's Candlelight Vigil and Film Raises Awareness For the LGBT Community

On the rainy Thursday night of April 12, the Trevor Project and the Social Justice Programs collaborated to provide UCM students with a sequence of informational events to raise awareness of the LGBT community. 

On the rainy Thursday night of April 12, the Trevor Project and the Social Justice Programs collaborated to provide UCM students with a sequence of informational events to raise awareness of the LGBT community.

The Trevor Project is an organization that provides crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to LGBT youth.

The event began around 6:30 p.m. with lifeguard training, followed by a short film and ending with the candlelight vigil.

April 6, 2012
National Humanities Medal Recipient Speaks

On March 15, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah visited campus and spoke in a lecture entitled “For the Humanities”, held in the California Room. The room was filled with professors, community members, and students alike.

On March 15, Dr. Kwame Anthony Appiah visited campus and spoke in a lecture entitled “For the Humanities”, held in the California Room. The room was filled with professors, community members, and students alike.

The host of the event noted that Appiah would be the first speaker for an annual “Distinguished Speaker Series” at UC Merced. The lecture series is sponsored byUC Merced's Center for Research in the Humanities and Arts, along with the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts.

March 14, 2012
Affirmative Action Case Reaches Supreme Court

The Supreme Court is now reconsidering the factor of race for admissions into colleges. Most universities and colleges use race to make sure they maintain their diversity. The Supreme Court is asking that this no longer be a factor. The question is: How could a decision like this affect our very own students and campus here at UC Merced?

The Supreme Court is now reconsidering the factor of race for admissions into colleges. Most universities and colleges use race to make sure they maintain their diversity. The Supreme Court is asking that this no longer be a factor. The question is: How could a decision like this affect our very own students and campus here at UC Merced?

March 1, 2012
Kristina Dyar

"If there was evidence showing that the RAs were guilty of breaking the policy, then I believe that it was fair for the RAs to be asked to resign." –Kristina Dyar, Sophomore, Sociology

January 27, 2012
Get Them to The Greek

Starting January 27, UC Merced's Greek life will welcome in the new year with new recruits. UC Merced's fraternities and sororities will enter their annual recruitment drive (often called “Rush”) on Friday the 27, and extending through the weekend, before culminating in “Bid Day” on Monday the 30 – the time when each Greek organization is given a formal list of their new members.

Starting January 27, UC Merced's Greek life will welcome in the new year with new recruits. UC Merced's fraternities and sororities will enter their annual recruitment drive (often called “Rush”) on Friday the 27, and extending through the weekend, before culminating in “Bid Day” on Monday the 30 – the time when each Greek organization is given a formal list of their new members.

October 25, 2011
Occupy Merced Protests: "For Sale: America"

October 15 saw the Occupy Wall Street movement hit Merced. Over 200 people gathered at Courthouse Park to protest.

October 15 saw the Occupy Wall Street movement hit Merced. Over 200 people gathered at Courthouse Park to protest.

After a worldwide plea to join in solidarity with Occupy Wall Street for a Global Day of Action, people gathered in over 1000 cities in 80 countries around the world. Merced was one of them.