
Student Stories
"Student Stories" is a collection of radio features created by UC Riverside students in the class "Local Public Radio Storytelling with 91.9 KVCR News" taught by Allison Wang. These features spotlight local people, events, and topics of interest.

How The Highlander Keeps Its Newspapers Alive In A Technologically Advancing World
Technology continues to be developed, revamped, and replaced. However, UCR's club The Highlander continues the art of the newspaper. How does The Highlander keep the newspaper present on its campus?

UCR ARTS Museum: Behind the Beauty of Art and Exhibitions
UCR Arts Museum, one of the largest photography museums in the nation, is located at Downtown Riverside. Nikolay Maslov, curator of the Film & Media Projects, discusses the effort taken to set up a museum exhibit and its history.

The LA Fires, Air Pollution, and the Inland Empire
Exploring the national and local collaborations that give insight into the air quality of LA and downstream in the Inland Empire with a special focus on the LA fires.

African Student Programs: The cultivation of Black excellence at UCR
Amari House interviews Dr. Jamal J Maywrick, director of African Student Programs at UCR. This interview delves into the different cultural spaces at UCR, and how they serve as the foundation of campus culture, diversity and acceptance.

Peek inside Riverside's Free Clinic
Two student volunteers (Kianna Le with the Nutrition department; William Nguyen with Dental department) explain what the Riverside Free Clinic offers and the responsibilities of their roles.

Carson Storm and Zonked: Independent Punk Music in the Inland Empire
KVCR's Jordan Storm talks with Lake Elsinore musician Carson Storm about his punk band Zonked, exploring his creative process and the impact of the latest album, Aborted.

A Voluntary Pediatric Cancer Club at UCR; A Friend In Me
A Friend In Me, a pediatric cancer club Riverside chapter often holds volunteering opportunities at local hospitals, helps decorate hospital rooms, interact with patients, and bring color into their lives.

Local Public Radio Storytelling with 91.9 KVCR News: An Audio Documentary
Allison Wang documents her journey with the UCR Political Science Department Internship, KVCR News, and the UCR R'Course Program—from intern to instructor.

Urban Oasis: UCR's R'Garden
Lurdes Ortiz's interview with Richard Zapein and volunteer Angel Canales covers R'Garden's story, its mission to fight food insecurity, build community, and support urban sustainability.

What Creativity Entails: Told Through the Starving Artists Club at UCR
Creativity is a driving force behind art, but how does it develop over time? Charlie Burton sits down with Audrey Gemperle, co-president of the Starving Artists club at UCR, to discuss this and more.

