UC Riverside officials fire back at internet magazine claiming safety issues

RIVERSIDE - UC Riverside officials have fired back at an internet magazine that posted an article claiming that the UCR campus is one of ''The 25 Most-Dangerous Colleges In America.''

UC Riverside, which was ranked number 24, joined sister school UCLA in filing objections to the article in ''Business Insider,'' a web site that will now appear on internet searches all over the world.

''An intentionally-inflammatory headline is now being widely- disseminated,'' UCR spokeswoman Kris Lovekin complained in a statement.

The Riverside spokeswoman said the statistics used in the article reflect that f...