Letter from the editorial board

Dear Highlanders, After decades of disinvestments from the Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences Liberal Education (HASSLE), the Highlander can no longer continue to function alongside an administration that has continued to shun a liberal education....

UCR must lower the cost of de-levitation for commuters

We all face daily struggles as we go about our ordinary daily business. We all struggle with wiping the sleep from our eyes when our I-Dosers force us to awaken. We deal with the...

Apple’s new iChip has definite downsides for students

A massive panic has erupted recently after the faculty at the University of California, Riverside discovered that students have reached a ten-year low in grade point averages. As fingers begin to be pointed up...

Editorial: The arts and humanities: Why the forgotten relics are still important

Well, it was great while it lasted.  This is the final edition of the Highlander. As the University of California, Riverside marches ever onward to secure its place in history as the premier university of...

Clothing Column: Recurring Trends

We’ve all experienced recurring moments, and fashionable clothing definitely belongs on the comeback list. Like your drunk uncle at a holiday party, clothing trends always make an awkward reappearance and remind us to never...

“CaffAttack” Review

There are three very basic things I expect from my shows: straightforward explanations, uncluttered presentations and necessary information. I neither want nor need “plot” and “setting,” which are archaic leftovers from a bygone era....

DaftSkrillMAUS12A609’s “The Wet Dream and the Lucid Dreamer” Delivers

Even after a five year hiatus, DaftSkrillMAUS12A609 still has what it takes to transport experiencers to an ethereal realm. “The Wet Dream and the Lucid Dreamer,” released last week, exploded onto the I-Doser scene...

The Great Scots Bring Back Coldplay

Earlier this week, an underground arts group called the Great Scots met in the basement of Watkins to hold a “concert” before the building is destroyed. This term comes from gatherings that were very...

Jack Nicholson buys Bing Center season tickets

"You can't handle the truth!" were the last words Jack Nicholson snarled at Los Angeles Lakers owner Jim Buss IV following the Lakers’ latest home loss to the Washington Bullets, which dropped the team...

No Challenges Remaining

Buenos días Most tennis fans are familiar with the phrase "no challenges remaining." After a player has used their three allotted objections, the umpire mouths the words that silence any further discussion about a right...