A senior take on the freshman herd mentality and the perfect college experience

College can be a very polarizing time for students as stepping into a new environment is always intimidating. The “college experience” is unique in the fact that it's been painted by the mainstream media...

Posting an aesthetically pleasing picture of your iced coffee isn’t going to solve your...

College is the perfect time to explore your identity, and you shouldn’t waste your time trying to become someone you're not. Growing up, you may have heard someone say the following phrase: “College is...

Returning to in-person classes as an extreme extrovert will be a blessing

It’s almost surreal to say that I haven’t been in a physical classroom in over a year. Like many others, the pandemic hit right at the end of my senior year of high school,...

Professors are too slow to adapt to virtual exams and students are paying the...

Enduring an online fall quarter at UCR was not easy. Class formats were inconsistent, and I felt completely alone and overwhelmed with the amount of work assigned to me. When midterms season hit, I...

To date or not to date: Entering a new university with a boyfriend or...

In addition to the many other challenges incoming students face, some must also face a difficult decision — whether or not they will be single during their first year at UCR. Whether your significant...

I will not be a lip service revolutionary

The death of George Floyd and multiple other black people has reignited media coverage of the Black Lives Matter movement. Both traditional and social media have been covering the protests and  riots over this...

Navigating the pandemic as an essential worker, one to-go order at a time

I never would have thought that I would be one of the brave people out serving the community during the coronavirus pandemic. Whether it be working at a grocery store or a small ice...

Feeling out of place does not mean you will never find your place in...

Entering UC Riverside (UCR) as a freshman, I was the picture of optimism. The moment I stepped onto campus, I felt butterflies in my stomach and an exhilarating sense of anticipation. My first quarter...

A rocky start to college led me to UCR — my “home in the...

From the moment I stepped onto UC San Diego’s (UCSD) campus, I did not feel the butterflies that I thought I was supposed to feel. Every book I had read described a feeling of...

Preparing to enter the job market during the coronavirus recession

I sat in a Zoom lecture when suddenly an email notification flashed across my screen. It read “ESPN Next - Status Update.” I immediately minimized the lecture screen and clicked my way to the...