Dear Highlanders, On March 6, 2013, the ASUCR Senate passed a Resolution that I openly opposed during the Senate meeting. I continue to strongly disagree with the resolution. I understand the importance of creating an environment for students to express [...]

The past couple years have been symbolic of peace and progress towards building relationships between different student organizations that affiliate with the Middle East. Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), Highlanders for Israel (HIFI), and Hillel, the Jewish student organization. [...]

Students of all races, ethnicities, and religions came together in celebration, on March 6th, in which a historic moment for the University of California Riverside took place. This marked the night that ASUCR Senate passed the Boycott and Divestment Sanctions [...]

  Members of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) staged a silent walkout during a question and answer session that featured two reserve Israeli soldiers on Feb. 27. A fierce debate ensued between the soldiers and a few of the [...]

The bombing needs to stop. For anyone unaware of the protestors at the Bell Tower lately, this is the phrase that has been glued to the banners on every news station recently. But despite the talks of a ceasefire, the [...]

There’s been peace in Palestine since Nov. 21. Following a fragile peace agreement fostered through Egyptian and U.S. diplomatic efforts, last Wednesday marked the technical end to the armed conflict between Israel and the Hamas government in Palestine. According to [...]

During the ASUCR senate meeting on May 30, the legality of the recently implemented UCOP Funding Stream Initiative was questioned by both the senate and public alike. The Initiiative enacts a 1.69 percent assessment fee on all UC campus expenditures [...]

Last Wednesday’s ASUCR senate meeting resulted in the controversial tabling of a resolution to denounce the defacement of an Israeli flag that occurred on campus last March. Conflict arose due to senators’ varying opinions regarding the appropriateness of including the [...]

Throughout history, people have looked to embrace divinity, faith and the notion of a higher power in order to make important decisions with far-reaching consequences. Most of history’s greatest and most powerful empires were started and led by men who [...]

The defacement of the Israeli flag at UC Riverside, along with the heckling of an Israeli solder’s speech at UC Davis, has prompted swift denunciations from university leaders including UC President Mark Yudof and UC Riverside Chancellor Timothy White. An [...]