The Editorial Board
The Highlander editorials reflect the majority view of the Highlander Editorial Board. They do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Associated Students of UCR or the University of California system.
Cutting from the bottom-up: The elimination of UCR athletics and the School of Public...
As UCR approaches the new academic year, one of the main concerns facing Highlanders is the Budget Advisory Committee’s (BAC) proposal to eliminate UCR...
Reform or defunding — either way change within the UCPD is long overdue
People, especially Black people, have long been exhausted by the continuing issues of police brutality and racism that is perpetuated by the current systems...
Black lives matter and we must reflect this in our actions as well
Hands up, don’t shoot. I can’t breathe. Nine minutes. Simple words but once put into their deadly contexts unleash a world of anger, frustration...
Janet Napolitano and UC chancellors’ 10% pay cut is simply a symbolic gesture rather...
Toward the end of March, the transition to remote learning left the UC buried under housing contract and dining plans cancellations along with their...
Approving Riverside County supervisors’ request to rescind coronavirus health orders sends misleading message that...
Following California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s decision to begin transferring more decision-making power over the reopening process to local public officials, it is no surprise...
Title IX revisions sends message to sexual violence survivors that their voices are unwanted
In 1972, Congress enacted a federal law to prevent sex-based discrimination in schools known as Title IX. Under Title IX, survivors of sexual violence...
As COVID-19 rages on, the UC must begin preparing for an online fall 2020
Though thousands of lockdown protestors would like to believe otherwise, the COVID-19 pandemic has so far shown no clear signs of ending anytime soon. ...
If Rapunzel can do it so can we: Americans must remain at home and...
On the evening of Tuesday, April 28, San Clemente’s City Council voted unanimously to reopen their city-owned beaches on the following Saturday in spite...
The Environmental Protection Agency’s duty is to protect the environment, not big businesses
The COVID-19 pandemic has turned society onto its head. Our education system, our economy and the very way we live our lives...
Fact-checking is more important than ever during the COVID-19 pandemic
NBC News published a story earlier this month with a troubling headline: “African Americans may be dying from COVID-19 at a higher...