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.
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...
Mandatory government surveillance is a symptom of the COVID-19 pandemic, not the cure
With the incessantly rising number of worldwide COVID-19 infected cases showing no signs of stopping, people are panicking. During the early weeks...
The $2 trillion in US relief funds is an economic effort, not a humanitarian...
On Friday, March 27, President Donald Trump signed the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act into law, thereby allocating $2...
In the midst of the COVID-19 campus closure, UC administrators are obliged to listen...
Courtesy of UC Riverside
Two months ago, when news first broke of the spread of novel coronavirus COVID-19...
‘The Bachelor’ should revise their love story to represent America’s minority populations
Courtesy of CBS
Regardless of quality, reality television is alive and well — just this year, Netflix released...
The switch to a point-based immigration system will worsen existing problems within the UK
Courtesy of Pexels
On Wednesday, Feb. 20, the U.K.’s Home Secretary Priti Patel announced the launch of the...
UCivil war: a message to the striking UCSC graduate students and the administration that...
Drawn by Justus Ross
The University of California (UC) system has been in a state of near-constant strife...
Overhauling California’s PE system: it’s going to take more than simple revision of physical...
Drawn by Justus Ross
Throughout history, parents have fought to get their children an education because they want...
Listen or leave: The proposed tuition hikes are just another example of how the...
Courtesy of The Daily Bruin
The University of California (UC) regents will be voting between two proposed tuition...