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.
Diversity matters: changes must be made to the Academy Awards if they are to...
The 2020 Oscar nominations were released this January, and they’re pretty much exactly what everyone has come to expect. To nobody’s surprise, films like...
The decision to undergo intersex surgery should be left up to the intersex individual,...
On Tuesday, Jan. 14, California lawmakers rejected Senate Bill 201 (SB 201), a measure that aimed to ban medically unneccessary treatment for intersex infants...
Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey is setting the standard for helping the homeless
Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey has spent somewhere between 10 and 15 nights in an aluminum homeless shelter since the beginning of October in an...
Trump and Soleimani: the perfect example of “shoot first, ask questions later”
“We took action last night to stop a war. We did not take action to start a war.” These were the words Donald Trump...
A message to celebrities who are ‘Fonda’ political activism: please don’t distract from your...
Two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda spent part of her 82nd birthday in a Washington, D.C. jail this past December. This wouldn’t be the first...
Lessons from the Daily Northwestern: good journalists exercise empathy while covering the full story
Earlier this November, the Daily Northwestern, a student newspaper in Illinois, issued an apology in response to public outrage regarding a recent article of...
The US Supreme Court must rule against Trump’s decision to end DACA
The Trump administration has long been fighting to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), a program that protects over 700,000 young...
California’s Assembly Bill 5 will need revision if state lawmakers truly hope to improve...
Supporters of the rideshare industry gathered in Sacramento last month to advocate for a ballot measure that would seriously revise parts of California Assembly...
It’s high time cannabis received the in-depth research attention it deserves
The Lancet psychiatry released a meta-analysis this past October that examines the use of cannabinoids and their effect on mental health by reviewing academic...
The California wildfires will continue to rage on as long as climate change...
The wind blows and the California wildfires continue to spread across the state like a crackling fever. Most Californians are well acquainted with the...