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.
Wilcox’s handling of Sandoval situation is a failure of leadership
Chancellor Kim Wilcox released a statement on the resignation of James Sandoval, UCR’s Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs of 20 years on Monday, Oct....
The midterm elections will surely change America – and young people must take part
Nov. 6, 2018 is the date of the first midterm elections since 2014, where California voters will have a say in local, statewide and...
Step forward for UC standardized testing policy reveals an uncertain future
The University of California Board of Regents announced they will be commissioning a study to examine the relationship between the SAT and ACT tests...
New STEM High School promises wide benefits, overlooks associated challenges
The UCR Academic Senate recently released a summary of a draft agreement reached between UCR, Riverside Unified School District and the City of Riverside...
Riverside’s city manager contract dispute is a wholly Californian problem
After the Riverside City Council fired former city manager John Russo among controversy over his high salary in April, they shot down a proposal...
Calls to rate journalists will only further erode trust in media
Following distasteful news coverage of the automaker Tesla’s production troubles and crashes with cars in its AutoPilot program, Tesla CEO Elon Musk attacked “big...
ASUCR’s lack of transparency leaves much to be desired
At a closed meeting on May 16, CHASS Senator Mariam Alkhalili’s senate bill to reduce ASUCR Executive Cabinet (ECAB) stipends by about 60 percent...
Los Angeles has a promising opportunity to tackle homelessness
Justus Ross/HIGHLANDER
Southern California’s homelessness crisis has once again been thrust into the spotlight when the Los Angeles City Council chose a parking structure in...
Updating the U.S.’ asylum laws is a matter of life or death
It is often stated that the U.S. is a nation of immigrants; this fact holds true today as much as ever, as nearly 1.5...
ASUCR has no reason to be proud of this year’s elections
Elections Director Taylor Brown announced the results of the 2018-2019 ASUCR elections last Monday, and while there was quite a bit of applause and...