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.
Elections Guide 2016: Party Platforms
Orange Party's Party Platform
The Orange Party is a passionate, experienced group of student advocates that come from various communities here on campus and our...
Better access for transfers is better for the UC system
The University of California and the California Community Colleges (CCC) system have approved a collaborative effort to increase UC enrollment of community college students...
Make the UC great again; Trump for UC President
First and foremost, the president of the University of California’s duty is to shape the vision — the mission statement — for the university...
The Oscars are just the tip of Hollywood’s racist iceberg
The Oscars have come and gone, and with them, an array of questions and controversy regarding race, representation and Chris Rock humor. This awards...
Fine with slowing faculty hiring process, but not with increasing out-of-state enrollment
During a town hall meeting on Feb. 9, Chancellor Kim A. Wilcox announced a change in direction to UCR’s Strategic Action Plan, or UCR...
ASUCR changes elections, but ignores the problems that need fixing
In light of the controversies that swept UCR during elections last year, ASUCR has made significant changes to the set of bylaws that will...
Advance parole will advance undocumented students’ education
There is a little-known law called “advance parole” that allows people who are not documented American citizens to leave the country under certain conditions...
UCI’s police department should not be disbanded, but reformed
Around late January, UC Irvine’s Black Student Union (UCIBSU) published a list of demands on both the Afrikan Black Coalition website and Change.org directed...
Your tweets will be the future of history
A $517,000 grant was recently given to UCR and several other collaborating universities to fund a database that is to be used for recording...
Increased population better mean increased resources for students
After the final due date of Nov. 30, the number of undergraduate applicants was counted and revealed promising results for UCR: For the first...