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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.

Editorial: Be wary of world events that ultimately affect the UC

This Presidents’ Day, Groupon tried out its humor and released a coupon that portrayed Alexander Hamilton as president of the United States. Ha ha,...

Editorial: No more bystanding — students must help end sexual assault

President Obama recently announced that the White House was forming a task force to protect college women from what he called “the crime and...

Editorial: UCR sets the stage for other university concerts with innovative shows

Crowds, bodies pressed together, loud bass, and the next rising artist is always the situation you meet when you enter a UC Riverside concert...

Editorial: Student input should be made on new changes to the UC Calendar

There is a time for passivity and a time for action. The Highlander incorrectly included the following information in the article below: The article incorrectly...

Editorial: Yale students punished unfairly after providing a better course site

Yale University has made it clear that students’ right to explore the Internet is far less important than its command of authority over students. In...

Editorial: Taboo topics should be open for discussion at universities

Does the topic of sex make you uncomfortable? How about prostitution? Or how about when a professor takes it into her own hands to...

Editorial: Standardized testing has created standardized students with useless skills

In the last decade, we have become obsessed with evaluating and reevaluating the success of our students. With the United States slipping further and...

Editorial: The UC system should follow its own mission statement

Grade school has taught us valuable skills for us to obtain information faster and reiterate what we know on a test. These skills were...

Editorial: A quarter to remember and the year 2014 to look forward to

As the year of 2013 comes to a close, we recall the familiar tradition of reflection on the past year’s events. As students, we...

Editorial: Students should take a more active approach to protect their educational rights

Passive-aggressive tweets, Facebook statuses and Tumblr posts seem to be the way students deal with issues these days — even ones that deal with...