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.
Editorial: UCPD and Riverside must do more to stem campus violence
We students have gotten somewhat accustomed to the idea that Riverside isn’t the safest place after dark. Once the clock chimes four, many of...
Editorial: The perils of online courses and how to avoid them
As Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his new budget for the state of California, which miraculously contains an $851 million surplus, University of California students...
Editorial: Lies, deception and betrayal: The fall of Lance Armstrong
We believed in Lance Armstrong.
When trace amounts of corticosteroids, banned during cycling competitions, were found on the way to his 1999 Tour de France...
Editorial: An open letter to Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey
Dear Mayor Bailey,
Congratulations are in order for your mayoral victory last year! We hope you are finding your new office comfortable, and wish you...
Editorial: An open letter to Chancellor Jane Conoley
Dear Chancellor Conoley,
We at the Highlander would like to warmly welcome you to the University of California, Riverside. Adjusting from the cool seaside breezes...
Editorial: Seeking a purpose for the end of the world
Now that December has announced its arrival with dark, cloudy skies, chilling rain and waning sunlight, Winter Break is only a few final exams...
Editorial: It’s just stuff: Keep Black Friday on Friday
Every year, in the early morning hours of the day after Thanksgiving, a ritual occurs where millions of shoppers gather impatiently outside large retailers,...
Editorial: Extend the Thanksgiving holiday
We are now in the eighth week of the fall quarter, and Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Thanksgiving has always been an awkwardly...
Editorial: Movember: A call to action
The month of November has a variety of meanings for people. For some, it is the unofficial beginning of Riverside’s rainy season, when the...
Editorial: The Internet: The final frontier
As a nation, we have all just collectively survived the masses of shrapnel from one of the most competitive and contentious presidential elections in...