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.
Academic student workers deserve better treatment from the University of California
Across all nine University of California campuses, the academic student worker union, UAW 2865, has now been on strike for a week as contract...
Misinformation and hate speech run rampant on Twitter after Musk’s acquisition of the platform
After months of negotiations, billionaire Elon Musk has finally purchased Twitter, appointing himself as the chief moderator of the social media site. Upon his...
Endorsements by the media should not be blindly followed, instead they should be used...
Alden Global Capital, the second-largest newspaper publisher in the United States, has announced this election season that it will no longer endorse political candidates...
Increasing police presence on K-12 campuses will not solve school shootings
The United States is currently facing an epidemic of school shootings. While some have called for more gun control legislation to be passed, others...
Local elected officials should uphold and protect the values of their community, not ridicule...
Embroiled in yet another scandal, the Los Angeles City Council is facing backlash from Angelenos and Californians over leaked recordings from 2021 that display...
The recent ruling that DACA is illegal upholds a rhetoric of hate against immigrants...
In an unsurprising turn of events, on Oct. 5, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit voted to uphold a 2021 ruling...
The University of California should be doing more to combat housing insecurity within its...
Being a college student is stressful enough with the many sacrifices people must undertake in order to succeed and finish their degree. Housing insecurity...
Resolving the history of institutional racism begins with re-introducing affirmative action
The use of affirmative action has long been debated over, especially whether it should be used when examining applicants for higher education. In 1996,...
America’s corporate celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month ignores real issues being faced by the...
September 15 in the United States marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, a time meant to uplift and highlight the voices of...
The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is unjust and could be...
Following the leaked information that the right to an abortion may be challenged, on June 24 the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v....