By: Steven “We don’t all wear tinfoil hats” McTinfoil
The end of the world has arrived early, and surprisingly not in the form of nuclear weaponry. Instead, as reported by the LA Times, ground squirrels have completely lost their fear of humans in areas around the San Diego County coast, due to being fed scraps of food by generous people, or...
On Friday, March 31, much of the media’s attention was centered on the revelation that a strange body-swapping effect had stricken the world, most notably in the case of President Donald Trump taking over the body of Pope Francis. This, however, is not the only noteworthy case that UC Riverside community should be aware of. As was later revealed,...
With the insanity of the body-swapping incident claiming the personas of millions, perhaps there is no swap more significant than that between the sovereign of Vatican City Pope Francis and President Donald Trump, effectively making the figurehead of Catholicism the leader of the United States (and vice-versa). While many of you are praising God at the miraculous luck bestowed...
As human beings who were born with vocal cords that enable our voices to be heard and cerebrums complex enough to process speech, we are privileged to be able to communicate our thoughts and feelings. Whether it be telling the teacher that you don’t think getting marked 10 points off for not single-spacing is unfair or letting your significant...
A beautiful March 1 — a prime day for what would certainly be a memorable night for all of Heat’s attendees. People were lined up for days, wearing sweaters in preparation for the weather. Childish Gambino, Ciara, Portugal. The Man, the Neighbourhood and Madeon — a little bit of everything for everyone. And yet, after so much hype and...
This past spring break at an impromptu meeting, administrators of the University of California, Riverside were informed that winter 2014 would be its last quarter with public funding. In a detailed manifesto, titled “My Plans for the UC,” written by UC President Janet Napolitano and published unexpectedly last week, the Board of Regents was demanded to adjust the UC...
Beginning in fall 2014, UCR will offer existentialism as a major under the College of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences (CHASS) to meet the growing number of undergraduates — totaling 25 percent of all UCR students — who are still undeclared. Labeled as a philosophical movement emerging in the 19th century with such thinkers as Friedrich Nietzsche, Soren Kierkegaard...
As the school year nears its end, UCR administrators have noticed a considerable decline in student attendance and focus. Students are simply not as motivated to go to class once summer daydreams caress sleepy lecture halls.
However, UCR administrators are not taking this lying down. In an effort to combat this drop in attentive students, the administration has implemented regulations...
As the drug capital of Southern California, Riverside is home to the most vibrant and lethargic stoner community south of Humboldt. But since the University of California system went tobacco-free in 2014, potheads are finding it harder and harder to get away with smoking weed on campus. With the inability to light up, many students have taken to the...
Many fans have an obsession they take too seriously. Usually in college, fans are obsessed with either the basketball teams, soccer teams or the dance teams. Others, however, lean toward the mascot.
This past weekend, for the first time in history, UCR held what will now be an annual Mascot Showdown. Secret enemies, Scotty the Bear and Norm the Navel,...