Friday, April 19, 2024

Babies, cigarettes and Heat

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....

UC Riverside becomes completely privatized

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...

Highlander Diaries: Body swapping

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...

UCR introduces commuter street racing as official intramural sport

As part of the university’s ongoing efforts to enhance campus life for its many commuter students, competitive street racing has been added to the list of intramural sports offered by UC Riverside.  The announcement comes...

Former Breitbart editor named editor-in-chief of The Highlander

In a joint statement issued Saturday, April 1, former U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Theresa May announced that the former senior editor of Breitbart News, Milo Yiannopoulos, has switched bodies with...

Meth lab discovered in Pierce Hall

Last week, a methamphetamine lab was discovered on the second floor of Pierce Hall. The lab was brought to public eye after an explosion that blasted the roof off of the building occurred on...

Existentialism offered as major, students question why any of this even matters

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...

Students who skip class deserve to be called deserters

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...

Smoke free but not toke free

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...

Inauguration of UCR Mascot Showdown

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,...