At the beginning of 2022, I picked up my nearly done pilot gel pen, and my nearly empty notebook and started to write about my plans for the new year. I picked a few questions from a Pinterest post on new year journal prompts and wrote down, “What would your dream life look like in one year?”
I remember how...
It feels surreal to be writing this senior farewell. For four years, I have watched my older coworkers and friends graduate. Now that it’s my turn, it feels all too soon and yet right on time. I started at The Highlander in my freshman year when we were barely a month into classes. I needed a job after a...
It feels bittersweet to reflect on the four years that will shortly come to an end at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). I entered my first year at a time in which everyone was adapting following the initial COVID-19 pandemic. I was the only student from my high school, St. Mary’s Academy, to attend the University of California,...
When I made it to the University of California, Riverside (UCR) after years of dropping in and out of community college, working millions of jobs and letting life’s side quests take me around, I wasn’t sure of where exactly I’d fit in. I was grateful to be in the position to give being a full-time student another shot, but...
When I first joined The Highlander, I was terrified that I couldn’t offer the best of myself. With
zero experience in journalism, I wore an invisible scarlet letter that was burned into my chest – there was no denying that I had a steep learning curve ahead. I spent my early days trying to prove myself, dissecting every questionable word...
If you have an hour to prepare for your graduation party and no food on hand, here’s your game plan to get snacks on the table without losing your sanity.
Serves: A party!
Cook time: 20 minutes
Diploma Cookies
Ingredients:
Pirouline cookies
Thin ribbon
Instructions:
Tie the ribbon around the pirouline cookies. That’s literally it!
Chocolate Grad Caps
Ingredients:
Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups
Can swap for Rolos...
Aries (March 21 – April 19): Three of Cups
Celebration and connection are on the horizon, Aries. Stop being so judgy and let joy and friendship guide you forward.
Taurus (April 20 – May 20): The Magician
You already have everything you need to manifest what’s been on your mind. Own your power, Taurus, and watch your vision come to life.
Gemini (May...
First of all, congrats on graduating champ! Whether you are graduating after five or more years, after four years or early like me, you deserve a pat on the back.
I’m graduating from University of California, Riverside with a bachelor’s in political science and minor in feminist studies at 19 years old as a traditional student who completed a four-year...
Micah had never seen the cornfields, stalks arranged in long rows, so green, so yellow, so rich like the acrylic pens he had stolen from the market stall at age eight. It was vivid, and not any less than the solid steel buildings that he had lived around, turned black by soot, which scraped off onto your fingers when...
Simple Simon’s is a small, quaint diner offering everything you would expect from a classic American establishment, but elevated. Unfortunately that elevation (and the fact that it’s located downtown), jacked up the price to what we thought was unnecessary. But if you’re looking for classic diner food with a little bit more freshness, this is the place to be.
French...