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2.5/5 stars   Maybe I’m just a picky eater but I usually don’t like brown edges on my leafy greens. It’s terrible that it’s the initial thought I have in my head when I think of...

Tuesday, 2-4   Mark Haskell Smith: UCR's 37th annual Writers Week opened last Tuesday with a series of readings by writer Mark Haskell Smith. A professor at UCR's Palm Desert MFA program, Smith's resume includes his acclaimed...

Dear Highlanders,   As a single, early 20-something female, the ubiquitous, socio-cultural, commercialized malarky that is Valentine’s Day only highlights my countless misguided attempts at flirting or the imperfections of my Elle Woods-inspired “Bend and Snap.”...

With midterms approaching, stress is flooding through UCR. But when students can barely stay afloat, the Well's “Active Minds” throws students a life preserver. As a counseling organization through the Well, Active Minds promotes...

While many of us spent the last winter break working retail, binging on Netflix or just lazing about in general, some Highlanders flew to another nation to make a difference. For the week of...

Something that’s been on my mind for some time, that in many ways is difficult to talk about, is the way I’ve noticed the immense amount of judgment and sexual policing other women give...

⅖ stars   A slight hesitation followed by, “You’ll like any burger you get,” is what the no-name tag cashier said when I asked him what his recommended choice was at Vicky’s Burgers. There is much...

By the third week of winter quarter, the holiday honeymoon officially ends. Saturday mornings consist of sleeping past brunch hours, studying for midterms and calculating what grade you can get on a final to...

Name: Linda On Status: Second-year Major : Pre-Business/Business Administration City: Florence, Italy Host Institution: UC Center Florence Ciao, my fellow Highlanders.   This time last year I remember applying to study abroad in Florence, Italy for the summer of 2013. To...

Carina Glasser Second Year Media and Cultural Studies Major, Spanish Minor France UC Center Paris (Language and Culture Program)   I came to France without knowing any of the language, the culture or the monuments (besides the Eiffel Tower and...