I’m sure we’re all familiar with the “best friends that are also a couple” motif present in both life and fiction. There’s Marshall and Lily from “How I Met Your Mother.” There’s Harry and Sally from “When Harry Met Sally.” There’s Kirk and Spock in some fanfiction I once read (on second thought, that probably wasn’t canon).
There’s also the...
Colin Markovich, Editor-in-Chief
I’ve been with the Highlander for three years, almost exactly. During that time, I’ve written more articles than a hydra has heads, learned amazing things about UCR and the very cool people living and working here, cried, taught myself to like coffee, made lifelong friends, stayed up past midnight too many times and cried some more. I...
Monday: Oscar Romero Lecture Featuring Elpidia Carrillo
After discovering where Bourns A265 was, I stumbled into the sparsely decorated room with a table of light refreshments and a lone Salvadoran flag that hung behind the three guest speakers. Elpidia Carrillo, an actress most prominent for her role in social justice films, began her speech by conversing in Spanish to the...
The upbeat tunes of a song by Pitbull could be heard from as far as the bookstore as I approached the Bell Tower promptly at 9 p.m. this past Thursday evening. In a near-freezing 50 degrees — at least for a SoCal native like myself — clusters of UCR’s students grouped together, desperate to share body warmth, as they...
2.5/5 stars
This isn’t my first time at Zen Street, and as the only ramen shop anywhere close to UCR or the Riverside area in general, I had to return to give it a second chance after hearing praise about particular dishes that I didn’t order my first time, which had me vowing to never return.
Zen Street, located in a...
With the sun shining bright outside and temperatures rising constantly, ice cream sounds like the perfect getaway to make you nostalgic about your childhood. Luckily, UCR students are blessed with La Michoacana, which is both near the campus and well worth the visit. The small store lies on Chicago Avenue near Rite Aid.
As I entered the store, the pink...
As you’re rushing out the door in a frenzy with a banana drooping down your mouth, clutching a Starbucks in one hand and clasping your backpack in another, you come to the revelation that you forgot to do that essay prompt for English 1B — that A never seemed more distant. Failing to multitask and prioritize is an epidemic...
Saturday, May 2 is most notably acknowledged as the day of Spring Splash and the too-anticipated “fight of the century” between Manny Pacquiao and Floyd Mayweather. However, at Riverside’s Fox Theatre, another battle of distinction was unraveling: The body-jolting bass that echoed and pounded through the sizable venue could only be that of the 15th annual Ultimate Brawl dance...
Sexual assault is one of those things that people don’t talk about in polite conversation. After all, the topic is heavy. It’s something that many people understand happens, but only in the abstract sense — a statistic here, a crime report there. For many, though, the reality of sexual assault is too real. It is for that reason that supporters...
I was called “exotic” last week on the bus. I like to think that I sent a sharp stare and a quick backhanded compliment to the person sitting and staring at me. I like to think I conveyed how uncomfortable I was being eyed as “exotic” instead of a regular student on her morning commute. I like to think...