As the spring quarter comes to a close, many couples are forced to separate — some are going back to different hometowns for the summer and others are being separated by after-graduation plans. And the big question for most of these couples is: Are we going to try a long-distance relationship (LDR)?
I have had this conversation myself when I...
Spike Lee is a force to be reckoned with. The outspoken film director came to UCR to shed some light on his struggles and successes in the fast-paced entertainment industry. The Student Recreation Center was full of students and other individuals on Thursday night hoping to be inspired by the man behind masterpieces such as Academy Award-nominated film “Do...
This Thursday just before sunset, students lined up outside of the Barn to hear thoughts on a controversial topic: the hijab. The Middle Eastern Student Center (MESC) held its first ever “Hijab Monologues” to clear controversy on the UCR campus. The question of the night was: “What inspires women to wear their hijabs in the face of adversity?” UCR...
Let’s be real — most college students are in a perfect environment for casual sex, and hookups are just as prevalent as dating nowadays. Some people aren’t into that scene, but for those who are, it’s important to know the ropes when entering hookup culture. This isn’t just the basic “use a condom” information (although you obviously should be...
In my first time inside the chancellor’s office, I sat directly across from Kim Wilcox, whose feet lay propped up on another chair. We sat at the conference room table in his office, a place he spends the majority of his day. Discovering what the chancellor eats for breakfast instead of plans for next year’s budget, I caught a...
In an evening of elegance and networking, the Accounting Society at UC Riverside wrapped up its 2013-14 academic year with a sense of purpose and humor, pulling over 90 people into HUB 302 for its spring banquet last Tuesday, May 13.
Former president of the Accounting Society and graduating senior Jasmine Sima welcomed the crowd of students, members of the...
Well, call up Iron Maiden and Ernest Hemingway because the clock is two minutes to midnight and the bell is about to toll for me. I’m about to leave you, UCR. I’ve had a great crusade despite every reeking tree and Gambino-less winter, and as I leave, I hope to touch the hearts of my fellow Highlanders. To the...
Every human body is made up of hundreds of individual parts that work in unison to help it breathe, speak and move. The heart, for instance, pumps blood throughout the body. The brain is what directs the body to act. And the corresponding central nervous system sends signals to the body from the brain, helping make those actions possible.
The...
How do you talk about cancer? How do you talk about the disease that caused 8.2 million deaths in 2012, that causes the second-highest number of deaths in the United States, that will cause 75 people to die in the five minutes it takes to read this article? How?
You don’t dwell on death. You celebrate life.
That is how the...
Did you know that every second, 28,258 Internet viewers are watching porn? And, not surprisingly, about 72 percent of those viewers are men. These statistics may bother many spouses or conservative individuals, but it’s not fair to say that watching porn is wrong — in fact, it’s pretty normal. However, it has become so normalized that it may be...