How to conquer recommendation letters
In a perfect world, recommendation letters would be sent to no job or school and endorsement would come from our friends that would vouch for our musical aux talent and grade our so-called "rizz."...
Specialty Coffee and Refreshers: a Student’s Review (Part 1)
We are at the beginning of Spring quarter here at UCR. The orange blossoms are in full bloom, the trees are lightly fruiting along Aberdeen, and our mornings consist of ghostly mists as some...
Holiday Guide: what to do over winter break?
Like most college students, we love going out and exploring new places, even those close to where we live. There is always something new to do in Southern California; after all, the Inland Empire...
Middle Eastern Student Center’s 2017 M.E. Week celebrates art, cuisine, performance and harmony
A traditional Middle Eastern sobhaneh was a great wake up for Middle Eastern Week
By: Evan Ismail, SSW
To begin the Middle Eastern Student Center’s (MESC) Middle Eastern Week, a traditional Middle Eastern breakfast, known as...
The power of historical fantasy: Tim Powers speaks to UCR
In the Bible, God created the world in seven days. For science fiction and fantasy writers, this can take an entire lifetime. The most important thing to remember in these genres is that there...
Campus Cope: How to deal with toxicity online and in gaming
Trolling is unavoidable. One day, you ask the internet, “My car is messed up. What do I do?” Someone responds, “Yah! Just deflate your tires half way so you can reset the flux capacitor.”...
There can be only one: Super Bowl commercial commentary
Unless you live under a rock, you might have heard that Edgar Allen Poe beat a gold miner during this year’s World Cup. But who actually cares about basketball, am I right? We all...
The easy way to build your own your salad
Eating salads doesn’t just have to be healthy for you, it can also be delicious if you customize them with your favorite foods. It’s also an easy way to use up any leftover produce...
Ladies vs. Gentlemen: Physical appearance
Makeup versus video games, pink versus green, skirts versus gym shorts. We’ve all held commonly accepted conceptions about what girls and guys are individually interested in, and although there are certainly unique distinctions between...
#tbt to the ‘90s
Another great quarter began with ASPB’s “We Love the ‘90s” event. What better way to represent our inner ‘90s wild child than to throw it back on a chilly Thursday evening? Dressed in my...