Creating your well-being plan
When writing your goals for the upcoming year, instead of thinking, “I need to become healthy,” think, “I need to become healthier.” Rather than making one extensive plan that will most likely fall apart,...
Students build upon a personal appreciation for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
To honor Martin Luther King Jr., the impactful civil rights activist who is credited for leading a nonviolent approach to gaining rights in the 1960s, African Student Programs (ASP), amongst many other on-campus organizations,...
What 2016 Taught Us
Title: The sacrifices for privilege
Author: Adrian Garcia
Being of Mexican descent, I often don’t realize the sacrifices that were made to allow me to live the life I have here in the United States. If...
The essential guide to writing New Year’s goals
In light of the shitstorm that was 2016, the prospects for 2017 are definitely more hopeful. It won’t be easy to recover from one of the weirdest elections in U.S. history, the death of...
Mommy’s carrot cake
The holidays are over, but the chilly, crisp weather is here to stay, meaning there’s still an excuse to leave our ovens on and our sweet palates roaming for new and fun baked goods...
How to enjoy the holidays (when you don’t celebrate Christmas)
Not everyone believes in the principles of Christmas and it is no one's place to impose their cultural or religious likeness on you. Those of different faiths have many alternatives to invest in.
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Five steps to endure finals week — sickness free!
From social gatherings to midterms to stressful finals, every college student finds it difficult to juggle a busy life, leaving no room for the flu. Of course, we all know how viruses and bacteria...
Fun and affordable gifts for your significant other
With the holidays getting closer each day, the struggle to find a special gift for your significant other (SO) can be difficult — one always wants to make their gift special and not be...
A Piece of Me: Christmas
Everyone experiences the world's offerings by meeting new people, seeing new places and learning new things. In "A Piece of Me," a special and seasonal new section within Features, students have the opportunity to share...
Riverside’s new Lift Coffee Roasters location will lift your spirits
“With this second location,” Alonso remarked. “We hope to create a space for forward-thinking conversations. I believe we have a great brand but none of that matters if we don't have that human interaction.”
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