It’s week six, and with midterms in full swing it can be hard to keep track of much else with all those late night studying sessions. Especially when you miss an exam review because you thought it was being held on Thursday when the TA moved it Wednesday at the last minute, but I rest my case. Valentine’s Day...
“Lord of the Rings,” that’s what Kelvin Yu compared to the current situation of Asian Americans, as well as children of other minorities in America today. The Asian American actor and writer, who wrote for the Emmy award-winning “Bob’s Burgers” and acted in the Golden Globe-winning “Master of None,” gave a speech on the night of Wednesday, Feb. 7...
Staff Writers Janine and Edward will be having a dialogue about embarking on a new relationship or person of interest, offering perspectives from a male and female point of view in an effort to see where any potential divides and similarities emerge. A vast amount of people are under the impression that the male and female approach to relationships...
The savory smell of pasta, the sizzling of hot oil and a booth setup inside Glen Mor Market attracted a small crowd to “Homegrown Meals!,” an event held by Highlander Chefs. As an up-and-coming student organization that strives to tackle the problem of food insecurity by educating students on cooking, Highlander Chefs hopes that students can have healthy alternatives...
As a 10-year-old, Keane Veran was undergoing treatment for leukemia when his dad shared with him the story of Sadako Sasaki, a twelve-year-old Japanese girl who, in the 1950s, was diagnosed with cancer and tried to fold one thousand origami cranes. According to the Japanese legend, if a person folds 1,000 origami cranes, they will be granted a wish....
“What is success to you?” This was the question posed by Amber Liu, a Taiwanese-American rapper and member of K-pop group f(x), when she spoke on her experiences and life lessons during her nearly nine-year-long music career to over 650 students at the ASPB-hosted event, “Function of Amber,” held Wednesday, Jan. 17 inside HUB 302.
During her brief speech,...
It’s 2018 and that means more than just new year’s resolutions; a new year brings a new quarter and new set of classes. But with new beginnings come the end of all the old habits we picked up over winter break. After three weeks of binging TV shows all day and staying up till 3 a.m., it can be...
New year's resolutions are the bane of people’s newly realized existences. They work to prematurely ready people for the incoming year, but they also cause a considerable amount of stress in those who try to adhere to their new universal truths. The key to tackling resolutions is very simple. These tips will save a bulk of individuals from dragging...
Mazda has been building a solid reputation for themselves lately by making premium fun-to-drive cars at competitive prices. Their products are generally the most engaging to drive in their class and offer premium technology that isn’t generally found in competitor cars. The story isn’t much different for one of the oldest models in their lineup, the 3. When the...
Misfit. That is the word that James Cameron Calkins, an employee of UCR’s dining services, uses to describe himself. He claims that what makes him stand out is his tendency to do the extraordinary. “I do things differently than most people,” he tells me in our conversation inside the HUB Wednesday. “For one, I enjoy work, I look forward...