The other day, I was sitting in my living room watching “To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You” and thought to myself, “Why are none of these characters wearing masks?” when it hit me. The global pandemic has impacted how I view movies, and more specifically, it has made me wonder, how does one do “normal things”...
It seems like the only thing college students, such as myself, have to look forward to are the endless emails and online assignments from their professors. However, now is also the perfect time to discover hobbies or interests you thought you would never start. For me, it was working out and dieting. Stay-at-home orders mean that showing off your...
It can be difficult to stay positive during this global pandemic as families hustle to find unemployment insurance benefits, college students struggle to get used to the online platforms that now make up their multi-thousand dollar education and prom and graduation have been stripped away from high school students. Civilians are not even able to go outside to get...
Martin Lopez / Highlander
Reserved, quiet, introverted; however you paint it, there’s the handful of us that can go through the day kept away from the world. Armed with blankets, headphones and a 10-hour mix of background music, we can pass the time in singular comfort — well, that’s been my method of...
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Breakups are already tough, but they may be even harder when you’re in the middle of a global pandemic. Feelings are running high; not only do you have to deal with the disappointment of missing out on spring quarter, potentially lose your job due to the quarantine and possibly being...
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I took my first steps into college fully believing that I would experience a full year on campus — the next thing I know I’m packing my belongings that I had rushed to buy before move-in day and realized I was moving out three and a half years earlier than...
My sisters and I are your standard introverts. We do not seek out conversations or go to many parties. We are content with a pantry stuffed with junk food, a marathon of classic Disney movies, and a house filled with books. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit the U.S. and social distancing became...
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There has to be a balance between what you do for others and what you do for yourself. We all have responsibilities to others and it’s important to think of how our decisions now will affect those close to us in the future, but we also owe it to ourselves...
Martin Lopez / Highlander
I'm from the city of San Bernardino, which is approximately 20 minutes away from Riverside depending on the traffic. My peers tend to be shocked by this information since I live on campus and wonder why I don’t stay at home and commute if I live so close.
When I went back home in the winter break of 2018 after my first year as a transfer student at UCR, I felt defeated. I was separated from my family, had to build new friendships, faced constant employment rejections and had no existing love life. I was not even close to prepared to go back home for the winter...