On Jan. 21, 2026, the Make Heaven Crowded Tour stopped at Harvest Church in Riverside, California as part of its Los Angeles-area run. According to the tour’s official description, the event aimed to serve as “a gospel centered gathering calling people to repentance, faith and bold obedience to Jesus.”
More than 6,000 people registered to attend, and thousands ultimately filled...
The University of California, San Diego (UCSD) Senate Administration Workshop on Admissions recently released a report on the math and English proficiency of the most recent cohort of admitted freshmen and the courses to which they were assigned. The most striking finding in the report was that one in eight admitted freshmen in the current academic year does not...
There's a specific kind of betrayal that happens when you leave your evening class and are met with complete darkness. Upon checking your phone, you realize that it's only 5 p.m. and the sun is already gone. Not setting. Gone. Vanished. Fully clocked out for the day. It feels like you went to class in a different time zone...
As Trump “would consider taking Greenland by force as an option to acquire the land” and “may put a tariff on countries if they don’t go along with Greenland,” it seems his style of bullying diplomacy won’t earn Washington that much trust anymore with Europe.
At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney criticized President Trump’s...
With over 8,000 incoming freshmen, the University of California, Riverside (UCR) made history and broke its record in annual college acceptances. The fall 2025 cycle saw 76% first-year students and 57% transfer students call themselves Highlanders, raising the admittance rate to 87.1%. This marks a 24% increase in admittance rates from fall 2024, increasing from 6,690 to 8,293 students.
Compared...
The University of California, Riverside (UCR) offers a range of majors and programs, but the selection is limited compared to other UC schools. Humanities programs are narrow. Engineering majors are limited. Students who want specialized options have fewer choices. The university has grown quickly, but resources have not kept pace. Classrooms, labs and administrative support are stretched thin.
Even with...
By now, every Highlander knows about the signs of the growing scooter epidemic at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). A faint whirring sound. A sudden gust of wind. Then boom! You narrowly escape becoming a campus cautionary tale on the path to the Highlander Union Building (HUB) as a scooter zooms by at approximately the sound of light.
Scooters...
There are many things we won’t be taking into 2026: high-rise jeans, toxic partners, procrastination and electric scooters. However, one thing we will absolutely be leaving behind in 2025 is the era of nonchalantness. From dating and networking to impressing new people, we seem to have this mentality that mystique takes us further than personality. If I have to...
Cal Plett (they/them) is a current fourth-year Ph.D candidate in the Music Department at UCR, focusing on Ethnomusicology. They are passionate about mental health in university settings, and have spent both undergrad and graduate school advocating for better mental health services for students, faculty and staff alike.
More than 2,000 students utilize the Counseling and Psychological Services program (CAPS) according...
By now, every Highlander knows about the signs of the growing scooter epidemic at the University of California, Riverside (UCR). A faint whirring sound. A sudden gust of wind. Then boom! You narrowly escape becoming a campus cautionary tale on the path to the Highlander Union Building (HUB) as a scooter zooms by at approximately the sound of light.
Scooters...