Efficient vaccine distribution will only be possible with a united and uniform approach
Despite the hopes that 20 million Americans would receive the COVID-19 vaccines before the end of the year, only 4.8 million Americans have obtained it so far. Once again, the United States is allowing...
Letter to the Editor: Taking the plunge for a good cause
Aaron is a fourth-year English major and the Copywriter for the Student Recreation Center
Just imagine it. You look over and all you see is a vast body of freezing cold water. You’re stripped down...
SpaceShipTwo’s crash is not the end of commercial spaceflight
American culture is obsessive in its seemingly singular desire to possess what it doesn’t already own. While immensely problematic at times (see: Manifest Destiny), this striving has also led to great strides in the...
Remote online exams should permanently replace in-person testing for everyone’s benefit
Two years after the start of the pandemic, the return to normalcy finally seems to be close at hand. As we enter week five of the spring quarter, classes are almost all in person...
Op-Ed: Empowering foster care individuals
Did you graduate high school? According to the National Foster Youth Institute, for 84 percent of the U.S. population, including myself, the answer is yes. I was fortunate enough to be raised by my...
Editorial: UCR should invest in student art
In an effort to instill a greater sense of school spirit in the UCR student body and encourage an increased interest in the arts, we at the Highlander Editorial Board have put together a...
Hamline University’s firing of Erika Lopez Prater is unethical and encroaches on academic freedom
Hamline University, in St. Paul, Minnesota, has made headlines this month after firing a former art history professor, Erika Lopez Prater, over issues of academic and religious freedom. Prater was fired after students complained...
Why transparency and communication is needed from administration
What’s the situation between ASUCR and UCR campus administration?
Before an opinion is offered on the situation, we believe it is ultimately beneficial for the readers’ understanding and for the editorial’s quality that a detailed...
The COVID-19 pandemic exposes lawmakers’ coldness toward hungry families
It is no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic is ravaging the nation’s economy and threatening to plunge tens of millions of Americans into debt and abject poverty. While the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic...
R’Perspective: Life lessons from the bus
At first glance, the bus system appears to be a bland facet of American life, a common source of transportation for many Americans whisking themselves to the start and end of their daily lives. Unbeknownst to...