Covering the “alt-right” is a necessary evil
As our country’s political and social climate becomes more strenuous by the day, media outlets are faced with a unique problem: Their coverage can bestow power on hateful extremist groups.
This summer we saw a...
UCR must keep solicitors from disrupting the reason students are here: Education
On the walkways surrounding the bell tower, the HUB and other areas on and near campus, leafleters, canvassers and other forms of solicitors frequently set up shop and ask for students’ time, donations, signatures...
Editorial: UC Riverside needs to focus on providing more affordable housing
After long-term Riverside residents could not tolerate the noise and depravity from their fellow college neighbors, the city of Riverside passed a restriction that limited the amount of renters per house. In response to...
Editorial: 16-unit cap traps students in a five-year university
Now that the course offerings for fall have been posted online, the scramble for classes has begun. In the quarterly ritual of class selection, students weigh class times, breadth and major requirements, difficulty and...
With the Global Rally for Humanity, Comes a Call to Be Conscious
On October 10 and 11, a national protest called the “Global Rally for Humanity” was to be held in at least 20 cities across the U.S. for the “humanity is attacked daily...
Editorial: Students can take the initiative to create a college town
It was in every college movie. Surely all of us saw it because it was one of those “expected” perks about a university we were all looking forward to: the college town.
After arduous hours...
Cutting from the bottom-up: The elimination of UCR athletics and the School of Public...
As UCR approaches the new academic year, one of the main concerns facing Highlanders is the Budget Advisory Committee’s (BAC) proposal to eliminate UCR Athletics along with the School of Public Policy (SPP). This...
Allowing girls to join Boy Scouts is a step forward in creating tomorrow’s leaders
The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) announced on Wednesday, Oct. 11 that, starting in 2018, it will allow girls to join the Cub Scouts, and that it plans to make the Eagle Scout program...
Editorial: The new age of social media protests
It’s been true for a long time that the spread of social media has changed what we do and how we do it. We receive news faster than ever when a new tweet pops...
Editorial: “Stand your ground” laws encourage vigilantism
It is not yet clear why George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin, an unarmed 17-year old on the way back from a local convenience store in Sanford, Florida on Feb. 26. What is...