Editorial: The quest for free and accessible research
Now that Heat has concluded, we UCR students are coming down from our Porter Robinson-induced highs and settling back down into the mundane realities of UCR life. For us, this means that it is...
Editorial: To protect students, UCR Hookups must pull out of Facebook
The secret is out. Or at least, everybody’s sex secrets are.
Thanks to UCR Hookups, a Facebook page that allows people to anonymously submit their private sexual escapades and voyeuristic yearnings, everybody is getting a...
Editorial: Internet service providers must compete to provide faster service
We are becoming more reliant on the Internet than ever before. The frustration and annoyance that students experienced from iLearn going offline for a mere seven hours is testament enough to that. But it’s...
Editorial: The media’s unconscionable portrayal of sex as a transaction
Reclining on a bed clad in a black sequin dress, a woman pulls black stockings over her feet as the camera gives an ample shot of her brown thigh. Giving a sultry look to...
Editorial: UCPD and Riverside must do more to stem campus violence
We students have gotten somewhat accustomed to the idea that Riverside isn’t the safest place after dark. Once the clock chimes four, many of us run out to our cars in Lot 30 or...
Editorial: The perils of online courses and how to avoid them
As Governor Jerry Brown unveiled his new budget for the state of California, which miraculously contains an $851 million surplus, University of California students waited anxiously to see if it addresses our needs. Fortunately,...
Editorial: Lies, deception and betrayal: The fall of Lance Armstrong
We believed in Lance Armstrong.
When trace amounts of corticosteroids, banned during cycling competitions, were found on the way to his 1999 Tour de France victory, we believed his line that they were merely used...
Editorial: An open letter to Riverside Mayor Rusty Bailey
Dear Mayor Bailey,
Congratulations are in order for your mayoral victory last year! We hope you are finding your new office comfortable, and wish you the best of luck in undertaking your new duties.
As you...
Editorial: An open letter to Chancellor Jane Conoley
Dear Chancellor Conoley,
We at the Highlander would like to warmly welcome you to the University of California, Riverside. Adjusting from the cool seaside breezes of Santa Barbara to the dry Santa Ana gusts of...
Editorial: Seeking a purpose for the end of the world
Now that December has announced its arrival with dark, cloudy skies, chilling rain and waning sunlight, Winter Break is only a few final exams away. This means that this issue of the Highlander will...