In a post-9/11 world, stereotypes of the Middle East have arisen and fogged the true culture and livelihood of its countries. The Middle East has been characterized, by some, under a single stigma of extremists who reside in a large desert. Thanks to the media and individuals’ lack of research beyond what is said through the news, these stereotypes...
During the first few weeks of school a line forms outside the UCR Campus Store. Students patiently await to stow away their bags and collect a ticket to enter a room of shelves holding rip-offs upon rip-offs. Customers are usually freshman and transfers unaware of the other purchasing options available to them, students coming for the sake of convenience...
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 the overdramatized chaos, the neighbors created a mission for themselves to tone down the debauchery of college students to a mellower and less lively environment....
At a young age we are taught two rules: Ask for help when in trouble and listen to authority to keep out of trouble. When Alexandra Brodsky was a freshman at Yale University she had reported to university officials how she was almost raped. After explaining the details of the traumatic event, she was given a piece of advice:...
Dear Chancellor Wilcox,
The University of California, Riverside welcomes you to your new position as chancellor, keenly awaiting the positive transformations you promise to bring to our university at the foot of the Box Springs Mountains. This summer, students learned that UC Riverside has scaled even higher on the diversity and community outreach rankings, and we are eager to surpass...
There are numerous steps involved in beginning your college career: the daunting application, the self-anger at being “too lazy” in high school while filling it out, and the stressful wait for acceptance letters. But to pile on another obstacle after that process is the next decision: What major will you be? It’s pleasant when someone consoles you that you...
The crime alerts from John Freese have become a familiar update in students’ R’mail accounts. The University of California Police Department’s (UCPD) crime alerts have been sent on such a regular basis that it now lacks any factor of surprise. Within the month of May there were at least six reports consisting of five robberies and a sexual assault.
It...
The UC system has managed to obtain the reputation of being money-hungry with the phrase “Let there be money” instead of the original motto of “Let there be light.” The UC system sparked an uproar when the Chief Marketing Officer attempted to change its logo to sell themselves to “moneyed elites.” Apparently the backlash did not discourage UC Riverside...
"The distinctive mission of the University is to serve society as a center of higher learning, providing long-term societal benefits through transmitting advanced knowledge, discovering new knowledge, and functioning as an active working repository of organized knowledge,” the mission statement of the University of California proclaims. These three core pillars—extensive commitment to the pursuit of public service, advancement of...
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 more in the hope of completing the Tetris puzzle that is choosing classes. One requirement, though, overrides all else when selecting a course schedule: the...