Editorial: Obama’s Immigration Act Needs Further Legislation
President Obama has issued an executive order which will temporarily halt the deportation of young undocumented immigrants. Under this policy, exemption will apply to undocumented immigrants who are high school graduates, returning war veterans...
Editorial: Benefits of sand volleyball outweigh costs of losing men’s tennis
UCR Athletic Director Brian Wickstrom recently announced the athletic department’s decision to push back the proposal to replace the men’s tennis team with women’s sand volleyball to 2013. The postponement of the proposal came...
Editorial: Students should have ability to choose commencement speaker
It’s that time of year again—spring quarter is coming to a close and commencement is only a few weeks away. Soon students will sit alongside their peers under the Riverside sun in one of...
Editorial: Students should welcome C-Center
University officials recently announced their intentions to build an 8,000-seat arena where Bannockburn Village currently resides. The purpose of the C-Center, as officials are tentatively calling the arena, would be to serve as a...
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...
Editorial: Senatorial elections mired in laptopping controversy
Last week, the UCR community learned that several representatives of the ASUCR political party CR were caught using their laptops to campaign outside of the University Village Theater during elections week. The discovery, which...
Editorial: LegCon scandal means changes for ASUCR and student body
It was recently revealed that two ASUCR senators, Albert Yum and Esther Hwang, failed to fulfill their responsibilities at a United States Students Association (USSA) conference earlier this quarter. The senators were not present...
Editorial: ASUCR senatorial elections in need of reform
A fair and accessible democratic process is essential to the success of any legitimate governing body. It is the only way to ensure that the individuals elected to speak for a given group are...
Editorial: 2012 Referenda endorsements
This week, the Editorial Board will be weighing in on the referenda to be voted on by the UCR student population in the upcoming senatorial elections.
ASPB Fee Referendum:
This year, ASPB is requesting a $10...
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...