Editorial: The campus bookstore must modernize itself to stay afloat
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...
New UC financial aid policy means that student athletes will not be played
Last week, a UC panel approved a new policy that would guarantee financial aid to student athletes at Division I schools in the event of a career-ending injury. Previously, only UCLA and UC Berkeley...
Editorial: Colbert and Stewart supplant “real” news with satire
This year, Stephen Colbert, popular comedian and host of Comedy Central’s “The Colbert Report,” decided to throw his hat in the ring for the 2012 GOP primary. But Colbert, a shrewd satirist, had no...
Editorial: Reshape the high school exit exam, don’t repeal it
The California High School Exit Exam (CAHSEE) is a test that most students at UCR are likely familiar with. During their sophomore year, students take the exam to test their knowledge of the curriculum...
Editorial: “How Hummus Revealed UCR’s Need For Efficient Administration”
This past May, UCR administration was faced with deciding whether or not to remove Sabra brand hummus from its convenience store shelves due to a letter written by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP)...
Facebook must better protect user data from exploitation by third parties
The recent and complex scandal involving Cambridge Analytica’s use of 50 million Facebook users’ ill-gotten data has, understandably, left many with concerns about the privacy of the information they provide to social media platforms...
CSULA’s themed housing raises concerns about the future of diversity in universities
Cal State Los Angeles (CSULA) recently generated controversy when it announced the creation of a specific housing option for “those interested in issues concerning the black community.” The move by CSULA follows other California...
Editorial: UC’s smoking ban protects students
The state of California is well known for working to ensure the public health of its citizens. Before the United States passed the Clean Air Act of 1970, California had already acted to curb...
UCI’s police department should not be disbanded, but reformed
Around late January, UC Irvine’s Black Student Union (UCIBSU) published a list of demands on both the Afrikan Black Coalition website and Change.org directed toward members of the UCI administration, such as UCI Chancellor...
Editorial: Bring KUCR out of the campus wasteland
“Welcome to a new year and a new era in the history of the University of California at Riverside.”
These were the words that began the first broadcast ever transmitted by KUCR, UCR’s very own...