Closing Early Childhood Services will be a loss for campus community
As of this year, the Early Childhood Services (ECS) at UC Riverside has been running at a deficit of about $1 million dollars. While some solutions have been discussed — reducing staff, increasing class...
UCR Dining should better cater to halal dietary restrictions
UCR Dining has recently attempted to address the growing concerns of Muslim students about the campus’s limited sources for halal food. This issue was made worse when Chronic Tacos replaced Habaneros in the HUB...
UC prison divestment is a half-hearted, face-saving gesture
Recently, the University of California system divested from California's private prisons, selling approximately $25 million in shares from several of these corporations. This comes after a period of protest by students across the UC...
Subjectivity in recent ICE raids set a dangerous precedent
In the course of one week, 678 people in 12 states were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents as part of President Donald Trump’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Immigration enforcement is not...
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: UCR’s protest guidelines unfairly restrict students’ rights
In what can only be characterized as a vast overreaction to the Occupy Davis and Berkeley protests, both of which were marred by police violence, UCR administrators released a list of official “protest guidelines”...
Increased population better mean increased resources for students
After the final due date of Nov. 30, the number of undergraduate applicants was counted and revealed promising results for UCR: For the first time in our school’s history, UCR received over 50,000 applications;...
Editorial: For health of students, UCR must reject UC SHIP
Thanks to the tireless efforts of the UC system, UCR students’ health care premiums are going up.
During the 2010-2011 academic year, UCOP took it upon itself to implement a UC-wide health insurance program that...
Editorial: Out of money? UC Berkeley goes out-of-state.
What does it mean to be a public university?
It’s not just pursuit of knowledge. Although it plays a crucial role, desire of knowledge is something that all colleges seek to foster, be they public...
Editorial: Highlander Endorsements
This November, people around the country will go to the polls and cast their votes in the 2014 midterm elections. But it’s not just to elect who represents us in Washington, D.C. In fact,...