Writer: Melina Reyes, graduating fourth-year, served as an ASUCR Justice on the Judicial Council 2013-2015 and currently serves as the ASUCR Elections Director.
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Laptopping is the use of internet-capable devices (phones, tablets or actual laptops) to ask students to vote, often for a specific candidate or party. In years past, despite prohibitions against laptopping, it was common enough...
Daniel Ruppert-Majer, History major with a European concentration
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The article “Snowflakes melt fast and so will President Obama’s legacy” postulates that “Obama’s presidency was one of the worst this country has seen in a long time.” This is quite a bold claim that the author attempts to back up with a variety of arguments, some less successful than others. The...
Writer: Daniel Ruppert-Majer, History Major with a European Concentration
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A great service to UCR was done on Wednesday, Feb. 15. This service was rendered by ASUCR Elections Director Marcy Kuo in the form of a bill that, if voted to pass by the student body, would eliminate the quarterly requirement of a 2.0 and raise the cumulative GPA requirements for...
Most students enter college eager to start fresh, experience the college life, excel at academics, and take on every opportunity they possibly can to build the perfect resume. The immersion into a new environment of parties, drugs, and peer pressure takes its toll on some. With all sorts of pressures, the ability to maintain a strong academic record...
Writer: Bradley Evans, Electrical Engineering major
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This is my first year here as a transfer to UCR, and so it was my very first exposure to the toxic atmosphere surrounding the annual ASUCR elections cycle. Most troubling to me was when I first saw a campaign volunteer soliciting a student for their UCR Central Authentication Services login information and asking...
Writer: Yozaima Escobar
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In Sacramento, special interests have a distinct advantage over constituents. The rigged system allows special interests to have almost unchecked access to a legislator’s ear at the expense of Californians. However, this November, voters will have a chance to level the playing the field and put their voice first.
Proposition 54 — The California Legislature Transparency Act —...
Writer: Students for Justice in Palestine, UCR student organization
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In recent years, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a controversial topic at the UC system and indeed around the nation. Student activists on both sides of the issue have claimed that they feel “marginalized” on campus. However, to portray the two sides’ claims to “marginalization” as equal in...
Writer: Pasha Stone, Mechanical Engineer
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In George Washington’s farewell address at The White House, he warned attendees of a dangerous trend growing in our political system, one that would put the pursuit of power in front of the good of people. That trend stuck despite his warnings, and evolved to become the political parties that we see in our...
Writer: Hayden Jackson, Political Science, ‘18
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I love my job here at UCR. I really do.I am a student first and an employee second when my boss is writing the schedule, and this is a blessing exclusive to jobs on campus. I am also blessed to work with some of the most talented staff in all of academia. I...
I can remember the first time I heard of Teach For America - it was right after I joined the Phi Sigma Pi National Honor Fraternity during my freshman year and learned that it was the fraternity’s philanthropy. I thought that was cool, but didn’t think much beyond that. I didn’t know at the time how much Teach For...