Letter to the Editor: Je Suis Disappointed
With Islamophobia continuing to rise, the recent attack on Charlie Hebdo did no favors for Muslims anywhere. However, let’s take a moment to step back from both sides of the situation, and examine the...
Letter to the Editor: Tuition Hikes Are Unfair
According to the think tank Demos, $2,100 was the average price of tuition for an academic year when I was in college in the late 70s and early 80s. With the recently approved tuition...
Letter to the Editor: Chancellor Announces Two New Administrative Positions, Encourages Student Feedback After...
Editor’s Note: The following is a work of satire based on the events described in the Issue 09 article, “Wilcox takes heat from students in public forum.”
Running a corporation non-profit university can be difficult,...
Letter to the Editor: Chancellor Wilcox is wrong to support the new UC tuition...
On Tuesday, November 18, many graduate and undergraduate students here at UCR participated in a UC-wide day of action on the eve of an important vote by the UC Board of Regents to approve...
Letter to the Editor: Regarding the Nov. 11 article entitled, “Pro-choice supporters clash during...
We strongly take issue with the Highlander’s coverage of this incident and the personal denunciations/mischaracterizations of students who chose to protest (and will continue to protest) the presence of anti-abortion groups on campus.
As a...
Letter to the Editor: Regarding the UC Proposal to Increase Tuition
I fundamentally reject UC President Janet Napolitano’s proposal to increase tuition up to 5% for 5 years. Like countless other UC students, I know firsthand the burden such tuition increases can put on students....
Letter to the Editor: Transparency Whenever Possible
And here’s how:
There is now a direct line of communication between every UCR undergraduate student and the President of your student government to get feedback. I want there to be a whole new level...
Letter to the Editor: An Open Letter to the UC Student Community
My name is Avi Oved. I am a student at the University of California, Los Angeles. I am an Economics major. I am a fourth year. I am the Student Regent-designate of the University...
Letter to the Editor: UC Student Regent Welcome
As classes resume and we return to campus, reminders of the diversity of our student body are all around us. Some students have arrived freshly inspired by the beauty and culture of foreign countries, and some...
Letter to the Editor: Regarding the Student Recreation Center expansion
To the Graduate Student Community,
I’m upset about increased mandatory recreation fees for graduate students, and I think you should be too. As you all likely know, graduate students will be soon expected to pay...