The curious case of white people against Marie Kondo
The Netflix series "Tidying Up With Marie Kondo" has taken the world by storm since its debut. The star of the show, Marie Kondo, is a pleasant Japanese consultant who helps people clean up...
Canceling cancel culture
Many prominent figures such as James Charles, Kanye West and James Gunn have been affected by cancel culture. Cancel culture has become the new way of mass vocalizing the dissatisfaction that comes from a...
Choosing morality over convenience: consumers cannot be allowed to forget that corporations aren’t looking...
Amazon customers have had reason to rejoice as of late. Whereas up until very recently the company required Prime members to spend at least $25 when purchasing small items in order to qualify for...
Lessons from the Daily Northwestern: good journalists exercise empathy while covering the full story
Earlier this November, the Daily Northwestern, a student newspaper in Illinois, issued an apology in response to public outrage regarding a recent article of theirs that covered a protest on their school campus. The...
Nike doesn’t care what your dreams are, they care if you buy shoes
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The Super Bowl has come and gone again, which means the average American sat around and watched roughly two hours of advertisements from some of...
UCR offering more online education will provide much-needed relief to students
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With the COVID-19 virus infecting people across the globe, measures have been taken to slow the spread of the virus. In the U.S., many major...
Preparing to enter the job market during the coronavirus recession
I sat in a Zoom lecture when suddenly an email notification flashed across my screen. It read “ESPN Next - Status Update.” I immediately minimized the lecture screen and clicked my way to the...
To date or not to date: Entering a new university with a boyfriend or...
In addition to the many other challenges incoming students face, some must also face a difficult decision — whether or not they will be single during their first year at UCR. Whether your significant...
Shedding new light on mental health awareness as a result of the pandemic
As lockdowns seem to have no end in sight, mental health concerns in young adults have increased. As a consequence of social isolation, students feel suffocated and misunderstood by parents who dismiss signs of...
Only through sovereignty can all Kurds have a place to call their own
The people of Kurdistan have faced violence as an ethnic minority and deserve their own state. They have populations that would make it one of the largest countries if it does achieve statehood. But...