Declaring Election Day a holiday is one of many ways to improve voting
Well, the elections are over at long last. Regardless of our various reactions to the outcome, we can’t ignore how millions were frustrated by the excruciatingly long lines they endured last Tuesday before they...
Halted male birth control study says more about the study than it does about...
The range of male birth control options is rather abysmal when compared to birth control options for females. Women can choose between pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), implants, diaphragms, shots, rings, sponges and patches —...
The man awarded by women
Glamour Magazine’s Woman of the Year Award was given to a man this year. His name is Bono — lead singer of the well-known rock band U2 and major advocate for feminism and women’s...
Cubans return to global stage to welcoming (not nuclear) arms
In 1960, the democratic state of Cuba was overtaken by communist radicals and nuclear payloads were delivered from Russia to be based there — just miles away from Florida. There’s a reason we embargoed...
Universities may rank differently based on students’ interests
UC Riverside has earned a respectable place at number 113 in the U.S. News and World Report 2017 Best Global University Rankings, which lists what U.S. News considers the top 1,000 universities in the...
R’perspective: Rule 1 of opinions — you don’t mess with opinions
Life can be tough as a politically moderate student on a comparatively liberal campus; you hear a lot of things you disagree with, and anything political that you try to say is going to...
Elections are important, but so are other issues
Every elections cycle, media coverage tends to work out the same way: As the election year looms, elections discourse begins to trickle into the news. Then, as the primaries and caucuses hit full swing...
An investment in Heat is an investment in student morale
The HUB Governing Board voted on Oct. 17 to make two different recommendations regarding the continuation of the Heat music festival; one of which simply states their support for continuing Heat, and one which...
The R’Pantry should be realistic about what it can provide
Every Wednesday and Thursday, students and student-parents line up outside of the Bears’ Den in anticipation of the R’Pantry opening its doors. However, on Oct. 19 and 20, the doors to the R’Pantry remained...