Voter’s Guide
Prop 51:
The Highlander Editorial Board endorses Proposition 51 on the California ballot.
Proposition 51 would allow California to issue $9 billion in bonds for physical repairs, construction and upgrades for public K-12 schools and community...
Voting in this election is the only way to bring about actual change
If you’ve already picked your preferred presidential candidate, congratulations; I won’t try to persuade you one way or another. However, if you have decided to not vote this year because both of the likely...
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...
A call for taxation on sugary foods and drinks
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently voiced support for countries that choose to place a tax on sugary food and drinks in a report released on Tuesday, Oct. 18. In addition to taxation, WHO...
Virtual reality is paving the way for the future
By now, you should have heard the news about the Oculus Rift and the newly released PlayStation VR (Virtual Reality) and might be wondering, why should I care about these new gaming products? They’re...
Write-Off: Bob Dylan does not need to be a poet to deserve the Nobel...
In 2012, the permanent secretary of the Nobel Committee, Horace Engdahl, made a controversial statement that “American literature is too isolated, too insular,” prompting fears that the Swedish Academy had ruled out American writers...
We’re an award-winning newspaper, and we’re talking about clowns
We live in an interesting age, one where the weirdest fads can go viral, for better or worse. The latest of these real-life memes is the clown craze that began a few months ago...
Campus startups are great, if they’re inclusive
As a university system that prides itself on shining the light for future generations, the Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative launched by UC President Janet Napolitano aims to meet that promise by creating on-campus incubators...
Write-Off: High school CPR training is a good idea, but should not be mandatory
Effective at the start of the 2018-2019 academic year, most high school students in California will be required to complete CPR training in order to graduate. While usually involving mouth-to-mouth resuscitation, the new requirement...