An ancient proverb from the country of Snoglandia features the grizzly bear as the omnipotent symbol of wisdom. The beautiful, furry creature is probably the most underrated and underappreciated creature in American society. Since the swapping of a grizzly bear with UCR’s current mascot Scotty the Bear as a result of the widely reported “Freaky Friday” wave, the change...
On Friday, March 31, much of the media’s attention was centered on the revelation that a strange body-swapping effect had stricken the world, most notably in the case of President Donald Trump taking over the body of Pope Francis. This, however, is not the only noteworthy case that UC Riverside community should be aware of. As was later revealed,...
As the “Freaky Friday” phenomenon hit the UC Riverside community over the weekend, it came with it the swapping of our beloved Scotty the Bear mascot with that of a grizzly bear. While the change was initially humorous, ditching the cute, loveable mascot for an actual grizzly bear is absolutely absurd.
In the long-run, this mascot would be unable to...
On Feb. 28, 2017, President Donald J. Trump gave his first speech to the U.S. Congress, one that highlighted his goals for the peace, prosperity and security of all American citizens. Trump renewed many of his campaign promises, such as eradicating Islamic State group and bringing America’s infrastructure to the 21st century. One question seems to be blowing around...
On Wednesday, Feb. 22, the Trump administration rescinded federal guidelines that protect transgender students’ rights to use restrooms that align with their gender identification (a protection that was first implemented by the Obama administration). President Donald Trump claims that this is a way to give power back to the states by permitting parents and school administrations to give their...
On Feb. 28, 2017, President Donald Trump gave his first address to a joint session of Congress, delineating and consolidating many of his campaign and executive proposals unrolled in the first hundred days of his office. This address to a joint session to Congress was ostensibly an attempt to clarify his program and present a united front for the...
For our third Ops Top 10, we decided we’d go for something both funny and nostalgic, and what better than to talk about everyone’s favorite children’s cartoon: SpongeBob SquarePants. We watched around a dozen episodes in our office to come up with this list — and then we decided that it probably wasn’t necessary to watch the episodes because...
A scathing report published Feb. 28 by UC Berkeley’s Daily Cal reveals at least 124 cases filed over the past three years involving University of California employees’ violations of the UC sexual violence and harassment policy. Documents obtained by the Daily Cal further detail the extent of this problem, showing repeated occurrences of unwanted sexual advances, inappropriate comments and...
It took coming home from school one Monday night to find two of my housemates sifting through a pure block of cocaine for me to realize I was living in a trap house. While this was certainly a shock to see — it’s not everyday that I see an intact brick of Schedule II drugs worth several thousand dollars...
Milo Yiannopoulos, an infamous self-proclaimed troll and provocateur, announced his resignation from his senior editor position at Breitbart News on Tuesday, Feb. 21 after negative reactions to his endorsement of sex between children and older men. In a video that recently surfaced on the web, Yiannopoulos commented on juvenile sex by stating, “People are messy and complex and in...