EDITORIAL: Cancelling Heat is a devastating blow to student morale
UCR’s annual Heat concert was cancelled by the HUB Board, citing El Nino weather as the reason. After a school wide survey, which overwhelmingly showed that students wanted to keep and reschedule the concert,...
Rape victims should always have the option to file charges
California State Senator Connie M. Leyva is currently in the process of introducing a bill that would get rid of the statute of limitation for rape and sexual assault charges. Currently the statute of...
WRITE OFF: In defense of roll call at the college level
With the amount of supplementary materials professors release online as well as the textbook, self-teaching may seem like a better option than showing up to an early 8 a.m. class. The information introduced in...
WRITE OFF: Attendance should not be part of grading criteria
The unengaged student comes in many varieties: napping in the back of the lecture hall, watching “Breaking Bad” under the guise of taking notes on their laptop, searching for tattoo design inspiration on Pinterest...
Compassion over fear: let the refugees in
Following the crushing violence perpetrated by the dictatorship of Bashar al-Assad against his own people, the country of Syria has descended into a bloody civil war, and civilian refugees are fleeing in droves. The...
Letter to the Editor: Environmentally Aware — Riverside seizing opportunities at the Salton Sea
The opinion piece published in the November 16th edition of the Highlander, written by the editorial board, noted that the Salton Sea is an opportunity; an opportunity for raising environmental awareness, an opportunity for...
Why transparency and communication is needed from administration
What’s the situation between ASUCR and UCR campus administration?
Before an opinion is offered on the situation, we believe it is ultimately beneficial for the readers’ understanding and for the editorial’s quality that a detailed...
Should ticketed drivers have a second chance?
A recent traffic ticket amnesty program has been approved and is now making the lives of ticket holders much better by reducing the amount of people who cannot drive. California’s 18-month amnesty program, which...
Dishing and dissing on big fish
A biotech firm named AquaBounty technologies has recently revealed the AquAdvantage salmon, an Atlantic salmon genetically modified to grow larger and quicker than its free-swimming counterparts. This is the first case of an edible genetically modified organism...
Why we need to get over elections
Whenever I meet a non-first-year student, our conversations typically cover the four following topics: 1) my major (political science and international affairs), 2) where I live on campus (AI!), 3) how I enjoy the...