Like how sausages or babies are made, democracy has an ugly side that has been exposing itself in the wake of presumptive GOP presidential nominee Donald J. Trump’s travels around the nation. With riots becoming a common occurrence at every stop he makes, some local politicians have not only taken a weak stance against the violence, but have been...
Food trucks are a growing commodity in metropolitan cities and they service a lot of people. While individuals appreciate food trucks for being affordable and accessible, there is a growing problem of health safety within the food truck industry. Food trucks need to be subject to stricter regulations because they have massive potential to poison large quantities of people...
I’ll be the first to admit — I bullshitted my way through college.
The “B.S.” (in Business Administration) that will appear on the commencement program alongside my name and major couldn’t be more aptly placed.
From the moment I’d gotten my first taste of that sweet, sweet independence that every insubordinate teenager stuck in the purgatory of high school longs...
Last Tuesday, Democratic Party presidential candidates Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton held rallies in the Riverside area, the former in downtown Riverside, and the latter on UCR’s campus itself. These visits are a huge boost to the image and renown of UCR, as well as of Riverside and the Inland Empire as a whole.
The rallies held in Riverside reflect,...
Writer: Bradley Evans, Electrical Engineering major
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This is my first year here as a transfer to UCR, and so it was my very first exposure to the toxic atmosphere surrounding the annual ASUCR elections cycle. Most troubling to me was when I first saw a campaign volunteer soliciting a student for their UCR Central Authentication Services login information and asking...
I have a job that doesn’t pay enough.
Well, it is above minimum wage, so it’s better than most jobs I had throughout college. It isn’t much, however. Graduating UCR has given way to a new phase in my life, which basically amounts to, “You need to have a steady job and make a steady paycheck or you’ll run...
I remember the scene on move-in day quite vividly. It was almost as if the sun's emergence harkened the apprehension and excitement that always came with moving away from family for school. Having had some experience with roommates already from the freshman dorms and a high school summer program, it felt like things would not be too terrible when...
Writer: David Chavez, Ph.D Student, Department of History
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In the May 9 article, “Chancellor Wilcox discusses plans for school expansion,” the first steps of the UCR Physical Master Plan revealed as its first act, the displacement of the undergraduate, graduate and postdoctoral students who live in Canyon Crest Student Family Housing. In over 12-24 months more than 100 homes, a...