Wednesday, September 17, 2025
As a former CHASS student, there’s one requirement I wished the college changed before I finished up my last class in winter quarter — a requirement that was nothing but a source of frustration for many students. Folks, I’m talking about CHASS’s four quarters of a foreign language requirement. Currently, UCR has a campaign called “Finish in Four,” advocating for...
Watching BuzzFeed videos is a lot like eating potato chips — one is never enough and there’s always an overwhelming sense of guilt after a binge. However, regardless of how much time they waste and little actual benefit they impart, these videos are wildly popular and generally garner over half-a-million views. These videos, which range from quirky comedy sketches and...
Writer: Pasha Stone, Mechanical Engineer Contact: [email protected]  In George Washington’s farewell address at The White House, he warned attendees of a dangerous trend growing in our political system, one that would put the pursuit of power in front of the good of people. That trend stuck despite his warnings, and evolved to become the political parties that we see in our...
For the last year, up until he dropped out of the race a few weeks ago, Ted Cruz had been considered a viable candidate for the Republican Party, but became undercut by Donald Trump’s fiery rhetoric and constant personal jabs during debates. By the end of April, it was clear that Cruz faced an ultimatum: Either adapt to the...
Since 2014, Chancellor Kim Wilcox’s Physical Master Plan has been in the works. Previous consultation workshops have been held at the HUB to gather student and faculty opinions for a study guided by the Santa Monica-based architecture firm Moore Ruble Yudell. Recently, at a town hall meeting on May 3, Wilcox revealed some specific concepts for the campus expansion...
In a recent announcement, the federal government and the state of California decided to take significant measures against tobacco and tobacco-related product consumption among younger Americans. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) implemented policies that would curtail the use of cigarettes by preventing those under the age of 18 from purchasing them, chief among other newly installed regulations...
If you haven’t heard by now, Ted Cruz dropped out of the Republican presidential race on May 3. This interesting turn of events left only one Republican presidential candidate left: Donald Trump. Although he already had a clear lead over Ted Cruz, Cruz’s departure from the race basically solidifies Trump’s path to the nomination. What is remarkable about Trump’s...
Now that Senator Ted Cruz has thrown in the towel, Donald Trump has completely eliminated his Republican competition and is the presumptive Republican nominee. A lot of Trump’s popularity comes from his position in the race as a businessman and not an “all talk” politician tied to the Republican establishment. Yet, his rise to the top has fractured the...