Writer: Anonymous
With this year’s round of shameful student government elections finally over, it’s time we took a hard look at ASUCR, the elections process and Kappa Sigma. Oh, my apologies. When they’re running for elected office they go by the name Side, or Voice. They are now known as the Associated Students of UC Riverside 2016-2017, and it’s time...
Last week, a UC panel approved a new policy that would guarantee financial aid to student athletes at Division I schools in the event of a career-ending injury. Previously, only UCLA and UC Berkeley had been required to provide such protections; now UCR would be among the UC campuses covering its student athletes in this manner.
This new policy is,...
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
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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...