R’Perspective:” A first-year’s journey of finding a life worth living
Being stuck in a rut is not an ideal situation to be in. Especially when it has to deal with your major. You know you are in the wrong major when the courses are...
Ravers gonna rave: Safety measures won’t change EDM culture
If you were among the 70,000 people raving their faces off this past Halloween weekend at either of SoCal’s premiere electronic dance music (EDM) events, HARD’s Day of the Dead or Insomniac’s Escape: Psycho...
R’Gear: the changes are welcomed, but spending is not
Despite controversies with the first R’Gear program, a reformed continuation has been in the works. Noticing a “lack of campus pride” as a first year, 2014-2015 ASUCR President Nafi Karim implemented R’Gear, hoping each...
Annual tuition increases for CSU schools isn’t the best option
It’s no news to students in the U.S. that our education system, in its current state, is underfunded. This is evident even in day-to-day experiences; scantrons and bluebooks — necessary test-taking materials — are...
CIA director gets embarrassed, stirs paranoia in Congress and Americans suffer
On October 19, 2015, a “13-year-old stoner” by the Twitter tag of @phphax successfully hacked into the private account of Central Intelligence Agency Director John Brennan. Phphax used a very common but efficient hack...
Away with the death penalty, let prisoners sweat for salvation
California hasn’t executed anyone in nine years and a certain pro-death penalty group has waited long enough. They recently proposed a ballot extending prison labor to inmates on death row, as well as provided...
R’Perspective: Water can be a class divide
I grew up in a medium-sized farming community in the depths of Northern California, three hours beyond the Bay Area. In my hometown, many families and farms use personal wells, but since the drought,,...
Million Student March’s vague demands needs some details
As a national movement, #MillionStudentMarch has declared a call to action against the economical issues that students face during and after their college careers, demanding “tuition-free public college, cancellation of all student debt and...
R’Perspective: Through my eyes: being black at UCR
In my two years at UCR, I have seen many changes. I have changed from being a freshman at a new setting to a confident and empowered junior who knows that UCR is where...
The true price of the California bullet train
Going to school more than 400 miles away from San Jose can be tough for some people, like me, especially if some of us don’t have a car. So, we typically rely on the...