Disney fan or ignorant idiot?
I love BuzzFeed. People like to bag on BuzzFeed for their Disney obsession, but it’s cool with me because I love Disney. I’m sure I saw my first “Disney Princesses reimagined as other races”...
To eat or not to meat
Our ears are constantly swarmed with information on living a healthy lifestyle and how to eat well. Influenced by the shapely celebrities we idolize on social media or the well-arranged images of fruit bowls...
Disney fans, is it fair to pay for a $1000 annual pass?
On October 4, Disneyland officially increased the prices of all tickets, passes and parking on their website. Most notably, the park removed their $779 premium annual passes, and a “Signature Plus Passport” was introduced...
“If time could heal: I still miss you guys”
There’s a popular cliche that goes “time heals all wounds.” That’s either a complete lie, or never enough time comes to pass.
Nathaniel, Andrew, little Nathan and Alex — it’s been about a year since...
“Who is right? The pope or the vandals?”
On September 23rd, Pope Francis visited Washington DC. During the pope’s trip, he canonized — which is to declare sainthood — a controversial 18th century missionary named Junipero Serra, who set up California’s Catholic...
“UC Regent’s Statement on intolerance should be aimed toward all minorities — not just...
On September 17, the UC Regents rejected the proposed “Statement of Principles Against Intolerance” in favor of rewriting the language of the document to better suit the requests made by public speakers at their...
“Choosing Colleges 101: Rankings aren’t that important”
College can't be defined by a ranking on some prestigious newspaper's “best colleges” list. The fact that such a large amount of high school seniors and transfer students rely so heavily on these rankings is...
“The library — keeping the heart of the city alive”
I’ve always been a major fan of libraries. I have three library cards in my name, if you count the UCR ID as one, and the oldest is at least 10 years old. It...