To the distaste of eager partygoers, Halloween is not making a complete comeback
Almost three years have passed since the start of the pandemic. Restrictions and social distancing measures have slowly softened as vaccines have been released, and it seems COVID-19’s hold on the world is easing....
UC system’s exposed reserves present an unignorable breach of trust
The University of California Office of the President (UCOP) has been under a great deal scrutiny in light of a scathing 177-page audit report exposing that it has been maintaining a secret reserve of...
There is a need for physical education majors — not basketball majors
With our school currently participating in the Big West Conference, I see UCR’s student athletes sporting their blue, white and gold jerseys as they go off to their next game, possibly with homework in...
Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration act restores LGBTQ discrimination, not rights
On March 26, Governor Mike Pence of Indiana privately signed SB 101, or the Religious Freedom Restoration Act — a bill that has instigated outcry from the LGBTQ community and activists. Citing the bill’s...
Editorial: Occupy UCR’s demands fall short
Last week, after over a month on campus, representatives of Occupy UCR released their demands. The list, which is designed to “make UCR a place of greater integrity and equity,” is as ambitious as...
R’Perspective: President-elect Donald Trump’s promotion of America’s xenophobia
Almost as soon as Republican nominee Donald Trump was announced as the president-elect, America was gripped with fear and a sudden realization of how racism still actively rules our society. While the white majority...
The joy of trick-or-treating has no expiration date
Halloween is a holiday that celebrates the spooky and the abnormal, yet there is a strict set of social standards and rules surrounding the night’s celebrations. It’s a night of obscene amounts of candy...
Making drugs cheaper for the uninsured is a short-term solution for a long-term problem
Right now, most Americans have some form of health insurance. Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention indicates that, between January and September of 2016, only around 9 percent of the...
Write-off: What matters more, the lives of drug addicts or the drug problem?
Just a few weeks ago, my friends and I had a case of the midnight munchies; with all other fast food establishments closed down for the night, we decided to go to the 24...
