Letter to the Editor: Regarding the UC Proposal to Increase Tuition
I fundamentally reject UC President Janet Napolitano’s proposal to increase tuition up to 5% for 5 years. Like countless other UC students, I know firsthand the burden such tuition increases can put on students....
Write-Off: Aaron Hernandez’s pay off
Pay Aaron Hernandez, dead or alive
Jon Hammond
It’s April 2010, you’re a red-blooded American, so of course you’re watching the NFL Draft. Whether it's at a bar or on your couch, the only requirement is...
Californians must vote “no” on Newsom recall if the country wants to flourish
Californians can’t be fooled — the Recall Newsom campaign is not a valid criticism of the governor or his policies. It is merely a California Republican tantrum — a dangerous tantrum that will surely...
If Los Angeles finally plans to help the homeless, the effect will be felt...
Home to the third-largest homeless crisis in America, Los Angeles has reached a reckoning to finally help the affected population. In order to prompt the city to do something, a judge is withholding the...
R’Perspective: 2016 was a much better year than you thought
These past couple of years, and in particular, 2016, taught me that we Americans are lucky because we’re at a period in which most people in the U.S. now have some access to the...
America and the world: where Democrats will differ in 2020
It is the beginning of the new year, a new congress has been sworn in and that, of course, means we need to start talking about presidential politics. Mostly because three candidates (Elizabeth Warren,...
Leave girls in sl*tty Halloween costumes alone
With Halloweekend in the rearview, the costumes return to their place in that corner of the closet, in the back of that random drawer or in the trash because it was not made for...
Editorial: Senatorial elections mired in laptopping controversy
Last week, the UCR community learned that several representatives of the ASUCR political party CR were caught using their laptops to campaign outside of the University Village Theater during elections week. The discovery, which...
As the world finally reaches a reckoning in its opinion on Palestine, we must...
In recent weeks, the years of suffering in Palestine have emerged in the world’s consciousness and have made a great impact in terms of support for Palestine. However, a call for a ceasefire does...
“Are Immigrants to Blame for California’s Drought?”
Recently, a non-profit organization, called the Californians for Population Stabilization (CAPS), ran an ad campaign, which placed the cause for California's drought on its increasing population of immigrants. However, the organization has a flawed...