Low-income students in California have been left with mountains of institutional debts during the...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, college students have found themselves on the short end of the stick, from not being eligible to receive stimulus checks at the start of the pandemic to having to endure...
UCR IT layoffs short-circuit support for campus community
Recently, a spate of layoffs in the UCR Information Technology Solutions (ITS) has raised questions about the support students will receive when trouble inevitably arises with technology on campus, such as in campus computer...
We cannot afford to survive off empty promises; we must hold the Biden administration...
With the entrance of the Biden administration, we’ll start to see groundbreaking work in regards to the major issues surrounding immigration policy in this country. However, this doesn't mean we should stop pushing our...
Ron DeSantis’ presidential campaign is off to an embarrassing start
Florida Governor, Ron DeSantis, announced his campaign for president this past Wednesday in an audio chit-chat via Twitter. Standing by his side was Republican mega-donor David Sack and the world's worst billionaire, Elon Musk....
As former scouts begin to come forward with abuse allegations, the reputation of the...
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Once known as a safe after-school program parents could send their children to, the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) has recently filed for...
America’s corporate celebration of Hispanic Heritage Month ignores real issues being faced by the...
September 15 in the United States marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month, a time meant to uplift and highlight the voices of the Latine community. During this month, along with other heritage...
California lawmakers push to protect kids from social media addiction
Worldwide, 4.59 billion people use social media, and 71% of them report that it facilitates their creativity. However, lawmakers highlight social media's tendency to distract from productivity in Senate Bill 976. SB 976 was...
Gender-neutral bathrooms do not constitute a victory for the transgender community
Governor Jerry Brown recently enacted a bill that will require all single-occupant bathrooms in California to have gender-neutral signage on their door. This bill has already been hailed as a victory by groups supporting...
UCR must keep solicitors from disrupting the reason students are here: Education
On the walkways surrounding the bell tower, the HUB and other areas on and near campus, leafleters, canvassers and other forms of solicitors frequently set up shop and ask for students’ time, donations, signatures...
The CDC’s decision to shorten isolation periods is for profit, not for protection
After almost two gruelling years, the announcement of a shortened isolation period for COVID infections should have been something met with great relief. This wasn’t the case, especially when it came to light that...