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 extremely troubling. They are limiting because they hinder prospective students from having a real experience at a university before being bombarded with specific numbers as...
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 isn’t just about the books; if it were, I could always just go to a bookstore when I need something to read.
No, libraries are something...
During the school year, it feels as if we constantly receive crime alerts from UCPD. On January 16 of last year, there were five crime alerts within one hour. People may joke about Riverside being “ghetto,” but the reality of the crime rate here is no joke. At the time of writing this piece, there have been 42 thefts,...
On September 22, the Riverside City Council voted to put $1.5 million into its turf removal rebate program, a popular system that ran out of its $5 million in funding last May. Its popularity with locals relies heavily on its rather simple idea: allowing city workers to remove any water-sucking turf from residential and commercial lawns, convert them into...
I’m a classic starving artist. When I first joined the Highlander in November 2013, I was living in a shitty loft suite in Bannockburn. Without a paycheck or a kitchen, my primary sustenance consisted of plain oatmeal, boxed mac ‘n cheese and Mickey Mouse-shaped waffles. I drank tap water straight from the sink. When I was elevated to staff...
Recently, Lake County in Northern California experienced one of the worst wildfires in the state's history. It all started with a spark. Local fire crews responded to the call to battle. Both the fire and the number of firefighters grew exponentially, and the battle dragged on. When the fire was extinguished, it had burned through 76,067 acres of forestry,...
At UCR, there is a tradition where students hike up to the “C” on the Box Springs Mountains. It is rumored that students can earn a 4.0 grade point average by kissing the C. Whether the mentioned rumor is true or not, many students and local residents venture up the mountain for the fun experience. Usually, hikers would walk...
Back in high school, I became acquainted with many of the problems my classmates had with sleep; that is, they had problems with getting sleep. I really had an issue with this, as I always made sure to get eight hours, but I knew quite a few people who had to deal with it. There were the ones who...
On September 8, Chancellor Kim Wilcox, Riverside Unified School District (RUSD) Superintendent David Hansen and Riverside City College (RCC) President Wolde-Ab Issac signed an agreement to form a partnership to broaden the educational horizons of students at the Riverside STEM Academy (RSA).
Though this partnership will benefit only one school in the RUSD, it is a step in the right...
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 argument, because it lacks sufficient data to back it up; in fact, the data would vindicate immigrants.
Before asking whether this organization is "correct" in any...