Whenever anything is complimentary, there will always be some bad apples who abuse their privileges. I remember the signs posted around the Lothian dining halls almost four years ago, asking students to not take coffee cups home with them. Whenever I go to Costco, I and assuredly many other patrons abuse the unspoken “one free sample rule.” The newest...
Dear Highlanders,
If it is not already apparent by the countless posters, events, giveaway items, etc. encouraging you to vote, ASUCR general elections are taking place this week. While the focus may be mostly on the candidates running for offices—and really, mainly on the three parties competing for control of ASUCR next year—there are actually several other important items on...
Dear Editor:
We write to correct mischaracterizations in Sandy Van’s April 21st article, “Jewish organization alleges UCR class is ‘anti-Semitic’.
We are 20 advocacy organizations representing millions of members gravely concerned that UCR is offering a course that is anti-Semitic according to the U.S. State Department and in violation of UC policy that specifically prohibits using the classroom for indoctrination. This...
We are writing in response to last week's article "ASUCR Senate: CALPIRG Referendum Cause Debate." As ASUCR leaders and other student group leaders, there is no debate - we strongly support a YES VOTE on the CALPIRG Initiative.
CALPIRG was established in the 1970s as a way for students to press decision-makers to adopt public interest solutions to the biggest...
A new class offered at UCR this quarter, entitled “Palestinian Voices,” has caused tensions to flare up after a pro-Israel group alleged that the course is anti-Semitic. AMCHA Initiative, a group opposed to anti-Semitism in colleges, has argued that the class, which describes the conflict in Palestine from primarily Palestinian viewpoints, portrays Israel extremely negatively, to the point of...
UCR is giving students the opportunity to do something that we all attend college for: To make a difference for the future.
While it may not seem as such, the ASUCR elections have the potential to change the makeup of our school, representing the student body as it moves forward into the 2015-2016 school year, guiding us toward what we...
Did you know that in Chinese, the character “four” makes the same sound as the character for “death”? This is somewhat appropriate, as many students are feeling the tickle of the scythe now that we have entered week four and are officially beginning midterm season. Much like audience members on “Oprah,” we all get midterms this time of quarter;...
Relations between the United States and Latin America seem to have taken a positive new direction after a recent summit in Panama. The United States, normally a somewhat unpopular participant in this summit, was received relatively well by the representatives of the several dozen nations present there.
Perhaps the most important aspect of this summit was that it was the...
Anybody who has had the chance to walk around the HUB lately will have undoubtedly noticed the campaign signs for ASUCR elections. The many signs tout the candidates for ASUCR, representing their respective parties with equally clever names like Voice and PAC: Pride, Action, Change. They now compete against CR for the first time in a few years after...
It’s that time of year again. Many will come out of their homes to witness the coming spring sun, perhaps take in the beauty of the natural world. Its fragrant flowers, its whimsical wind. Then many will immediately go back inside, remembering that there’s a show on Netflix they must feverishly catch up on, or a cosplay costume that...